Royal Ascot

Should punters move on Stradivarius in Ascot Gold Cup?

Posted on June 18, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The withdrawal of Kew Gardens from Thursday’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot has caused some changes in the betting market. Stradivarius is now the odds-on favourite, but all the eight declared runners are shortening and drifting with the various bookmakers.

Posted on June 18, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Lord North has taken out the showpiece Prince Of Wales's Stakes on day two of Royal Ascot in impressive fashion for trainer John Gosden. The four-year-old, in his first appearance in Group One company, showed a blistering turn of foot under James Doyle to finish 3-3/4 lengths ahead of Addeybb. Addeybb was having his first[...]

Posted on June 16, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Punters who like a plunge in a handicap will be watching the betting for the Royal Hunt Cup and Silver Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot this Wednesday, but Addeybb in the Prince of Wales's Stakes could be the big mover of the day.

Posted on June 15, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Backers of odds-on favourites could be on good terms with themselves if Mogul (15.00 GMT) and Battaash (15.35 GMT) do the business on the first day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday.

Posted on June 15, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Bets for the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot are speculative at this stage of proceedings, but the trends suggest the two standout runners are Bell Rock and Fox Premier.

Posted on June 15, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Two months after his starring role during the Sydney autumn carnival, English-trained Addeybb is ready to take on the best at Royal Ascot. Addeybb is among a final field of seven that has been declared for the Prince of Wales's Stakes on Wednesday. Trained out of Newmarket by William Haggas, Addeybb will clash with Aidan[...]

Posted on June 14, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Battaash will face 10 rivals as he bids for a first victory in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. Second in the race for the past two seasons to the now-retired Blue Point, Charlie Hills' speedster is reappearing on Tuesday after a rare below-par run in the Prix de l'Abbaye when he was last[...]

Posted on June 7, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Bookmakers have not issued prices for the top trainer at Royal Ascot because the projected ante post favourite may not send a strong team from Ireland. Aidan O'Brien was to train most winners at the meeting last year but his plans are unclear and there could be travel restrictions. A speculative early bet could be[...]

Posted on June 5, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The prize money for this month's Royal Ascot, which will be run without spectators from June 16-20, has been more than halved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organisers had said in December that more than STG8 million ($A14.5 million) would be offered with the meeting hosting million pound races for the first time. On Thursday[...]

Posted on June 1, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The outcome of the Royal Ascot leading jockey market is closely linked to the number of runners from Ireland, which means Frankie Dettori is in a great position to defend the title.

Posted on May 31, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Racing will resume behind closed doors at Newcastle after the government gave its permission for competitive sport in Britain to restart from June 1. The ‘stage three' guidance for elite and professional sport, published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on Saturday, outlines the facilities and processes that will need to be[...]

Posted on May 26, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The 2020 Royal Ascot meeting will take place behind closed doors and there will be no pageantry, but the fixture will still feature high-class racing and six additional races over five days from June 16 to 20.

Posted on April 8, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Days after raising hopes of a return by the start of May amid the coronavirus outbreak, British horse racing organisers announced the postponement of two of their biggest Flat-racing festivals and said the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting might only be staged behind closed doors. The Guineas Festival at Newmarket on May 2-3 and the English[...]

Posted on October 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller has flagged a possible Royal Ascot assault next year with star sprinters Yes Yes Yes and Nature Strip. Waller announced the plans on Thursday and also said three-year-old Yes Yes Yes would be immediately spelled rather than contest Saturday week's VRC Sprint at Flemington. The leading Sydney trainer resisted showing off four-time Cox[...]

Posted on June 13, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

A decade after breaking new ground at Royal Ascot, American trainer Wesley Ward is returning with a team of eight as hungry as ever. The trainer was not well known in England when he first brought horses to Britain's summer showpiece meeting but it did not take him long to make a big impression. In[...]

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