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It's the big day of Royal Ascot week and Frankie Dettori's mount Stradivarius bids to win a third Gold Cup at 3.35pm. Follow for live updates, tips and reaction History could be made at Royal Ascot, when Stradivarius races for a third Gold Cup. Only two horses have managed it before, Sagaro the first to complete the hat-trick from 1975 to…

LONDON - Royal Ascot goes ahead on Tuesday despite being behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here AFP Sport picks out three races which could light up the five day meeting: TUESDAY King's Stand Stakes Punters believe this is the year that top sprinter Battaash will add the one race missing from his trophy cabinet after filling the…

Stradivarius pulled off a dramatic piece of racing history with a memorable performance to win his fourth successive Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup - and is now set to be trained for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Sent off the 4-7 favourite, John Gosden's brilliant stayer faced a major challenge on paper from the Royal Ascot and Irish Derby winner Santiago…

The red-hot favourite for the William Hill St Leger has raced only four times and never competed as a two-year-old. In some ways that would make him a perfectly normal winner of the world's oldest Classic. Frankie Dettori and John Gosden have been mopping up Group 1 races all year but at the start of 2019 nobody outside of Clarehaven Stables and…

Stradivarius proved too good once more, overtaking hat-trick hero Double Trigger to claim a fourth Goodwood Cup under Frankie Dettori on the opening day Stradivarius made history by becoming the first horse to win the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times. The mighty stayer overtook hat-trick hero Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998) when taking the big…

DASHING WILLOUGHBY: Followed up his Royal Ascot win with a sound run behind Communique in the Princess Of Wales's Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket (had run of the race from the front) but made little impact in the Qatar Goodwood Cup next time. Strong stayer but his best form is with some cut and unless (for the second week running) I'm reading the…

Classic Causeway, shown winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes earlier in the meeting, is morning-line favorite for Saturday's Tampa Bay. SV Photography photo, courtesy of Tampa Bay Downs March 11 (UPI) -- With the Kentucky Derby picture still very much uncertain, Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby looms as a golden opportunity for one or more of the 3-year-olds…

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third day of Royal Ascot 2021. We'll have all the news, betting tips and live racing updates you will need throughout the day. The highlight of the card is the Gold Cup at 4.15pm - with Stradivarius (who has Frankie Dettori on board) looking to equal the legendary Yeats' record of four in a row. Today's…

The Royal Ascot festival is in full swing, and day three will feature the biggest race of the week. The Ascot Gold Cup is up for grabs on Thursday, but will anyone be able to stop Stradivarius from winning the prestigious honour. There is also Group 3 action and three handicaps taking place on the third day of the famous meeting. When: Thursday 18…

PRINCE BANDAR is buzzing ahead of the latest dust-up in the desert. In just three weeks' time, some of the world's best horses will descend on Saudi Arabia for the £26 million Saudi Cup meeting. The Prince has been instrumental in bringing top-class flat racing to the country over the past three years. The two-day fixture has grown in stature since…

Matt Hulmes breaks down day three at the Royal Ascot including the Gold Cup, which Stradivarius is looking to win for a fourth time 20:05, 16 Jun 2021 Gold Cup Day at Royal Ascot and history is in the making with superstar stayer Stradivarius bidding to emulate Yeats and win the race for a fourth time and a fifth victory at the meeting. I'd…