Royal Ascot News

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Society Rock Goes One Better in Jubilee 18/06/11
Society Rock, last year's Golden Jubilee Stakes runner-up, went one place better at Royal Ascot to spring a 25-1 shock in the Group One sprint.

Dawn Rises to Hardwicke Challenge
18/06/11
Await The Dawn further enhanced his big reputation with a superb victory in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Immortal Verse Takes Coronation Crown 17/06/11
Immortal Verse swept past the entire field in the straight to lead home a French one-two in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Nathaniel Excels in King Edward VII Stakes 17/06/11
Nathaniel advertised his St Leger claims with an authoritative display in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Fame And Glory Claims Gold Cup Success 16/06/11
Fame And Glory continued Ballydoyle's great tradition in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Banimpire Shines in Ribblesdale Stakes 16/06/11
Banimpire just held gutsy long-time leader Field Of Miracles in a thrilling finish to the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Bapak Chinta Storms to Norfolk Glory Lands Norfolk Spoils 16/06/11
Bapak Chinta maintained his unbeaten record with a stylish success in the Norfolk Stakes to give jockey Phillip Makin his first Royal Ascot winner.

Rewilding Claims Prince of Wales's Stakes 15/06/11
Frankie Dettori opened his account at the Royal meeting when Rewilding claimed the red-hot favourite So You Think close home in the Prince of Wales's Stakes.

Best Terms Triumphs in Queen Mary Stakes 15/06/11
The Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes axis were celebrating again after Best Terms grimly held off the much-touted Shumoos in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Julienas Victorious in Royal Hunt Cup 15/06/11
Walter Swinburn's Julienas gave Eddie Ahern his second victory of the week by claiming the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot.

Dolly Grabs Windsor Forest Lolly
15/06/11
Lolly For Dolly scooted up the near side rail to claim the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot for Tommy Stack.

Super Frankel takes St James's Palace Crown 14/06/11
Frankel followed up his magical 2000 Guineas success with victory in rather different fashion in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Power Strikes in Coventry Stakes
14/06/11
Aidan O'Brien opened his account for the week, as did Ryan Moore, with a hard-fought success from Power in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Prohibit Delivers King's Stand Glory
14/06/11
Prohibit provided Robert Cowell with the biggest success of his career by flashing home to win the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Canford Cliffs King of Queen Anne Stakes 14/06/11
Canford Cliffs dethroned last year's winner Goldikova to land the opening Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Aussie Raider Star Witness Favourite for Royal Ascot Sprint
13/06/11
There have been four Australian-trained winners of the King’s Stand Stakes and there appears to be growing confidence behind the sole raider from the Southern Hemisphere in Tuesday’s renewal of the Royal Ascot sprint, Star Witness.

Turner Booked for Kid Gold Cup Ride 12/06/11
Leading professional lady jockey Hayley Turner has been booked to partner the Alan King-trained The Betchworth Kid in the highlight of this week's Royal Ascot fixture, the Ascot Gold Cup.

North Can Point the Way in Cavalry Charge 09/06/11
At the time of writing, there’s just a week to go until Royal Ascot commences. One of the races I look forward to most at the meeting is the Royal Hunt Cup, which takes place on the Wednesday.

Royal Ascot Option for Brilliant Frankel 03/05/11
As the dust settles on one of the most extraordinary racecourse performances in modern times, attention turns to just where the mighty Frankel will go next following his total demolition of a high-class field in Saturday's Group 1 Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Starspangledbanner Blazes to Victory in Golden Jubilee 19/06/10
Following Starspangledbanner’s victory in the Golden Jubilee Stakes, connections were full of praise for the Australian-bred Choisir colt.