Steven Cargill
@Steven_Cargill
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Official photographer at Newbury Nottingham Market Rasen https://t.co/RXpGZxJlYv Everywhere for European Bloodstock News Shadwell TBA https://t.co/UhuwVovqMF
Joined May 2015
As he didn't get his winner's enclosure photo today.
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*Probably* my favourite photograph of FRANKEL on a racecourse. This was taken close to the 3 furlong marker as he made his way to the start for the 2000 Guineas, 30th April 2011.
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Scenes with CITY STORM - a bit of a handful on his way to the start @haydockraces today for @DaveLoughnane_
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This is POST TIME (Frosted) who is supposed to be running in the @BreedersCup Dirt Mile on Saturday. Can neither confirm or deny if the horse has four legs or if the rider is wearing a Don King wig.
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KAUTO STAR (2000-2015) won 23 races from age 3 to 11. *Probably* the greatest steeplechaser of the last 50 years.
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TAPIT @Gainesway recently. The 21yo son of Pulpit won the G1 Wood Memorial in 2004 and this multiple champion sire is responsible for 28 G1 winners including Frosted, Essential Quality, Flightline, Tapwrit, Untapable, Unique Bella, Stardom Bound, Hansen, Tonalist and Cupid.
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When you want to see what 30,000 euro gets your mare @coolmorestud . *no boys were harmed in the making of these photographs. #Churchill
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5yo AUGUSTE RODIN @coolmorestud recently. The son of Deep Impact won the G1 Futurity Trophy, The Derby, Irish Derby, Irish Champion Stakes, Breeders' Cup Turf and Prince of Wales's Stakes for @Ballydoyle and is new at stud for 2025.
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Outrider Alexander Thompson and Moftris take a break between lots @RacingDubai yesterday morning.
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22yo FUNNY CIDE @KyHorsePark recently. In 2003 the son of Distorted Humor became the first gelding in 74 years to win the Kentucky Derby. He went on to win the Preakness by 10, but could finish only 3rd to Empire Maker in his Triple Crown bid three weeks later.
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Scenes with LOGICIAN as the unbeaten 4yo son of Frankel arrived in the pre-parade ring @DoncasterRaces today for his first race since winning the St Leger a year ago.
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NIGHT NURSE (1971-1998). Seen here aged 26, Night Nurse won the Champion Hurdle in 1976 & 1977 and was the outstanding hurdler during a remarkable generation. He went on to win many races over fences too, and finished a brave 2nd in the 1981 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was a hero.
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TIZ THE LAW @coolmoreamerica recently. The 5yo son of Constitution won the G1 Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes, Florida Derby and Champagne Stakes. His first foals are arriving now.
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4yo CITY OF TROY @coolmorestud recently. The son of Justify won the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, The Derby, Eclipse Stakes and Juddmonte International and is new for 2025.
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5yo KING OF STEEL @HoStud recently. The son of Wootton Bassett won the G1 Champion Stakes and G2 King Edward VII Stakes for @varianstable @amoracingltd and is new for 2025.
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GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (1997-2018). The celebrated son of Storm Cat raced 13 times, winning 9 and finishing 2nd in the remainder. During a 12 week spell in 2000 he won 5 G1's; St James's Palace, Eclipse, Sussex, Juddmonte International and Irish Champion, all by less than a length.
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7yo HURRICANE LANE @coolmorestud Grange Stud recently. The son of Frankel won the G1 St Leger, Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris for @godolphin and his first foals are arriving now.
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11yo STRADIVARIUS @Tattersalls1766 recently. The son of Sea The Stars won the G1 Goodwood Cup 4 times and the G1 Gold Cup 3 times. He was also a 3 time winner of the G2 Lonsdale Cup and G2 Yorkshire Cup. He is standing @NatStudStallion and his first crop are now yearlings.
