Dan King has announced himself as one of the most exciting young talents in racing after a remarkable week at the Galway Festival, where he landed both the Galway Plate and Galway Hurdle.
Diamond Necklace made it six wins from six starts after producing another dominant display to land the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
The George Boughey-trained colt became the first horse since Frankel to win the 2,000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes in the same season, overcoming traffic problems for the second consecutive race before producing a blistering late surge.
Lake Forest has already made the ideal start to an ambitious Glorious Goodwood campaign after landing Tuesday’s Group 2 Lennox Stakes under Cieren Fallon, and the Richard Hannon-trained star now has the chance to complete a rare festival double in Wednesday’s Group 1 Sussex Stakes.
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is one of the biggest headlines of the Flat season, with some of the sport’s greatest horses having etched their names into Ascot history.
The latest boost represents a 25 per cent increase on next year’s renewal and doubles the value of the race compared to 2024, as Ascot continues its drive to strengthen one of Britain’s flagship Flat contests.
Defending champion Calandagan heads the 10 confirmed runners for Saturday’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot as connections prepare for one of the highlights of the Flat racing season.
Cheltenham Racecourse is set to undergo changes to its track layout ahead of the new National Hunt season as part of a major review into the false start problems that disrupted this year’s Festival.
The Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown brings together a mix of established Group performers, improving types and a couple of likely tactical influences, with the 51st running shaping up around a strong three-year-old presence and key international form lines.
A pair of headline-making performances from Bow Echo and Ombudsman have not only lit up the week but also shoved both horses firmly into the centre of the Cartier Horse of the Year conversation.
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