John Gosden has entered Ombudsman for the Breeders’ Cup Turf after the five-year-old’s Champion Stakes success at Ascot, with connections assessing a potential tr…
Ombudsman being aimed at Breeders’ Cup after Champion Stakes success
Archive for category: ASCOT
Ascot is famous as a world-class racecourse, conference and sporting venue and home of the Royal Ascot race meeting. Located 6 miles from Windsor, Ascot Racecourse was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 and is still in Royal ownership today. Up until 1945, the only racing that took place at Ascot Racecourse was the Royal Ascot meeting, but since 1945 many more racing fixtures including major races like the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes are run at Ascot Racecourse. When they’re not playing host to Royal Ascot in June, Ascot Racecourse has a full racing fixtures calendar, including the Qipco British Champions Day + supporting entertainment attracting a wide audience; from occasional racegoers on a fun day out, to serious racing aficionados. Ascot Racecourse however is best known for Royal Ascot, which Her Majesty The Queen attends every day. One of the highlights of this truly unmissable royal race meeting is the Royal Procession with HM The Queen in an open carriage making its way from the Golden Gates along the racecourse and into the Parade Ring at 2.00 pm each day. Ascot Racecourse is located 36 miles from London (a 50 minute drive), and 15 miles from Reading, near the junction between the A329 and A330. Access from M3 (Junc 3) and M4 (Junc 6) Frequent rail service from Waterloo to Ascot, station adjoins course.
Ombudsman Prevails in Champion Stakes at Ascot
Ombudsman produced a sharp finish under William Buick to win the Qatar Racing Champion Stakes at Ascot for John and Thady Gosden, reversing last year’s result wit…
Talk Of New York scales to Group One success in QEII at Ascot
Talk Of New York provided a Group One breakthrough for Charlie Appleby and William Buick with a decisive victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot, streng…
Almeraq headlines a big day at Ascot as Mount Atlas and Night In Vegas complete the story
Almeraq capped the flat season with a top-level success in the British Champions Sprint at Ascot, while Mount Atlas upset the Long Distance Cup and Night In Vegas…
Fab Pab can take the Sprint
Ascot selections Saturday 17th October Champions Day at Ascot and run on ground faster than is often then case at this time of year. It does not look like a vintage card, but it is a very competitive one, and I have selections for three races on the afternoon....
Talk Of New York supplemented for Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as strong mile line-up assembles at A…
Talk Of New York has been supplemented for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot, joining a strong international field including Gstaad and Rayif. The straight m…
Calandagan set to defend Champion Stakes as a high-quality Ascot field lines up
Calandagan returns to Ascot to defend his Champion Stakes crown against a select field that includes Ombudsman, Arc runner-up Bay City Roller, Constitution River…
Ebor winner Daiquiri Bay steps up to two miles in Long Distance Cup as King seeks further progress
Alan King brings four-year-old Daiquiri Bay to Ascot’s Long Distance Cup after an autumn of progress that included Newmarket, Royal Ascot and Ebor victories. The…
Service Minimum and Leader Crik to headline Chepstow’s Welsh Racing Festival card
Chepstow’s Welsh Racing Festival continues with a competitive handicap hurdle headline. Leader Crik and Service Minimum meet in the feature, while Haas Boy and Oo…
Darkness Falls Enhances Classic Prospects After Dewhurst Triumph
Darkness Falls crowned a productive Newmarket juvenile weekend with a Dewhurst Stakes victory that strengthens his credentials for next spring's Classics. Close f…