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30yo A.P. INDY @LanesEndFarms last week. The son of Seattle Slew was the most expensive yearling of 1990 and won the Belmont Stakes & @BreedersCup Classic in 1992. A breed-shaping sire of Mineshaft, Bernadini, Honor Code, Rags To Riches & Pulpit. May the winter be kind to him
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Scenes with EQUINOX, winner of last night's G1 Sheema Classic @RacingDubai .(His eyes follow you round the room)
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Absolute screams with @rosiemargarson and Spirited Guest after their victory @Ascot today for @MargarsonRacing. This race, one of the most prestigious for lady amateur jockeys, has been held on the King George card for decades and still kind of a big deal for those taking part.
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16yo CAMELOT @coolmorestud recently. The son of Montjeu won the G1 Racing Post Trophy, 2000 Guineas, The Derby and Irish Derby. He is the sire, most notably, of Bluestocking, Luxembourg, Los Angeles and Sir Dragonet.
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No having to go down early, no having to go down last, no having to go down up the backside of something else, no black hood, no bloody red hood, no grackle, no tongue tie, no fancy bit. STARMAN before today's July Cup. Good horse!
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AMERICAN PHAROAH @coolmoreamerica recently. The 10yo son of Pioneerof The Nile won The Triple Crown, Haskell and Breeders' Cup Classic in 2015. His leading progeny to date include, Cafe Pharoah, Harvey's Lil Goil, Van Gogh, Pista, Four Wheel Drive and As Time Goes By
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DERMA SOTOGAKE and LEMON POP complete the Japanese challenge for Saturday's @thesaudicup, training at King Abdulaziz Racetrack this morning
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8yo PYLEDRIVER @coolmorestud Beeches Stud recently. The son of Harbour Watch won the G1 Coronation Cup and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes for @Muir_Grassick and his first foals are arriving now.
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Dubai World Cup winner USHBA TESORO and comrade MEISHO HARIO training for @thesaudicup in Riyadh this morning.
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Scenes with CHALDEAN @FrankieDettori and groom Chetan Singh after their victory in today's G1 2000 Guineas @NewmarketRace. A 5th win in the race for the @JuddmonteFarms silks following Known Fact (80), Dancing Brave (86), Zafonic (93) and Frankel (2011).
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G1 winning 6yo m DEIRDRE training @rehc_bahrain this morning in preparation for Friday's Bahrain International Trophy. The daughter of Harbinger is trained by Mitsuru Hashida and is to be ridden by @HollieDoyle1
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Thundering Blue, a beautiful horse from his first race to his last, and what an unforgettable day he gave us all at the Stockholm Cup two years ago. Thoughts are with David, Kim and Clive after a sad day at Goodwood.
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LIFE IS GOOD repeated yesterday's controlled bounce around @RacingDubai in preparation for Saturday's Dubai World Cup, from which he must break from stall 1 for @PletcherRacing
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14yo CAMELOT @coolmorestud recently. The son of Montjeu won the G1 2000 Guineas and Derby in 2012 but sadly failed by less than a length to land the Triple Crown in the St Leger. He is the sire of Luxembourg, Sir Dragonet, Latrobe and Santa Barbara.
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PIVOTAL . The multiple champion UK based sire won 4 of his 6 races, including the King's Stand Stakes (then G2) and, on his final start, the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes (pictured below, beating Eveningperformance) in 1996. Now aged 27, he is still the man @CPStudOfficial
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5yo PADDINGTON @coolmorestud recently. The son of Siyouni won the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes, Eclipse Stakes and Sussex Stakes for @Ballydoyle and his first crop are arriving now.
