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‘What he did there was mind-blowing’ – Global superstar Ombudsman reigns supreme with pulsating defence of Prince of Wales’s Stakes crown
In a display of sheer dominance and authority, the John and Thady Gosden-trained Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) collected his second successive Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f) titles on Wednesday to a rapturous reception from the Royal Ascot crowd. Having run out a brilliant two-length winner of the race in 2025, the five-year-old... Read More
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Ding-dong battle sees 2,000 Guineas form upheld as Bow Echo narrowly denies Gstaad in St James’s Palace classic
Billed as a rematch between the English 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) quinella Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder) and Gstaad (Starspangledbanner), Tuesday’s feature Group 1 lived up to the hype as the George Boughey-trained runner narrowly held out the challenge of Aidan O’Brien’s resolute runner-up in a St James’s Palace Stakes for the ages. ... Read More
O’Brien lands King Charles III Stakes with Mission Central as Overpass runs a brave third
Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O’Brien could have his sights set on landing a whopping payday in October’s The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) with Mission Central (No Nay Never) after the three-year-old touched down with victory in Tuesday’s King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at Royal Ascot. Bjorn Baker’s admirable seven-year-old Overpass (Vancouver) produced another consistent... Read More
It’s that time again! Aussies return with strongest hand yet for Royal Ascot raid
Aussie fever has returned to Berkshire this week as Royal Ascot takes over, and familiar faces Henry Dwyer and Chris Waller will be joined by Warwick Farm’s Bjorn Baker as the trio bid to raid more of the UK’s top sprinting prizes. Dwyer returns with his redoubtable mare Asfoora (Flying Artie), who has wintered in... Read More
Toronado strikes juvenile gold with Tron Bolt
JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) hero Tron Bolt (Toronado) confirmed himself as one of the nation’s most exciting young prospects with his emphatic victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday, which also provided Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (High Chaparral) with a first juvenile Group 1 winner. Bred by Nagambie nursery Gilgai Farm, Tron Bolt was a... Read More
Freedman hoping to carry sales-ring success over to Queensland with stakes quintet
Off the back of another big week at the yearling sales, Randwick-based trainer Michael Freedman will make the journey to Queensland on Saturday with a quintet of big hopes in stakes races across the Eagle Farm card. Freedman teamed up with bloodstock agent Andy Williams to secure a filly for $580,000, while also going to... Read More