Sealiway upsets Champion Stakes; Baaeed crowns epic Champions Day for Shadwell
French champion Sealiway upstaged the principals in Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) at Ascot, and Baaeed toppled Palace Pier on an epic Champions Day for Shadwell. […]
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British Champions Day: Mishriff-Adayar, Palace Pier-Baaeed clashes highlight BC WAYIs
The latest additions to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) and Queen Elizabeth II S. (G1) serve up terrific clashes that promise to be the highlights of British Champions Day at Ascot. […]
Addeybb turns tables on Magical in Champions Day of upsets
Saturday’s Champions Day card at Ascot was a tough slog for the favorites, with upsets in five of the six races contested on soft going. The overriding themes were landmark wins for connections and a […]
Magical among Breeders’ Cup candidates in action on Champions Day
For the third straight year, Magical looms large on Champions Day at Ascot, and trainer Aidan O’Brien is once again considering Saturday’s festival as a possible stepping stone to the Breeders’ Cup. The blockbuster card, […]
Beyond Frankel and Winx: Reviving memories of five other international superstars of the decade
In a decade that witnessed such all-time greats as Frankel, Enable, Black Caviar, and Winx on the international stage, several other exceptional performers perhaps have been overshadowed – at least in the American consciousness. Here […]
Champions Day double for O’Brien: ‘unbelievable’ Magical rebounds, Kew Gardens outduels Stradivarius
The Coolmore partners, supersire Galileo, trainer Aidan O’Brien, and his jockey son Donnacha celebrated a Champions Day double at a boggy Ascot on Saturday. Star filly Magical justified favoritism in the signature event, the Champion […]
Magical leads distaff brigade in Champion Stakes at Ascot
Ladies’ Day at Ascot properly belongs to the Royal meeting, but given the preponderance of distaff power in Saturday’s Champion S. (G1), one could be forgiven for wanting to transfer the designation. Five of the […]
Roaring Lion remains in Breeders’ Cup Classic mix after brave QE II victory
Trainer John Gosden entered Champions Day with a quartet of favorites dubbed the “four horses of the Apocalypse,” and three prevailed on Saturday’s blockbuster card at Ascot. Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) candidate Roaring Lion showed […]
Cracksman evokes memories of Frankel in Champion rout; Persuasive kicks off Gosden G1 double in QEII
Sir Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred Cracksman was expected to win Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) as the 13-8 favorite, but the son of the all-time great Frankel exceeded the rosiest forecasts with a romp worthy of his […]
Champions Day: Coolmore takes on Godolphin for record-chasing O’Brien
Trainer Aidan O’Brien is sure not to go home empty-handed after Champions Day – regardless of what happens at Ascot on Saturday, the master of Ballydoyle will officially be honored as this season’s champion trainer […]