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More Japanese @RacingDubai this morning, CHAIN OF LOVE (Golden Shaheen), FULL FLAT (Godolphin Mile), SCHNELL MEISTER (Dubai Turf) and VELOCE ORO (Dubai Gold Cup)
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NOBLE MISSION, now aged 9, @LanesEndFarms on Monday. The son of Galileo who raced in the colours of @JuddmonteFarms, and was never out of the first four in 21 starts, has made a promising start as a stallion. See, you dont have to mention Frankel. Oh *&(*(&%$£
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7yo ST MARK'S BASILICA @coolmorestud recently. The son of Siyouni won the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club, Eclipse Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes for @Ballydoyle. His first crop are now 2yos.
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Scenes with Enable and @FrankieDettori after she became the first horse to win three G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (first run in 1951) @Ascot today. She has now won 11 Group 1's and over £10.6million for @JuddmonteFarms
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10yo Lily-Clare, riding HONKY TONK GIRL, beats @HollieDoyle1 riding FLO TINAWAY in the 5f @DCT_Charity Race @LingfieldPark. Lily-Clare lives with a serious lung condition, immune deficiency and Scoliosis and today was kindly allowed to experience a day in the life of a jockey.
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SEE MORE BUSINESS (1990-2014) won his 1st race aged 5 and his 20th race when he was 13. Always high class, including over hurdles, See More Business improved when fitted with blinkers. He became our best three-mile chaser for a number of seasons and unstoppable at his best.
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KIND (2001-2021) . seen here @JuddmonteFarms in 2012, was the winner of 6 races from 5-7f including the LR Kilvington Stakes and LR Flower of Scotland Stakes for @RogerCharlton. At Banstead Manor she produced Frankel, Noble Mission, Bullet Train, Joyeuse, Morpheus & Proconsul
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28yo INVINCIBLE SPIRIT @IrishNatStud recently. The retired son of Green Desert won the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup in 2002 and is the sire of Kingman, Charm Spirit, Fleeting Spirit, Shalaa, Moonlight Cloud, Magna Graecia, Territories, Nazeef, Profitable and Mayson.
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OMAHA BEACH @spendthriftfarm recently. The 6yo son of War Front won the G1 Arkansas Derby (9f), Santa Anita Sprint (6f) and Malibu Stakes (7f) and his first crop are now yearlings.
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6th win for 5yo g SPIRITED GUEST @rosiemargarson in @amajox 7f handicap @Ascot today for @batsfordstud Swiss Spirit @MargarsonRacing
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HONOR A. P. @LanesEndFarms recently. The 5yo son of Honor Code won the G1 Santa Anita Derby in 2020 and his first foals are arriving now.
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Scenes with Nanako Fujita after Japan's only female rider in the JRA ranks won yesterday's @womenjockeys World Cup @svenskgalopp Bro Park.
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PERSIAN PUNCH (1993-2004) won 20 of his 63 races over 8 seasons and was successful in every stayers' group race bar the Gold Cup. He was ridden to victory by 8 different jockeys and a magnificent statue, partially funded by his fans, stands at Newmarket Racecourse.
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Scenes with the recently retired BATTAASH and @JimCrowley1978, parading on track before the Nunthorpe Stakes @yorkracecourse today. The 7yo won 13 races for @ShadwellStud and for @cbhills, the horse of a lifetime.
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ROOSTER BOOSTER (1994-2005) won 10 races and was second 14 times. By the unheralded Riverwise, Rooster Booster became remarkably strong & made rapid improvement in 2002/3 to become Champion Hurdler aged 9. Astonishingly still pulling for his head 2f out, he won by 11 lengths.
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LIFE IS GOOD (Into Mischief) @Ameliajgreen currently the world's highest rated horse, continued his preparation for Saturday's Dubai World Cup out on track @RacingDubai this morning for @PletcherRacing @WinStarFarm @Chinahorseclub
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SEA THE STARS (Cape Cross - Urban Sea) was Horse of the Year in 2009. In a 6-race season he won the 2000 Guineas, Derby, Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes & Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Pictured here at the first 4 of those, he now stands @AgaKhanStuds
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GALILEO. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at.Ascot 28th July 2001, beating Fantastic Light, Storming Home and Millenary.
