Ascot Race Course

Fasig-Tipton Turf Horse for June: Lady Aurelia
Off her monster performance at Royal Ascot against the best grass sprinters in the world, Stonestreet Stables’ 3-year-old filly Lady Aurelia has earned honors as Fasig-Tipton Turf Horse of the Month for June on the all-things grass-racing website TurfTalk360.com. In mastering the best turf sprinters in the world to take

306-year-old Ascot: Ward aside, Americans have much to learn – but it’s worth it
Gary West — as only he can — reflects on Royal Ascot: In 1711, during a carriage ride from Windsor Castle, Queen Anne realized that Ascot Heath would be an ideal location for a racecourse. And so it was a few weeks later. Horses raced at Royal Ascot 21 years

Idaho follows brother Highland Reel as winner at Royal Ascot
Bob Kieckhefer wraps up closing day of Royal Ascot, coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton, home of the Sept. 10 Turf Showcase yearling sale: Idaho, September and The Tin Man were the heroes of Saturday’s final day of Royal Ascot 2017 and their victories are likely to set up some classic confrontations
Royal Ascot notebook: International horses sit at 10 victories
Today’s Royal Ascot notes as supplied by Ascot Race Course: This year has been a good Royal Ascot for the international runners, but it is not yet as successful as the record-breaking 2016. Last year, the internationally-trained horses (including Ireland) won a total of 14 races, the best-ever score for

Royal Ascot: 6-for-6 Caravaggio carries banner for Scat Daddy
Bob Kieckhefer recaps Day 4 at Royal Ascot, headed by Caravaggio providing another big win for his late sire, Scat Daddy. Coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton, home of the Sept. 10 Turf Showcase yearling auction. Caravaggio not only starred on the penultimate day at Royal Ascot, winning the Commonwealth Cup and

Coronet, Benbatl’s Royal Ascot victories flatter Derby, Oaks
There were some remarkable performances by the 3-year-olds on the middle day of the Royal Ascot meeting, with victories by Benbatl and Coronet massively flattering the results of the 3-year-old Classics at Epsom. Writer Bob Kieckhefer gives us the lowdown, coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton’s Sept. 10 Turf Showcase The Ribblesdale Coronet,

Royal Ascot: Doyle wins Gold Cup aboard Big Orange on head bob
Bob Kieckhefer recaps today’s Gold Cup and Norfolk from Day 3 at Royal Ascot, TurfTalk360.com coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton, home of the Sept. 10 Turf Showcase yearling auction: After 2 1/2 miles, and with a gold trophy and a meeting with the Queen in the balance, a desperate head bob

Royal Ascot: Highland Reel takes Prince of Wales’s Stakes; Ward bags another
Bob Kieckhefer recaps Day 2 of Royal Ascot, coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton, home of the Sept. 10 Turf Showcase auction: Highland Reel reeled in another Group 1 victory with a gutsy win in the Wednesday’s feature race at Royal Ascot, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), while French horses won

Lady Aurelia wins at Royal Ascot for second year; Ribchester rolls
Bob Kieckhefer recaps Day One at Royal Ascot, with coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton’s Sept. 10 Turf Showcase auction in Lexington: The first day of Royal Ascot was a glamorous, warm mixed bag with victories by favorites and outsiders, big stables and small but the biggest winners on the day were
Dettori out at Royal Ascot with arm injury
Check back later for Bob Kieckhefer’s recap of the first day of Royal Ascot, coverage presented by Fasig-Tipton – home of the “Turf Showcase” yearling auction Sept. 10. From Royal Ascot comes the news that jockey Frankie Dettori won’t be riding the meet because of an arm injury sustained last