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Royal Ascot Round-up

Image: NolaSoul, (Credit: Bronwen Healy Photography) 18 for Dark Angel Yeomanstown Stud stallion Dark Angel (Acclamation) chalked up his 18th individual elite-level winner on Saturday when Almeraq (4 c ex Manaajim by Muhaarar) landed the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. Bred and raced by Shadwell Estate, Almeraq is the... Read More

Ding-dong battle sees 2,000 Guineas form upheld as Bow Echo narrowly denies Gstaad in St James’s Palace classic

Image: Bow Echo (Credit: Bronwen Healy Photography) 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... Read More

O’Brien lands King Charles III Stakes with Mission Central as Overpass runs a brave third

Image: Mission Central (Credit: Bronwen Healy Photography) 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... Read More

It’s that time again! Aussies return with strongest hand yet for Royal Ascot raid

Image: Asfoora, Overpass and Joliestar (Credit: Racing Photos) 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... Read More

Toronado strikes juvenile gold with Tron Bolt

Image: Toronado (Credit: Swettenham Stud) 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... Read More

Freedman hoping to carry sales-ring success over to Queensland with stakes quintet

Image: Manaal (Credit: Sportpix) 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,... Read More