Royal Ascot
Frankie fantastic as Frankel’s Courage Mon Ami claims Gold Cup
Frankie Dettori will bow out of his final Royal Ascot having added another Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) crown to his glittering career after producing a rallying ride aboard Courage Mon Ami (Frankel) to win yesterday’s showpiece. Dettori, who will retire from riding at the end of this year, claimed his ninth win in... Read More
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Royal briefing – day three
31 for Frankel The John and Thady Gosden-trained Courage Mon Ami (4 g ex Crimson Ribbon by Lemon Drop Kid) provided Frankel (Galileo) with Group 1 winner number 31, and stakes winner number 122, when coming out on top in a thrilling finish to yesterday’s Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) at Royal Ascot. Ridden... Read More
Daughter of Sea Siren lands Ribblesdale Stakes for O’Brien and Moore
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Warm Heart (Galileo) continued on her steep upward curve when she landed the Ribblesdale Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 4f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. A daughter of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and three-time Australian Group 1-winning mare Sea Siren (Fastnet Rock), the three-year-old headed into yesterday’s contest on the back of two wins and... Read More
Royal briefing – day two
30 for Frankel Mostahdaf (5 h ex Handassa by Dubawi) became the 30th individual Group 1 winner for Juddmonte Farms stallion Frankel (Galileo) when he stormed to an impressive success in yesterday’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f) at Royal Ascot. The John and Thady Gosden-trained five-year-old was held up at the rear... Read More
Mostahdaf shines as he shoots down the big guns in Prince of Wales’s romp
Having failed to fire on each of his previous three starts at the highest level, Mostahdaf (Frankel) had his day in the sun yesterday when he claimed a number of notable scalps in putting up an astonishing winning performance in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f). Lining up as one of the... Read More
Royal briefing – day one
29 for Frankel Triple Time (4 c ex Reem Three by Mark Of Esteem) became the 29th individual elite-level winner for Frankel (Galileo) when running out a shock winner of yesterday’s Queen Anne Stakes (Gr 1, 1m). Sent off a 33-1 chance for his first start at the highest level, the Kevin Ryan-trained colt defeated... Read More