Latest News and Features Monday Musings: Wokism Make Me King crowned Pomfret hero Coppull on course for Richmond test Spencer happy to play waiting game with ‘exciting’ Gold Digger Appleby targets winning farewell for Desert Flower Tornado goes down a storm in Munich Naas triumph has Sky Majesty camp thinking big Dubai Future to renew […]
The globetrotting Make Me King made the most of having his sights lowered in the Sky Bet Pomfret Stakes at Pontefract. Formerly trained by Andre Fabre before being snapped up by Wathnan Racing and joining Hamad Al Jehani, the five-year-old has since been campaigned in Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and France, with his sole previous […]
Clive Cox is relishing the opportunity to unleash Coventry Stakes third Coppull in the Markel Richmond Stakes, as he seeks a third success in the Qatar Goodwood Festival contest. The Lambourn handler landed back-to-back victories of the Group Two event with Supremacy and Golden Horde respectively in 2019 and 2020 and has bided his time […]
Albany Stakes sixth Gold Digger might not be seen again this season, having suffered a setback following her promising run at Royal Ascot. An impressive winner at Yarmouth on debut, Richard Spencer’s exciting daughter of Starman was not disgraced when beaten just over four lengths at the Royal meeting and that form looks strong, with […]
Charlie Appleby is keen to find his 1000 Guineas heroine Desert Flower a suitable opportunity to go out on a high ahead of her planned retirement at the end of the season. The Moulton Paddocks handler enjoyed a Classic double at Newmarket in early May, with Desert Flower’s success preceded by victory for Ruling Court […]
Tornado Alert claimed German Group One glory for Saeed bin Suroor and Oisin Murphy with a clear-cut success in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Munich. Although without a victory in three previous starts this season, the Too Darn Hot colt had performed admirably in finishing fourth in the 2000 Guineas and sixth in the Derby, before […]
Sky Majesty could be given a second chance in Group One company before the season is out following her Listed success at Naas on Wednesday. The three-year-old daughter of Blue Point won both a Group Three and a Group Two as a juvenile and was not too far away from the action when eighth in […]
Gold Cup third Dubai Future will bid to provide trainer Saeed bin Suroor with a fourth victory in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup on Tuesday. Previously successful with Kayf Tara (1999), Schiaparelli (2009) and Cavalryman (2014), the veteran trainer will this year saddle a nine-year-old who has split his time between England and Middle East […]
Latest News and Features Graffard ‘never had any doubts’, as Calandagan shows his true colours Balding: We’ll work back from the Arc with Kalpana Calandagan rules supreme for France in King George Two Tribes tops the charts in Classic battle for International prize Royal Champion too good for Almaqam in York Stakes Cheshire Dancer surprises […]
If there was any doubt about Calandagan’s resolution in a battle, then his King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes tussle with Kalpana firmly answered the question. Narrowly beaten in four top-level contests since scoring at Royal Ascot last summer, some had looked at the four-year-old’s thirst for victory as a reason why the talented […]
Kalpana may have missed out on King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes glory, but handsome compensation could await in Paris in the autumn, with connections now setting their sights firmly on the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Andrew Balding’s four-year-old had run admirably in defeat in both her prior outings this term, last seen […]
French raider Calandagan powered to a brilliant victory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Francis-Henri Graffard’s gelding was bidding to keep the trophy in the Chantilly yard after Goliath prevailed 12 months ago, with his key rival seemingly Aidan O’Brien’s Coronation Cup winner Jan Brueghel, who had edged the Aga […]
Two Tribes finished top of the charts after a Hollywood ending to the Moet & Chandon International Handicap at Ascot. Richard Spencer’s four-year-old had been knocking on the door over this distance this summer and was sent off at 25-1 in the hands of David Egan for this feature handicap on the King George day […]
Royal Champion was highly impressive with a decisive triumph over Almaqam in the Sky Bet York Stakes. Trained by Karl Burke and ridden by Clifford Lee, the Sheikh Mohammed Obaid-owned seven-year-old started at 8-1 as the market revolved around Ed Walker’s 6-4 favourite Almaqam. Lee kept his mount in a handy position and was happy […]
Cheshire Dancer made it a fine afternoon at Ascot for Hugo Palmer as she claimed a surprise victory as a 22-1 shot in the Longines Valiant Stakes. The grey filly was ridden by Billy Loughnane in the Group Three, for which Ralph Beckett’s Chantilly Lace was the horse to beat according to the market as […]
