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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Atoning for the eclipse of the Aykroyds' Derby hope Pride Of Arras, their other prized homebred Amiloc (Postponed) maintained his unbeaten sequence in Friday's G2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. Sent off the 11-8 favourite for the mile-and-a-half “Ascot Derby”, the Ralph Beckett-trained Listed Cocked Hat Stakes winner followed Ballydoyle's Galveston (Frankel) before taking over two out and asserting for a 3/4-of-a-length verdict under Rossa Ryan. Zahrann (Night Of Thunder) closed to be second, two lengths ahead of the tiring Galveston. The post King Edward VII Glory For The Aykroyd’s Amiloc appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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It is strange that the one who dominates the market for Saturday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes is not a hardened sprinter, but Lazzat (Territories) is all class and ready to fire in the final big one of Royal Ascot week. Campaigned mostly over seven furlongs last term, the Sumbe homebred who now sports Wathnan's silks had them all won before the closing stages before repeating the trick in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest over 110 yards less. It was his stunning comeback effort in Chantilly's Listed Prix Servanne which convinced all that he is fast enough for this six and his extra stamina will be invaluable for this stiff test. “We were deeply impressed with what he did in France on his comeback run, the time was very good and I think the straight six furlongs at Ascot will be right up his street,” Wathnan's racing adviser Richard Brown said. “He's a great addition to the team and we're looking forward to seeing him in the Wathnan colours.” Emphatic in last year's G1 Commonwealth Cup over the distance, Inisherin (Shamardal) was below that level in two starts but looked back in business when beating Flora Of Bermuda (Dark Angel) in York's G2 1895 Duke Of York Clipper Stakes last month. He showed there that he has sharpened up considerably and is now a faster, slicker model. Drawn close to Lazzat, he will be able to use that long stride to put most under pressure from halfway. “We made no secret of the fact he was only about 80 per-cent at York and we feel he's taken a big step forward in his training since,” trainer Kevin Ryan said. “The stiff six obviously suited him down to the ground last year, so you can't be anything but happy coming back here. It's going to be a top-class race, we're under no illusions, but I wouldn't swap him for anything.” Like Lazzat, the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner Satono Reve (Lord Kanaloa) has produced the kind of effort on the clock that you would expect from one who can land a top prize in Japan. He will be reserved off any early speed duel, which could be the right tactic if Lazzat and co blaze from the gates. Aidan O'Brien has only won this with Australian imports and that bodes well for Storm Boy (Justify), whose best performance in his native country was probably his win in the 5 1/2-furlong G3 San Domenico Stakes last year. It all went awry on his European debut in the G2 Greenlands Stakes at The Curragh last month, but his trainer seems convinced he has put matters right in the interim as he has on so many occasions in the past. Whether Topgear (Wootton Bassett) has the speed to get involved here is open to debate, having found his niche over seven, but Hisaaki Saito's representative certainly belongs in this category based on recent evidence, which is also the case for Flora Of Bermuda. By a sire in Dark Angel whose progeny seem to excel at this meeting, she will be sharper for her York return and has course-and-distance form having been third in the G1 British Champions Sprint Stakes in October. Romance Looms Saturday's G2 Hardwicke Stakes seems there for the taking for Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Dubawi), whose effort when third in the King George over course and distance in July is the clear standard. Stretched over 14 furlongs on his return in the G2 Yorkshire Cup, the dual Breeders' Cup Turf hero will be more at home over this optimum trip which cannot be stated with a guarantee concerning Ghostwriter (Invincible Spirit). “I keep telling people, if I need to explain what Rebel's Romance is all about, they are probably not racing fans,” Charlie Appleby said. “He comes here in great order and he's well renowned for what he can do. I think the trump card could be the drop back to a mile and a half and that is going to be more comfortable for him. It was his guts that got him over the line at York, he's an absolute star.” Third in the Eclipse and Juddmonte International last term, Ghostwriter is worth a try at a mile and a half with the 10-furlong races so tough to win. Last year's G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin winner Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett) is the third big runner here and he looked ready to go back up to this trip last time when fourth in the G1 Prix Ganay at ParisLongchamp. All Eyes On Treanmor Royal Ascot's Listed Chesham Stakes almost seems the first port of call for seeking the following year's Guineas contenders of late and Godolphin's TDN Rising Star Treanmor (Frankel) is already at the head of the betting for the Newmarket Classic. His Newmarket debut win was as smooth as they come, but he will have to work here with Ballydoyle's well-regarded filly Moments Of Joy (Justify) and Wathnan's Newbury maiden winner Humidity (Ulysses) in attendance. The latter is a full-brother to Holloway Boy who took this on debut in 2022. In the G3 Jersey Stakes, there is a buzz about Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's dual Doncaster winner Remmooz (Blue Point), while the G3 Ballylinch Stud Stakes runner-up Comanche Brave (Wootton Bassett) and G3 Greenham Stakes third Saracen (Siyouni) are the standard-setters from the yards of both O'Brien Jrs. The post ‘The Straight Six Will Be Right Up His Street’: Lazzat Ready For Jubilee Test appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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Time For Sandals continued a dream week for trainer Harry Eustace when causing a 25-1 upset in the Commonwealth Cup (G1) under Richard Kingscote on June 20 at Ascot Racecourse.View the full article -
