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Royal Ascot: Lethal Force dominates Diamond Jubilee; Hardwicke winner dies after race

Improving 4-year-old Lethal Force won the first Group 1 race of his career on the last day of the 2013 Royal Ascot meeting, dashing to a convincing victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on Saturday in England. The meeting’s final card was marred by the death of 4-year-old Thomas Chippendale, who collapsed and died just after winning the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes. A heart attack was suspected in the colt’s sudden demise.

Marcus HershJun 22, 2013

France: Cirrus des Aigles returns at Saint Cloud

Sunday’s $524,000 Grand Prix de Saint Cloud in France has a strong field of 11 older horses led by the 13-time stakes winner Cirrus des Aigles.

Steve AndersenJun 21, 2013

Royal Ascot: Sky Lantern runs away with Coronation Stakes

Nearly seven weeks after winning the Group 1 English 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, Sky Lantern won Friday’s Group 1 Coronation Stakes, the top race for 3-year-olds fillies over the five days of racing at Royal Ascot.

Steve AndersenJun 21, 2013

Ascot: Sea Siren, Society Rock among multiple contenders in 18-horse Diamond Jubilee

Saturday's closing-day card at Royal Ascot is headed as usual by the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, a six-furlong dash that an 18-horse field.

Marcus HershJun 20, 2013

Ascot: No Nay Never takes Norfolk for Ward

American trainer Wesley Ward captured the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes with No Nay Never; Queen Elizabeth II’s horse Estimate was an exciting victor of the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup; and Jane Cecil notched her first win since taking over the string of her late husband, trainer Henry Cecil, when Riposte won the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes during Thursday's card at Royal Ascot.

Marcus HershJun 20, 2013

Gentildonna seeks Breeders' Cup Turf berth in Takarazuka Kinen

Gentildonna, the 2012 Japanese Horse of the Year, makes her first start of the year in that country in Sunday’s $2,834,639 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse, a turf marathon with a strong field of older horses.

Steve AndersenJun 20, 2013

Soy Carambolo aims for Breeders' Cup Marathon berth Friday in Argentina

On Friday in Argentina, Soy Carambolo is a leading contender in the Group 1 Premio Clasico General Belgrano over about 1 9/16 miles. The Clasico Belgrano offers a fees-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Marathon at Santa Anita in November.

Steve AndersenJun 20, 2013

Royal Ascot: Al Kazeem wins Prince of Wales’s Stakes

Al Kazeem caught pacesetter Mukhadram in the final strides to win his second consecutive Group 1 race, and third straight stakes, in Wednesday’s $775,000 Prince of Wales’s Stakes on the second day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

Steve AndersenJun 19, 2013

Royal Ascot: Sky Lantern, Just the Judge rematched in Coronation

A half-length separated Sky Lantern and Just the Judge when they finished first and second in the Group 1 English 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5, and they are rematched in Friday’s Group 1 Coronation Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Royal Ascot.

Steve AndersenJun 19, 2013

Royal Ascot: Estimate favored in large field for Gold Cup

The long and short of Thursday’s card at Royal Ascot, respectively, are the Group 1 Gold Cup and the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes. The Gold Cup, for older horses, is contested over 2 1/2 miles, while the Norfolk is a five-furlong dash for 2-year-olds.

Marcus HershJun 18, 2013

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