Soprano hits the right notes in the Sandringham Stakes The George Boughey-trained and Billy Loughnane-ridden Soprano, a daughter of Coolmore’s reverse shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir), put a string of luckless runs behind her to produce a dominant display to win an ultra competitive renewal of the Sandringham Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot on Friday. The Highclere... Read More

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Fairy Godmother (2 f ex Night Of Thunder – Scintilating by Siyouni) produced one of the performances of the week so far, coming well off the pace to land the Albany Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) at Royal Ascot, under typically masterful ride by Ryan Moore. The daughter of Night Of Thunder (Dubawi)... Read More

Sprinter-turned-miler Inisherin blasts away rivals in Commonwealth Cup rout Inisherin (Shamardal) confirmed himself as the dominant three-year-old sprinter in Britain and Ireland when he produced a devastating performance to land Friday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot.  Providing sire Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) with a 28th individual Group 1 scorer, Inisherin’s path to victory... Read More

Kyprios comes out on top in titanic tussle for Ascot showpiece Kyprios (Galileo) became just the third horse in the 217-year history of the Ascot Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) to regain his title in Royal Ascot’s showpiece event after getting the better of Trawlerman (Golden Horn) in a memorable straight-long duel on Thursday.... Read More

More Aussie joy at Royal Ascot as Dwyer’s Asfoora lands Group 1 sprint The Henry Dwyer-trained Asfoora (Flying Artie) added her name to a glittering roll of honour of Australian sprinters to have made their mark at the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting when she landed Tuesday’s King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) in tremendous... Read More