Royal Ascot winds down, Hello Youmzain and Campanelle shine
The 2020 Royal Ascot meeting wrapped up on Saturday with an action-packed afternoon of high-class racing. […]
Coronation Cup
Anthony Van Dyck hands trainer O’Brien, sire Galileo record-tying Derby victory
With a seven-strong posse in Saturday’s Derby (G1), trainer Aidan O’Brien had a terrific chance of earning a record-tying seventh victory in the Epsom classic. Those probabilities increased as four of his runners were involved […]
Frankel triple-handed in Epsom Oaks
Training legend Aidan O’Brien sends out a quartet led by favorite Pink Dogwood in Friday’s Oaks (G1) at Epsom, but all-time great Frankel counters with a three-strong posse of daughters – Mehdaayih, Anapurna, and Frankellina […]
Cracksman just averts upset in Coronation Cup
Rerouted to Friday’s Coronation Cup (G1) after stablemate and fellow champion Enable was sidelined, Cracksman was hammered into 2-7 favoritism as the class of the small field. But the John Gosden trainee reminded everyone that […]
Arc heroine Enable sidelined until August
European champion Enable, slated to return in the June 1 Coronation Cup (G1) on Oaks Day at Epsom, has had her seasonal debut postponed to August after developing a knee issue. The news came Monday […]
Highland Reel repels all comers in Coronation Cup
A delayed flight out of Ireland left him scant time to get to Epsom, but professional traveler Highland Reel was unfazed as he duly justified 9-4 favoritism in Friday’s Coronation Cup (G1). Employing the front-running […]
Rhododendron favored in Epsom Oaks; Highland Reel headlines Coronation Cup
Unlike the Derby (G1) on Saturday, Friday’s Oaks (G1) at Epsom has a clear-cut market leader in Rhododendron. The Aidan O’Brien filly has shortened into odds-on territory with most bookmakers, while Ken McPeek’s Daddys Lil […]