Royal Ascot

Oxted downs Battaash to claim King’s Stand crown

Last year’s July Cup (Gr 1, 6f) winner Oxted (5 g Mayson – Charlotte Rosina by Choisir) powered home best of all to claim a frenetic running of the King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) as reigning champion Battaash (Dark Angel) weakened to finish fourth.  The result delivered a first Royal Ascot winner for both... Read More

Royal Ascot Wrap

First for Sea The Moon Lanwades Stud’s Sea The Moon (Sea The Stars) recorded his first Group 1 winner as a sire when Alpine Star (3 f ex Alpha Lupi by Rahy) took out the Coronation Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) yesterday. Sea The Moon stood for £15,000 in 2020.   Second for Kingman Juddmonte stallion... Read More

Youmzain lands Diamond Jubilee for Cambridge Stud

Southern hemisphere-trained horses might not have been able to make the trip to Royal Ascot this year, but New Zealand was still well-represented in the winner’s enclosure at the royal meeting as Hello Youmzain (Kodiac), carrying the colours of Cambridge Stud, took out the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) yesterday.  Hello Youmzain led the... Read More

Royal Ascot Wrap – Day 4

First for Lethal Force Golden Horde (3 c ex Entreat by Pivotal) provided Haras de Grandcamp resident Lethal Force (Dark Angel) with his first elite level winner when winning the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. Lethal Force was himself a Royal Ascot winner, taking out the 2013 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr... Read More

Golden Commonwealth Cup for Horde and Cox

Son of Lethal Force lands elusive Group 1 on day four of Royal Ascot After placing at Group 1 level twice as a two-year-old, Golden Horde (Lethal Force) broke his elite-level maiden in yesterday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. The Clive Cox-trained colt, who was having his first start since finishing second... Read More

Curtain falls on Royal Ascot

A Royal Ascot like no other comes to a close tonight with an eight-race card.  That in itself is strange, given most Royal Ascot cards have only six races. However, there are some strong events tonight and it looks a fitting end to the unique royal meeting.   Silver Wokingham Handicap The last of the... Read More