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Kalpana turns the tables on Calandagan in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Kalpana could not hold off the onrushing Calandagan in the 2025 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, but this time around, she could.
Marcus HershJul 25, 2026
Kalpana could not hold off the onrushing Calandagan in the 2025 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, but this time around, she could.
Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day
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Calandagan won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud by just a neck over the inferior Cualificar in his last start, so one might be inclined to play against Calandagan on Saturday at Ascot in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Johanna Walsh, a maiden race winner in May, continued her rapid ascent in Europe’s 3-year-old filly division with a four-length win in Saturday’s $571,000 Irish Oaks at the Curragh after stablemate Thundering On was scratched earlier in the day.
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Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: Irish Oaks Stakes Day.
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Crowned by a string of record-breaking highs and global accolades, a spectacular 2025/26 Hong Kong racing season drew to a close at Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 July).
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After a failed attempt against older fillies and mares three weeks ago, Thundering On returns to the 3-year-old filly division in Saturday’s Group 1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh with an outstanding chance for her second major stakes win of the year.
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David Eustace slotted a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (15 July) to equal his career-best haul in Hong Kong as the 2025/26 racing season closed in spectacular style with Caspar Fownes and Zac Purton taking overall individual honours.
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Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at Happy Valley.
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Four-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey Joao Moreira paid tribute to his boss, Caspar Fownes, following the trainer’s emphatic title win ahead of the Season Finale at Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 July).