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Trainer Karl Burke turned around a frustrating week as the highly regarded Venetian Sun burst home to land the June 20 Albany Stakes (G3) at Royal Ascot under Clifford Lee.View the full article -
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It's rare for things to go exactly according to plan in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Ethan West learned that lesson about five seconds into his first attempt. In the past, Chunk of Gold (Preservationist) had done his best work coming from off the pace, but in the Derby he broke sharply and, with Jareth Loveberry aboard, found himself just behind the frontrunners heading into the first turn. “That was not on the bingo card,” West admitted. “We were hoping to be mid-pack and Jareth would find a nice little hole to tuck in, but instead we found a nice little hole to tuck in right off the leaders. Jareth did a good job getting him to relax, but I think that's probably why he didn't finish up as well as we hoped. He still ran a really good race. I was really proud of him, but running that close to the lead was just not what we had planned.” West is hopeful that after finishing ninth in the Kentucky Derby, Chunk of Gold can get back to his usual racing style in this weekend's GIII Ohio Derby at Thistledown. Chunk of Gold (19) vies for position in the opening furlongs of the Kentucky Derby | Coady Media Campaigned by Terry Stephens, Chunk of Gold earned his trip to Churchill Downs with back-to-back runner-up efforts in the GII Risen Star and GII Louisiana Derby. After the Derby, the colt returned to his home base at Turfway. His three works over the past month include two bullet :47 four-furlong breezes. “He was a little tired, obviously, that week after the Derby, but he bounced right back into himself,” said West. “He picked his weight right back up after the race and I think he has actually put on a few more pounds, which was good to see. He's a horse that doesn't put a ton into his training unless you ask him. Every time we've asked, he's responded well.” Chunk of Gold was originally entered in the June 8 GIII Matt Winn Stakes, but West opted for the Ohio Derby believing that his trainee would benefit from the extra two weeks and that Thistledown might offer a slightly softer Grade III spot. The 1 1/8-mile Ohio Derby drew a field of 10. Chunk of Gold will break from post two. The 9-5 morning-line favorite Clever Again (American Pharoah) comes in off an eventful trip in the GI Preakness, where he led the field into the far turn but was forced to check after a much-debated bump with eventual winner Journalism (Curlin). Other contenders include McAfee (Cloud Computing), the half-brother to champion Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) who was second in the GIII Peter Pan, last year's GIII Sanford Stakes victor Mo Plex (Complexity) and Master Controller (Tapiture), who comes in off a May 24 maiden win at Churchill Downs for Brittany Vanden Berg. With the way the field is shaping up, West said he expects plenty of pace for Chunk of Gold to run into. “I think it will be more of a play-the-break situation, but on paper we won't be in front,” he predicted. “Hopefully we're sitting tucked in right at the rail. I think Clever Again and Mo Plex are probably on the lead. The Vanden Berg horse was on the lead when he broke his maiden. It looks like us and McAfee are going to be sitting a few off the lead.” West and Chunk of Gold were one of the Cinderella stories going into this year's Kentucky Derby–and for good reason. Chunk of Gold was purchased for just $2,500 as a yearling. West is only 32 years old and his program is so hands-on that he serves as Chunk of Gold's regular exercise rider. All of that combined to make Chunk of Gold's barn a popular stop for members of the press around 7:30 each morning during Derby week. West admitted that he enjoyed his first Derby experience, but was glad to step out of the spotlight afterwards. “It was one of those things where Sunday morning, I was glad it was over, but I was also ready to do it again,” he explained. “I mean, it's a long week on the horse, it's a long week on everybody involved. But it's also one of those things that, it's what we wake up to do every day. So I'm ready to get back to it next year.” Despite the positive press, West said that he has yet to see any new horses or owners come his way. The Turfway-based trainer is scratching his head over what kind of win it will take to elevate his stable to the next level. “When we won our first graded stake at Keeneland a few years ago, we got a bunch of calls, congratulatory texts and things like that. We didn't pick up one new client. Not one new horse. It was like, 'Okay well if that doesn't do it, I wonder what it's going to take.' Then you put a horse on the Derby trail and there's nothing. I guess it is what it is and we'll take what we get and run on with it.” Last weekend, West's stable scored a nice win when Moon Mystique (Malibu Moon) broke her maiden on debut at Horseshoe Indianapolis. West said he plans to send the Abdul Rahman Al Jasmi homebred to the turf at Colonial Downs for her next start. Runaway Storm (Midnight Storm), who handed West his first graded stakes victory in the 2023 GIII Bryan Station Stakes, was disappointing in his 5-year-old debut in May, but West expects to see improvement from the gelding when he returns in the Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 5. Runaway Storm was the runner-up in that stake last year. This summer, West is focused on using his Derby momentum to take the next step with his stable. “Hopefully we can get back to where we were in May again, taking the horses that we've got and making the most of them.” The post After Derby Debut, West Back In Action with Chunk of Gold appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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