Royal Ascot winner Point Of Law sold and to join Ciaron Maher in Australia
Point Of Law, the Frankel-colt who provided a notable Classic-era performance for the royal silks at Royal Ascot, has been sold and will continue his racing career in Australia under the care of Ciaron Maher.
From Newbury to the July Course
Trained in Britain by John and Thady Gosden, Point Of Law first came to prominence with a maiden win at Newbury in the spring. He then contested the Queen’s Vase on Ascot’s flatter July course, finishing fourth before returning to carry the royal colours to victory in the Bahrain Trophy, a Group Three contest contested over a staying trip on the July course.
Change of plans for Classic ambitions
The Bahrain Trophy victory had put Point Of Law on the radar as a potential St Leger candidate. Connections had been considering routes through the staying programme, but the colt’s ownership has now been transferred and he is set to join Australian stables.
John Warren, racing adviser to Their Majesties the King and Queen, confirmed the sale and that Point Of Law will join Ciaron Maher in Australia. Warren said Their Majesties will follow the horse’s future career with interest and wished the new connections well.
What the move means
- For Ascot followers, Point Of Law will be remembered for his performance on the July course, which marked him out as one of the more promising staying-bred three-year-olds of the campaign.
- The transfer underlines the international market for well-bred performers who have shown pattern-level form in Britain; sales and private transfers to Australia are a regular feature of the season as southern-hemisphere trainers look to bolster their stables ahead of their spring and summer campaigns.
- For the Gosdens, it represents the dispersal of a colt they had prepared through the spring and for whom Classic possibilities had been considered.
Context for festivalgoers and racegoers
Point Of Law’s progress through the spring and on to Ascot offers a reminder of the July course’s role in identifying middle-distance and staying prospects. The Bahrain Trophy has frequently served as a stepping stone for horses with Classic potential or for those who go on to a career in training centres worldwide.
Although he will not pursue the British Classic path this autumn, his Ascot victory remains a highlight of this season’s meeting, and supporters of the royal colours will follow his next chapter abroad.
Looking ahead
Ciaron Maher brings experience campaigning in Australian middle-distance and staying races, and Point Of Law will be aimed towards the pattern and feature programme appropriate to his development and aptitude in the southern hemisphere. His Newbury maiden and pattern success at Ascot provide a solid platform from which his new connections can map out a target schedule.
For Royal Ascot chroniclers, Point Of Law’s sale is part of the wider tapestry of the meeting: a place where horses can enhance both their racing reputations and their commercial value.
