Champion stayer produces a stunning performance to land a Gold Cup hat-trick on day three of Royal Ascot Stradivarius (Sea The Stars) confirmed his status as one of the greatest stayers to grace the turf at Royal Ascot, bringing up a hat-trick of wins in the Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) yesterday.  It wasn’t... Read More

2 f Smart Missile – Sexy Thing by Mossman O: Mr M A McLean, Mr D F Bourke, Mr M N Tucker, Mr R J O’Halloran, Mr B L Wilson, Mr J R Magill, Ms D P Reilly, Mr C J Shannon, Mr I Mclean, Mrs S Daniels, Mr L W J Daniels, Mr B... Read More

Day four at Royal Ascot shapes as the most competitive card across the entire meeting. The curveball of a soft track is likely to throw up some different results and it will be worth watching for track patterns early in the day.   Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap One of the new handicaps added to the... Read More

Wendy Smith has been named as this year’s Thoroughbred Excellence Award winner, the highest honour bestowed at the annual Stud And Stable Staff Awards, supported by Godolphin, in a ceremony held virtually last night. Smith, Blue Gum Farm’s yearling manager, joins David Merrick, Joe Agresta, Jeremy Rogers, Jenny Watson and Mark Newnham as a winner... Read More

The three-year-olds and the stayers take centre stage on day three at Royal Ascot.  Four of the seven races are to be contested by the three-year-olds, of which three are handicaps, while Stradivarius will look to become just the third horse in history to win three Gold Cups in a row.   Golden Gates Handicap... Read More

Russian Emperor (Galileo), the third foal produced by four-time Group 1 winner Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet Rock), added even more black type to an already outstanding pedigree when winning the Hampton Court Stakes (Gr 3, 1m 2f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. Trained by Aidan O’Brien, Russian Emperor settled at the tail of the field outside his... Read More