Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 8 hours ago Journalists Posted 8 hours ago With chief rival Ghostwriter (Invincible Spirit) scratched during the preliminaries, jockey William Buick seized the opportunity of registering a 2,000th British winner aboard Godolphin's ultra-consistent El Cordobes (Frankel) in Thursday's Kingdom Of Bahrain-sponsored G2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket. “To do it on my home track for Godolphin and Charlie [Appleby], makes it particularly special,” said Buick after his landmark achievement in a contest which comes with a free ticket to the G1 Caulfield Cup. Originally knocked down to Richard Knight, on behalf of Saleh Al Homaizi, for 2-million guineas at the 2022 Tattersalls October Book 1 sale, El Cordobes was acquired privately by Godolphin in the aftermath of that failed transaction. The 7-2 chance lobbed along in third for the most part, but was shuffled back to last of the four runners as Wimbledon Hawkeye (Kameko) and stablemate Arabian Crown (Dubawi) tackled the pacesetting Palladium (Gleneagles) at the quarter-mile marker. Easing away from the stands' side fence for a clear passage approaching the final furlong and was driven out up the hill to defeat the former by two lengths. Arabian Crown was 1 3/4 lengths back in third while 13-8 favourite Palladium faded to finish 11 lengths adrift. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for William Buick! El Cordobes lands the Group 2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes (Sponsored By The Kingdom Of Bahrain) for the top jockey, trainer Charlie Appleby and @godolphin@BahrainTurfClub | @NewmarketRace pic.twitter.com/sa7APeDro9 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 10, 2025 The post William Buick Claims 2,000th British Winner in Newmarket Feature appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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