Continuing an endless trend, a trainer named O’Brien accepted a Group 1 trophy Friday at Royal Ascot, but for once it wasn’t the all-conquering Aidan. His 25-year-old son Donnacha Aidan O’Brien won the Coronation Stakes with Porta Fortuna, who passed his father’s Opera Singer in the final fu...
Saturday marks the final day of the prestigious annual Royal Ascot meeting held at Ascot Racecourse outside London and only one group 1 race remains on the seven-race closing day card. The weather remains in typical spring London-type conditions and the day’s temperature is expected to be near 70 ...
Up this weekend on the post-Triple Crown schedule for 3-year-olds is the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown, a race first run in 1876 and contested annually since 1952. The race sure doesn’t sound like a blockbuster on the first Saturday of summer, but the field of 10 has a bunch of familiar ...
Since 1807 it’s been the centerpiece of the Royal Ascot meeting, the pinnacle of thoroughbred racing. The 2½-mile Gold Cup is a throwback to a time when stamina, not speed, was prized, and Kyprios and Trawlerman went the distance with grit and style on a warm Thursday afternoon. Kyprios Edge...
The fields for the seven races on Friday’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting are set, including the two main events on the day, the Commonwealth Cup (G1T) for 3-year-old sprinters and Coronation Stakes (G1T) for sophomore fillies going a mile. Post time for the first race is 9:30 a.m. ET and can be ...
Royal Ascot is all about tradition, and no trainer has made more history there than Aidan O’Brien. The Irish wizard scored twice Wednesday, extending his record for wins at the meeting to 87 in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes. It also was his record 400th Group 1 or Grade 1 victory. Ballydo...
Of the seven races set for Royal Ascot on Thursday, the 2 ½-mile Gold Cup (G1) is the main attraction and the lone group 1 on the day. The race, which used to be known as the “Ascot Gold Cup” but was renamed to just “Gold Cup” in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s […]...
Favorite Charyn takes Queen Ann; 129-1 Longshot wins Coventry The five-day Greatest Show on Turf got rolling on a warm Tuesday, and as always, Royal Ascot showcased a bit of everything. The first four races, all graded stakes, went to a 3-1 favorite, a 129-1 shot, an Australian shipper, and to Irish...
The mild weather in England will continue through Wednesday, day two at Royal Ascot, so once again firm conditions are expected. The feature on the second day of the meet is the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (GIT), a 1 ¼-mile event named in 1892 for the Prince of Wales and now run in honor of [&hell...
For racing fans worldwide, the Royal Ascot meeting has always represented the most elite of racing seasons with each day of the five-day race meeting every year steeped in history and filled with the best horses, trainers and jockeys -- not to mention fashion -- traditions and royal pageantry. The R...
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