Clare Balding, Willie Carson and the BBC team at Royal Ascot pick their highlights from this week’s racing.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Immortal Verse wins Coronation Stakes
Immortal Verse, ridden by French jockey Gerald Mosse, wins the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. The 8-1 shot beat Nova Hawk into second place, with Barefoot Lady, ridden by Kieren Fallon, finishing third. (UK users only)
Owen in tears after win at Ascot
Former England and Manchester United striker Michael Owen struggles to contain his emotions after his horse Brown Panther wins the last race on day three of Royal Ascot.
Fame And Glory dominates Gold Cup
Huge favourite Fame And Glory pleases the punters at Royal Ascot by romping home to an easy victory in the Gold Cup.(UK users only)
Ladies shine at wet Royal Ascot
Thousands of race-goers braved wet and windy conditions on Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot and displayed a wide array of dresses and hats.
Dettori jumps for joy at Ascot win
Jockey Frankie Dettori says it was “sheer joy” to win the Prince of Wales’s Stakes on Rewilding and enjoyed the “tremendous battle” with hot favourite So You Think, who finished second in Wednesday’s main race at Royal Ascot. (UK users only)
Rewilding upsets favourite So You Think
Rewilding produces a breathtaking run to beat odds-on favourite So You Think in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, jockey Frankie Dettori’s first win of the meeting (UK users only).
What makes Frankel special?
Ahead of Frankel’s appearance at Royal Ascot, trainer Sir Henry Cecil and jockey Tom Queally explain what makes the three-year-old colt the ‘best horse in the world’ (UK users only).