A colt by Night Of Thunder topped the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale when selling for 575,000 guineas to Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock. The colt (pic Tattersalls) was consigned by Brown Island Stables’ Johnny Collins who paid £72,000 for the chestnut as a yearling. Biggs saw off bids from agent Mark McStay and David Redvers
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Hello Youmzain made all the running then dug deep to win Saturday’s Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (6f) at Royal Ascot. Bounding out of the stalls in front under Kevin Stott, Hello Youmzain was headed by Sceptical inside the final furlong but fought back to defeat Dream Of Dreams by a head with Sceptical a
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Palace Pier maintained his unbeaten record when coming out on top in a pulsating finish to Saturday’s St James’s Palace Stakes (1 mile). Palace Pier, Pinatubo and Wichita were locked in battle inside the final furlong and it was Palace Pier under Frankie Dettori who found most, lengthening well to score by a length from
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Clive Cox trained Lethal Force to win at the highest level and on Friday saddled his son Golden Horse to win the Gr1 Commonwealth Cup (6f) at Royal Ascot. Settled in the front rank by Adam Kirby, Golden Horde was always travelling strongly and went clear two furlongs out, going on to defeat American visitor
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The Lir Jet emulates his sire and wins the Gr2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot to become the first SW for Prince Of Lir. A €9,500 Tattersalls foal, the Donal Boylan-bred The Lir Jet sold for €8,000 as a Goffs yearling. His dam Paper Dreams (Green Desert) won twice while his granddam Pickwick Papers (Singspiel)
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Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot winner Battleground is SW91 for War Front. The Ballydoyle colt is certainly bred to be good, the first foal out of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Found (Galileo). The granddam is dual Gr1 winner Red Evie (Intikhab) and the fourth dam is Gr3 Athasi
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Stradivarius duly made it three straight wins in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and this year’s running was his most impressive, sailing home 10 lengths clear at the end of two and a half miles. Frankie Dettori looked to have an easy steer and having moved up effortlessly on the bridle behind long-time leader
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Wednesday’s Windsor Castle Stakes winner Tactical is the sixth stakes winner for Toronado. Bred and raced by HM The Queen, for whom it is a 24th Royal victory, Tactical is out of Make Fast (Makfi), a winner at two in England and runner-up in the Listed Radley Stakes at Newbury and Surrey Stakes at Epsom.
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Nazeef is the 62nd Group winner for Invincible Spirit following her win in the Gr2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Shadwell-homebred had previously won at Listed level and is now a winner of five of her six starts. She is the only winner for Listed Garnet Stakes at Naas winner Handassa (Dubawi),
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Nazeef and Agincourt fought out a thrilling finish to the Gr2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (1 mile) at Royal Ascot with Nazeef getting the nod. Nazeef edged Agincourt by a head with Queen Power a further 2-1/2 lengths away third to give trainer John Gosden a double and jockey Jim Crowley a treble. The win
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