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@RacingPost Bryony: "Frodon said to me, he said we aren't going down without a fight girl, don't you give up, let's get up that mountain, and he took my hand and said you can do this". Queen: "Give it a rest".
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LIFE IS GOOD, who races over 10f for the first time in Saturday's Dubai World Cup, cantered around 12f @RacingDubai this morning with @Ameliajgreen for @PletcherRacing @WinStarFarm @Chinahorseclub
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Scenes with the unbeaten DESERT FLOWER after her victory in yesterday's G1 1000 Guineas for @DarleyEurope Night Of Thunder. She joins Cape Verdi (98), Kazzia (02), Blue Bunting (11) and Mawj (23) as winners of this race in the @godolphin silks.
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TONALIST @LanesEndFarms recently. The 11yo son of Tapit won the G1 Belmont Stakes, Cigar Mile and twice won the Jockey Club Gold Cup in 2014 and 2015. He is the sire of Tonalist's Shape and Country Grammar.
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Scenes with FRODON and Bryony Frost after winning the G1 Ryanair Chase @CheltenhamRaces today for @PFNicholls
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18yo LOPE DE VEGA @BallylinchStud recently. The son of Shamardal won the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Prix du Jockey Club and is the sire of Shadow Of Light, Belardo, Phoenix Of Spain, Santa Ana Lane, Dreamloper, Silver Knott, Look De Vega, Rouhiya and many other G1 winners.
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Scenes with AUGUSTE RODIN @Ascot today, who became the first Derby winner since Royal Palace (1967/8) to also take the 10f Prince Of Wales's Stakes.
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Four of the five Japanese challengers for Saturday's Sheema Classic out before sunrise @RacingDubai this morning - impressive Saudi winner AUTHORITY, GLORY VASE, SHAHRYAR and UBERLEBEN.
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MANDALOUN at King Abdulaziz Racetrack this morning in preparation for Saturday's @thesaudicup
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CITY OF TROY (Justify) @rachr1806 had his first feel of the @DelMarRacing dirt on Tuesday morning ahead of his attempt to win the @BreedersCup Classic for.@coolmorestud @Ballydoyle
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Scenes with JAPAN after today's G1 Juddmonte International Stakes @yorkracecourse, with Ryan Moore and @ballydoyle's Pat Keating and Matthew Gleeson.
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Now 3/3, 4yo BONTTAY @PaddyBrennan81 wins 16.5f mares LR NH Flat Race @CheltenhamRaces today for @coolmorestud Westerner @OBMRacing
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The opening day of the flat season on turf in the UK and how better to start it than with a mission to photograph ENABLE. @JuddmonteFarms 4yo filly had one canter up Warren Hill @NewmarketGallop this murky morning.
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6yo MODERN GAMES @DarleyEurope recently. The son of Dubawi won the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Woodbine Mile, Breeders' Cup Mile and Lockinge Stakes for @godolphin. His first foals are arriving now.
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Breeders' Cup Classic winner WHITE ABARRIO training for Saturday's big race @thesaudicup this morning for @C2RacingStable @RickDutrow59 with @EmEllingwood
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RODRIGO DE TRIANO (1989-2014) beats All At Sea to win the Juddmonte International with Lester Piggott in 1992. The son of El Gran Senor won 9 of his 13 races, including the Middle Park Stakes, 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000 Guineas and, after this, the Champion Stakes at Newmarket.
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22yo YEATS @coolmorestud Castlehyde Stud recently. The son of Sadler's Wells won the G1 Gold Cup four times, G1 Prix Royal-Oak, Irish St Leger and Coronation Cup. He is the sire of Flooring Porter, Conflated, Noble Yeats, Shattered Love, Chantry House and Montaly.
