Posts tagged Ascot
Get involved with Aegean Dawn at Ascot
Nov 19th
There may come a time in the future when people look back at the Canaccord Genuity Handicap Hurdle and wonder why they didn’t back Aegean Dawn in a race where he is officially 24lbs clear on official ratings, off a mark of just 114. Read more at: http://blogs.bettor.com/Get-involved-with-Aegean-Dawn-at-Ascot-a42229
Captain Cee Bee wins Poplar Square Chase
Oct 30th
Edward Harty had admitted to some nerves before he let Captain Cee Bee takes his chance at Naas but those fears proved groundless. The trainer had worried that the rain which had turned the going to yielding to soft would not play to the strengths of a horse who was one of last season’s leading [...]
Bewitched wins Bengough Stakes
Oct 9th
The name O’Brien has dominated Ascot’s major Flat fixtures for more than 40 years. In the last decade it has been Aidan O’Brien who at times has appeared to be an almost permanent fixture in the winner’s enclosure. Before that it was Vincent O’Brien and it was his son, Charles, who was by the winner’s [...]
Bengough Stakes preview
Oct 9th
The bigger the field, the bigger the certainty is a favourite maxim in racing and the ladbrokes.com Handicap at Ascot provides the first part with 17 going to post. Vulcanite, unbeaten in his last three starts, is the market leader to provide the second part but could be vulnerable and possibly represents poor value. He [...]
Laaheb wins Cumberland Lodge Stakes
Sep 26th
For the third day running Ascot produced a finish worthy of the grand arena when Laaheb battled his way to victory in the Group Three Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes. The field were staying well off the rail, in an attempt to find a firmer surface on the rain-softened ground, as Kieren Fallon on Whispering [...]
Frankie Dettori’s ‘fab four’ day
Sep 25th
Late on Saturday afternoon there was a call from the weighing room at Ascot to the local fire station. It came from the rest of the jockeys who were wondering whether Frankie Dettori could now be declared a fire hazard. It may be 14 years since he rode the “magnificent seven” and he was never [...]
Poet’s Voice wins Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Sep 25th
Poet’s Voice settled the arguments when he won the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. There had been a view that the Group One race had been devalued when Canford Cliffs had been declared a non-runner by his trainer Richard Hannon on Thursday, but there was still a quality field straining behind the starting stalls [...]
White Moonstone wins Fillies’ Mile
Sep 25th
Saeed bin Surror left it late but he finally won his first British Group One race of the season when White Moonstone won the Group One Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile. Frankie Dettori used to reserve the flying dismount for Group One winners but had had to become a little less fussy of late. But [...]
Frankel wins Royal Lodge Stakes
Sep 25th
The hype and the hope were turned into reality when Frankel proved that he is as good as many thought he was when he won the Group Two Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot. Frankel had been one of the talking horses of the season even before he won his debut in at Newmarket in [...]
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes preview
Sep 25th
With only six rides on the card at Ascot, Frankie Dettori can forget a reprise of his “magnificent seven” for another year. But the Italian can have a bumper day including the main race, the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, for a fifth time on Poet’s Voice. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Poets-Voice-for-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Stakes-a29635
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