By Simon Jackson. A total of 30,697 people attended the fifth Qipco British Champions Day where 10-1 shot Fascinating Rock was the surprise winner of the featured £1.3million Champion Stakes. The valuable six-race card at Ascot on Saturday offered total prize-money of £4.1million and was contested in a celebratory atmosphere where the last race went…
By Simon Jackson. French trainer Freddy Head wants some rain for favourite Solow ahead of the £1million Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on October 17. The five-year-old bids to complete a hat-trick of Group 1 wins in the UK this year after victories in the Queen Anne Stakes at…
By Simon Jackson at Newbury. Andrew Balding has got the rain he wants for Here Comes When who heads the betting at 11-4 for the £150,000 Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. Here Comes When is set to face a maximum of 11 rivals in the Group 2 contest that is the feature of…
By Simon Jackson. Night Of Thunder’s trainer Richard Hannon is looking forward to having another crack at Solow in the £1million Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood (3.10pm) today. Solow and Night Of Thunder clashed in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in June which was won impressively by the French-trained Solow, the victory…
By Simon Jackson. Royal Ascot winners Solow and Gleneagles remain on course to clash in the £1million Qatar Sussex Stakes on July 29 that has attracted 21 entries on Day Two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. The Aidan O’Brian-trained Gleneagles added to his victories in the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas with an easy win…
By Simon Jackson. Gleneagles is the clear favourite with bookmakers for his clash with fellow Royal Ascot winner Solow in the £1million Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 29. Gleneagles was far too good for his rivals when winning the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes on the first day of the Royal…
By Simon Jackson at Royal Ascot. Able Friend bids to extend his superb record by winning the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday, the opening race on the first day of Royal Ascot 2015. The five-year-old, trained by John Moore in Hong Kong, arrives in the UK in spectacular form. The son of Shamardal has…
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