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Colt bids to enhance his family’s prolific legacy
Trainer Robert Heathcote is hoping to continue the remarkable success his stable has enjoyed with the progeny of Funtantes (Easy Rocking) when his homebred colt Fabulantes (Star Turn) contests the Tattersall’s Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Funtantes won ten races – including three in stakes company – during her career on the... Read More
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Eustace in seventh heaven as Time For Sandals delivers trainer second Group 1
Time For Sandals (Sands Of Mali) took the incredible week of her trainer Harry Eustace to another level when she shed her maiden tag in the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, f) on the fourth day of Royal Ascot. The stunning victory of OTI Racing’s Docklands (Massaat) in Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) gave... Read More
Trawlerman goes one better in the Gold Cup with all-the-way victory
With no champion stayer Kyprios (Galileo) to deal with this time, the John and Thady Gosden-trained Trawlerman (Golden Horn) triumphed in Thursday’s coveted Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) at Royal Ascot. Having gone down by just a length in the 2024 renewal behind the Aidan O’Brien-trained winner, Trawlerman once again had a Ballydoyle challenger... Read More
Wootton Bassett’s Carmers extends unbeaten run in Queen’s Vase
The Paddy Twomey-trained Carmers, a son of Coolmore’s star shuttler Wootton Bassett (Ifrraaj), stretched his unbeaten run to three on Wednesday when he proved too strong in the Queen’s Vase (Gr 2, 1m 6f) at Royal Ascot. A winner at Ballinrobe on debut on May 9, the colt then took Listed honours in the Yeats... Read More
J-Mac scores fifth Royal Ascot winner aboard Crimson Advocate
Having landed the Queen Mary Stakes at the 2023 Royal Ascot meeting when trained by US-based trainer George Weaver, the now John and Thady Gosden-trained Crimson Advocate (4 f Nyquist – Citizen Advocate by Proud Citizen) doubled her tally at the royal meeting when she came home with a wet sail to score in the... Read More
Snellen gives Porter lots to look forward to, as Miss Information takes Kensington Palace Stakes
Australian owner Tim Porter – of Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) fame – looks to have another exciting recruit on his hands after witnessing his recent purchase Snellen (Expert Eye) run a massive race to be second in Wednesday’s Kensington Palace Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot. Acquired by Blandford Bloodstock’s Stuart Boman on behalf of... Read More