Big guns live up to billing

Frankel

by Stable Lad

Well, Royal Ascot has come and gone for another year, but, it indeed has left behind some lasting memories of a few outstanding performances that will stay with us as the season goes by.

The ebullient Frankie Dettori certainly proved that he is no back-number when powering home on Colour Vision in a thrilling Ascot Gold Cup, narrowly beating his stable companion Opinion Poll, and the strong running Red Cadeaux, in a thrilling last furlong battle up the final Ascot Hill, to a finish where all three horses came very close together in the final few strides. [Read more...]

Weather wreaks havoc with racing calendar

Black Caviar

by Stable Lad

“June is bursting out all over”, is the title of a musical piece from the Rodgers and Hammerstein extravaganza, “Carousel”, a show that also contains what became the famous soccer anthem, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. Interesting, isn’t it? [Read more...]



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