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Champion Sire 2024, the 20yo DARK ANGEL @YeomanstownStud recently. The son of Acclamation won the G1 Middle Park Stakes and G2 Mill Reef Stakes in 2007 and is the sire of Battaash, Harry Angel, Charyn, Mecca's Angel, Khaadem, Lethal Force and many more.
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4yo HENRY LONGFELLOW @coolmorestud recently. The son of Dubawi won the G1 National Stakes and G2 Futurity Stakes and is new for 2025
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5yo ST MARK'S BASILICA @coolmorestud recently. The son of Siyouni won the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club, Eclipse Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes. His first foals are arriving now.
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OH SO SHARP (1982-2001). Seen here aged 15, Oh So Sharp won the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and St Leger in 1985, was the first to do so since Meld in 1955, and is still the last to win the 'Fillies Triple Crown'.
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ALTIOR @NdeBoinville after today's G1 Champion Chase, the 9yo's 18th consecutive victory, 9th Grade 1, and 4th at the @CheltenhamRaces Festival for @sevenbarrows. The son of High Chapparal has now won over £1million.
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KABIRKHAN (California Chrome), who began his career winning in Kazakhstan and Russia, training for Saturday's Dubai World Cup @RacingDubai this morning.
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9yo TOO DARN HOT @DarleyStallions recently. The son of Dubawi won the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, Prix Jean Prat and Sussex Stakes and is the sire of Fallen Angel, Alyanaabi, Darnation, Hotazhell and Broadsiding from his first two crops.
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12yo NO NAY NEVER @coolmorestud recently. The son of Scat Daddy won the G1 Prix Morny and the G2 Norfolk Stakes and is the sire of Alcohol Free, Ten Sovereigns, Little Big Bear, Blackbeard and Meditate.
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Scenes with ALTIOR @NdeBoinville after his 16th consecutive victory in today's G2 Desert Orchid Chase @kemptonparkrace. The @sevenbarrows trained 8yo was last beaten in April 2015 and has never been defeated over jumps.
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11th win for 9yo g POLITOLOGUE (Poliglote) @harryskelton89 in 16f G1 Champion Chase @CheltenhamRaces today for @PFNicholls
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HARD SPUN @DarleyAmerica recently. The 18yo son of Danzig was 2nd,3rd & 4th in the Triple Crown series of 2007 before winning the G1 King's Bishop Stakes. He has sired G1 winners Le Romain, Wicked Strong, Silver State, Gatting, Hard Aces, Aloha West, Spun To Run, Questing & more
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Yes, you really did it! DASHEL DRASHER @mattgr1ff1ths and the @holworthyfarm team after the 8yo had won the G1 Betfair @Ascot Chase today.
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Today's star @Ascot, HIGHLAND REEL the £6million horse. Wins at Gowran, Goodwood x2, Arlington, Sha Tin, Ascot x2, Santa Anita and Epsom
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9yo PHOENIX OF SPAIN @IrishNatStud recently. The son of Lope De Vega won the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and is the sire of Haatem and Lady Of Spain.
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GAME WINNER @LanesEndFarms recently. The 6yo son of Candy Ride won the G1 Del Mar Futurity, American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita and Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. His first foals are arriving now.
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Now 321, BALLET SLIPPERS wins 8f 2yo fillies novice @Ascot today for @DarleyEurope Dubawi @Ballydoyle @coolmorestud
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CITY OF TROY (Justify) @rachr1806 makes his way to the track @DelMarRacing on Tuesday morning ahead of his attempt to win the @BreedersCup Classic for @coolmorestud @Ballydoyle
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Scenes with AUGUSTE RODIN and Ryan Moore after their victory in today's G1 Derby @EpsomRacecourse. A ninth success in the race for trainer Aidan O'Brien, but only the second in these Tabor silks, the other being High Chaparral in 2002.
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Now 3/31231/311214-1211111211, 7yo g BLACK CORTON (Laverock) and Bryony Frost wins 24f G2 Reynoldstown Novices Chase @Ascot today for @PFNicholls
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