Youth Spirit is SW36 for Camelot winning the Gr3 Chester Vase (1m 4-1/2f). Settled just behind the leader Wirko to the home turn, Youth Spirit was forced to wait for clear room two furlongs out before finding a gap and running to the lead inside the final furlong to go clear and defeat Sandhurst (Galileo)
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Sunny Queen is the 7th Gr1 winner for Camelot and his 4th this year winning Sunday’s Grosser Preis von Bayern (2400m) at Munich, the final Gr1 contest in Europe this year. Sunny Queen came between horses in the home straight to overwhelm Torquator Tasso (Adlerflug) close home and score by a neck with Dicaprio (Adlerflug)
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Sir Dragonet and jockey Glen Boss ensured the 100th W S Cox Plate will be remembered for all the right reasons. The meeting was decimated by scratchings after an inch of overnight rain reduced the track to heavy but that was to the advantage of Sir Dragonet with his proven affinity for wet ground. The
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Russian Camelot cemented his place at the head of betting for the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup with a smooth victory in Saturday’s Gr1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. Settled second on the quarters of Trap For Fools setting a consistent speed, Russian Camelot accelerated past Trap For Fools and into the lead around the
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Current Option is SW33 for Camelot after winning the Platinum Stakes (7f) at Cork. Current Option came through to strike the front inside the final furlong to defeat Soul Search (Zoffany) by half a length with Southern Horse (Roman Ruler) a head away third. Inbred to Sadler’s Wells and Danehill, Current Option sold for 62,000gns
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Even So continued the golden run for trainer Ger Lyons this season with victory in Saturday’s Irish Oaks (12f) at The Curragh. Even So (pic: Curragh Racecourse) came with her challenge inside the final two furlongs to finish best and defeat the favourite Cayenne Pepper (Australia) by two lengths with Passion (Galileo) a half-length away
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King’s Harlequin is SW32 for Camelot after winning the Prix Roland de Chambure (1400m) at ParisLongchamp. King’s Harlequin settled in fourth place in the small field and then challenged in the home straight, proving best in a driving finish to edge King’s Harlequin is the first winner for her dam Swift Action (Invincible Spirit), the
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Even So made most of the running to win Saturday’s Oaks Trial at Naas and is SW31 for Camelot. Inbred 4×2 to Danehill, Even so held off Laburnum (Galileo) to win by a neck with Silence Please (Gleneagles) a further 2-1/2 lengths away in third. The win is her second from five starts and she
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Premio Paolo Mezzanotte at Milan winner Light My Fire is SW30 for Camelot. A €65,000 Arqana Deauville yearling to Jean Claude Rouget when consigned by Haras du Cadran, Light My Fire is a half-sister to three winners in France including Deauville winner Purple King (Lope de Vega) and Lady Dya (Makfi). Their dam Dixie Dance
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Thursday’s Göddert Sybrecht Erinnerungsrennen winner at Hannover Sunny Queen is SW 28 for Camelot. A half-sister to German Listed winner Suestado (Darshaan), Sunny Queen is one of five winners left by four-time German winner Suivi. Suivi is a half-sister to Gr2 Grosser Mercedes-Benz at Baden-Baden winner Simoun (Monsun) as well as Listed winners Shining (Surumu),
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