Beauty Eternal completes back-to-back Group 3 wins with Premier Cup victory
Beauty Eternal (Starspangledbanner) crowned an incredible debut season with victory in the Premier Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday, pushing John Size and Zac Purton closer to respective trainer and jockey championships. The win also completed successive Group 3 victories for Beauty Eternal to enhance his outstanding overall record to seven wins... Read More
Royal briefing – day five
14 for Dark Angel Khaadem (7 g ex White Daffodil by Footstepsinthesand) became the 14th individual elite-level winner for Yeomanstown Stud stallion Dark Angel (Acclamation) when recording a shock success in yesterday’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Ascot. Ridden by Jamie Spencer for trainer Charlie Hills, the seven-year-old gelding came from... Read More
Artorius fourth as Khaadem springs massive shock in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
In a week of upsets during this year’s Royal Ascot, you’d be hard pushed to find a bigger surprise than Khaadem’s (Dark Angel) 80-1 success in yesterday’s feature event, the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f), as the seven-year-old gelding became the biggest-priced winner since the race was first run in 1868. Having... Read More
Palaisipan delivers Munce first Group 1 triumph in Tatt’s Tiara
Consistent mare hands Coolmore sire So You Think an 11th victory at Group 1 level Talented mare Palaisipan (So You Think) finally had her day in the sun when she produced a thrilling performance to win yesterday’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm, handing trainer Chris Munce his first elite-level winner. The five-year-old... Read More
Shaquille provides Camacho with firsts all round in Commonwealth Cup
A mishap when leaving the stalls did not prevent Shaquille (Charm Spirit) becoming the first Group 1 winner for his trainer Julie Camacho, as he stormed to success in the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. In providing jockey Oisin Murphy with a first win in the race, which was only introduced... Read More
Tahiyra shows her class in Coronation Stakes
Four and a half decades after Walter Swinburn rode Sutton Place (Tyrant) to success in the 1978 Coronation Stakes, legendary Irish trainer Dermot Weld gained a second winner of the prestigious fillies’ Group 1 contest when Tahiyra (Siyouni) consolidated her last-start Irish 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) victory with a smooth success in yesterday’s feature.... Read More