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Royal Ascot - Frankie Dettori

Royal Ascot - Frankie Dettori

Comments from Frankie Dettori after winning the Ascot Gold Cup aboard Colour Vision.

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 Thursday, June 21, 2012
Dettori Rallies Colour Vision to Gold Cup Win

Dettori Rallies Colour Vision to Gold Cup Win

Colour Vision rallied under a strong drive from jockey Frankie Dettori and was able to hold off stablemate Opinion Poll to win the $542,500 Ascot Gold Cup (Eng-I) by a half-length at Royal Ascot June 21.

 Thursday, June 21, 2012
Royal Ascot Preview - Day 3

Royal Ascot Preview - Day 3

Ladies' Day, the Gold Cup, and rain dominate Day 3 at Royal Ascot. Sponsored by AmWest Entertainment.

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 Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fame And Glory Bids for Ascot Gold Cup Repeat

Fame And Glory will attempt to emulate his former Ballydoyle stablemate Yeats when he bids for a repeat victory in the $542,500 Ascot Gold Cup (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot June 21.

 Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Yeats Pure Gold at Royal Ascot

Yeats etched his name in history by becoming the first horse to win the prestigious Gold Cup (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot for the fourth straight year.

 Thursday, June 18, 2009
Purses Hiked for Royal Ascot Meet

Purses Hiked for Royal Ascot Meet

Britain's Ascot Racecourse announced Jan. 6 that prize money for the 2009 royal race meeting June 16-20 has been increased.

 Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Gold Cup Next for Henry II Victor Tungsten Strike

Kentucky-bred Tungsten Strike, narrowly beaten in back-to-back group III efforts, found the soft going at Sandown Park to his liking Monday and rolled to a five-length win in the more prestigious Henry II Stakes (Eng-II).

 Monday, May 29, 2006

Danehill Stayers Run One, Two in Ascot Gold Cup

Two-time champion Westerner, runner-up in last year's 2 1/2-mile Ascot Gold Cup (Eng-I), held on to defeat Irish-bred Distinction in this year's renewal by a neck Thursday afternoon at the Royal Ascot meeting at York. The first two across the line are both sons of the late Danehill, sire of 287 stakes winners worldwide.

 Thursday, June 16, 2005