Australian Group One winner Merchant Navy has won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot for new trainer Adian O’Brien. Sent off at 4-1, Merchant Navy was all out at the line under Ryan Moore but managed to hold out French raider City Light by a short head. Incredible!At just… Read More »
The Royal Ascot Carnival reaches its conclusion on Saturday with a strong card, headlined by Redkirk Warrior taking his place in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m) alongside Merchant Navy.
View the final field for the 2018 Diamond Jubilee Stakes. The Diamond Jubilee Stakes will be run on Sunday 24th June at Ascot UK racecourse. Time: 1:20am Distance: 1207m Class: Group 1 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Diamond Jubilee Stakes? – Comment below No (Draw)… Read More »
Star sprinter Redkirk Warrior has arrived back in his former homeland in preparation to compete on the world stage at Royal Ascot. Winner of this year’s Lightning Stakes and the past two Newmarket Handicaps in Melbourne, Redkirk Warrior arrived at his Newmarket base in England on Thursday night (Friday AEST)… Read More »
Trainer Mark Young will break new ground when he travels two-year-old Luck Favours to England for the Royal Ascot meeting. It will be Young’s first international foray and victory would be his biggest success. By former Australian galloper Starspangledbanner and bred to northern hemisphere time, Luck Favours leaves on Wednesday… Read More »
Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes leaves for Royal Ascot confident Redkirk Warrior is in peak condition. The gelding won an 800m-barrier trial at Werribee on Monday in which he streeted his five rivals under Regan Bayliss. Hayes was delighted with the way Redkirk Warrior quickened turning for home and… Read More »
Australian Group One-winning sprinter Merchant Navy has won his first start for trainer Aidan O’Brien, taking out the Group Two Greenland Stakes at the Curragh. Originally trained by Ciaron Maher, the colt won the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington in November for Aaron Purcell when Maher was serving… Read More »
The Tin Man has made a pleasing return to action with victory in the Leisure Stakes at Windsor ahead of his defence of the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. The James Fanshawe-trained sprinter travelled wide, but he was still too good for six rivals in the Listed sprint over… Read More »
Redkirk Warrior has been given the opportunity to gallop between races at Flemington in preparation for his trip to Royal Ascot. The Lindsay Park trained sprinter is tentatively booked to fly to the UK on June 6 after he has another hit-out at Werribee on May 28. Redkirk Warrior has… Read More »
Star sprinter Harry Angel has made a winning start to his campaign in the Duke of York Stakes ahead of a possible clash with Australian Redkirk Warrior at Royal Ascot. The Godolphin-owned sprinter has also attracted interest from Sydney businessman Damion Flower who owns a slot in The Everest. A… Read More »
Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes and the owner of Redkirk Warrior have called on the experience of Frankie Dettori for Royal Ascot. Dettori will replace Regan Bayliss on Redkirk Warrior when the gelding runs in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on June 23. Redkirk Warrior will be attempting to follow… Read More »
Group One-winning colt Merchant Navy will join Aidan O’Brien’s string in Ireland to be prepared for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Merchant Navy won the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes for three-year-olds last spring and finished third in Saturday’s Group One Newmarket Handicap over the same 1200m straight… Read More »
The Royal Ascot Carnival wraps up on Saturday where the feature race is the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m), and while it isn’t the strongest edition, it is always a fascinating contest. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS… Read More »
Hong Kong sprinter Gold-Fun will be given his chance in a Group One race in France. A close runner-up to Twilight Son in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, Gold-Fun will run in the Prix de Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on August 7. Having ruled out the July… Read More »
Holler will return to Australia from England to be prepared for a spring campaign with trainer John O’Shea ruling out a tilt at the July Cup. The colt finished seventh, 5-1/2 lengths behind the winner Twilight Son, in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday. O’Shea said Holler… Read More »
Holler has finished a disappointing seventh in the 1200m Group One Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. The John O’Shea-trained four-year-old started strongly with a typical, front-running approach under James McDonald and was in contention in the final 100 metres. However, he was found wanting in the latter stages of… Read More »
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John O’Shea is confident Holler’s front-running style can bring Royal Ascot success for Godolphin in the Group One Diamond Jubilee Stakes. The Sydney trainer has been in the UK for the past two weeks with Holler who was galloped for the final time by jockey James McDonald at the Limekilns… Read More »
James McDonald has come within a neck of winning his first race at Royal Ascot, steering Qewy to second in the final race on the first day of the meeting. Sydney’s premiership leader, McDonald is the retained rider for Godolphin in Australia and his primary mission at Ascot is aboard… Read More »
The track at Ascot is expected to be soft for the Royal meeting with light rain predicted all week. “It is currently good to soft on the straight course and good to soft, soft in places on the round course,” Ascot clerk of the course Chris Stickels said. “We’ve had… Read More »
