He may have been weak in the betting and he may have been fortunate to hold on in the end but the record books will list Coroebus (3 c Dubawi – First Victory by Teofilo) among illustrious company after he landed the St James’s Palace Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) yesterday. In beating Lusail (Mehmas) by... Read More

First for Tasleet Bradsell (2 c ex Russian Punch by Archipenko) kept the great recent record of breeze-up buys going when he struck in the Coventry Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) to become the first black-type winner for his sire Tasleet (Showcasing). Sold for 12,000gns as a yearling, he was subsequently picked up by Archie Watson... Read More

Nature Strip (Nicconi) carried the hopes and dreams of Australia on the opening day of Royal Ascot and duly delivered in emphatic fashion to dominate yesterday’s King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) and leave no doubt as to which horse is the world’s best sprinter.  Chris Waller, a trainer to have accomplished so many top... Read More

New winners Merchant Navy (pictured above) – Coolmore’s Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) sired his fifth individual winner when the Annabel Neasham-trained Dirty Merchant (2 c ex Onemorezeta by Onemorenomore) broke through for a maiden win at Newcastle in the Yarraman Park Maiden Plate (1400m). Making his third career start, having finished third on debut and... Read More

Royal Ascot’s week-long racing spectacular begins tonight with what looms as a possible showdown between Australia’s Nature Strip and the USA’s Golden Pal in an excellent edition of the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes. Notwithstanding the possibility that the two visitors may be too quick, it’s also possible (as is the case more often than... Read More

Nature Strip out to end unfinished business for sire Nicconi in King’s Stand Stakes on opening day of Royal Ascot Royal Ascot organisers are delighted with the ‘stronger than usual’ contingent of horses to have jetted from Australia to take on Europe and the world’s best at the five-day extravaganza, which begins with keen anticipation... Read More