Royal Ascot Wrap – Day 4

First for Lethal Force Golden Horde (3 c ex Entreat by Pivotal) provided Haras de Grandcamp resident Lethal Force (Dark Angel) with his first elite level winner when winning the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. Lethal Force was himself a Royal Ascot winner, taking out the 2013 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr... Read More

Golden Commonwealth Cup for Horde and Cox

Son of Lethal Force lands elusive Group 1 on day four of Royal Ascot After placing at Group 1 level twice as a two-year-old, Golden Horde (Lethal Force) broke his elite-level maiden in yesterday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. The Clive Cox-trained colt, who was having his first start since finishing second... Read More

Curtain falls on Royal Ascot

A Royal Ascot like no other comes to a close tonight with an eight-race card.  That in itself is strange, given most Royal Ascot cards have only six races. However, there are some strong events tonight and it looks a fitting end to the unique royal meeting.   Silver Wokingham Handicap The last of the... Read More

Royal Ascot Wrap – Day Three

91 for War Front Claiborne Farm stallion War Front (Danzig) recorded his 91st individual stakes winner yesterday when Battleground (2 f ex Found by Galileo) won the Chesham Stakes (Listed, 7f) at Ascot. War Front stood at the Kentucky farm for US$250,000 in 2020.   Super six for Crowley as Khaloosy storms to Britannia win... Read More

Stradivarius first, daylight second

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

Smart ‘N’ Sexy (NZ)

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