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Royal Ascot 2023: Dettori leaves on a high

Royal Ascot 2023: Frankie Dettori left the Royal Meeting on a high after he was presented with a bespoke number cloth and Moet Nebuchadnezzar following his final Royal Ascot ride in the Golden Gates Handicap. The 52-year-old rode his first Royal Ascot winner in 1990 and signed off with another four victories this year, headed […]

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Royal Ascot 2023: Fabulous Frankie and the End of an Era

Royal Ascot 2023 will be fabulous Frankie Dettori’s final Royal Meeting – marking the end of an extraordinary racing era. FRANKIE’S FINAL ROYAL MEETING It’s 34 years since an unknown 18-year-old Italian rode Rain Burst to finish fifth in the 1989 Coronation Stakes. 12,422 days later, on the Saturday of Royal Ascot 2023, there will

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Royal Ascot 2023: Queen Elizabeth II to be Remembered in Racing and Pictures

Queen Elizabeth II is to be remembered at the first Royal Meeting of the new reign of King Charles III, in both racing and pictures at Royal Ascot 2023. Main photograph by Rachel Groom. PLATINUM JUBILEE STAKES RENAMED ‘THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE STAKES’ In memory of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the feature

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Omar Mansoor’s Royal Ascot 2023 Collection

London based couturier Omar Mansoor has been creating a Royal Ascot collection since 2009 and this year is no exception. All of the dresses in this capsule collection adhere to the strict dress code of the Royal Enclosure. A reminder of the dress code for the Royal Enclosure is: Dresses and skirts should fall just

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Derby Festival 2023: Seventh Oaks winner for Frankie Dettori as Soul Sister romps home

Derby Festival 2023: Frankie Dettori rode a seventh Betfred Oaks winner on Soul Sister – the Frankel filly scored by a length and three-quarters from 5/6 Favourite Savethelastdance. Dettori’s previous Oaks winners were Balanchine (1994), Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002), Enable (2017), Anapurna (2019) and Snowfall (2021). He has now ridden 23 English Classic winners. John Gosden,

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Derby Festival 2023: Auguste Rodin hands O’Brien NINTH Derby success

Derby Festival 2023: Auguste Rodin handed a record-extending ninth Betfred Derby success to trainer Aidan O’Brien in the premier British Classic on 3rd June. It was a third success for jockey Ryan Moore and a record-extending 10th for a Coolmore syndicate as owners. A major disappointment in the opening Classic of the season, the QIPCO

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Derby Festival 2023: Seventh Oaks Victory for Frankie Dettori as Soul Sister Romps Home

Frankie Dettori rode a seventh Betfred Oaks winner on Soul Sister (11/4) at Epsom Downs Racecourse, 2023. The Frankel filly scored by a length and three-quarters from 5/6 Favourite Savethelastdance. Dettori’s previous Oaks winners were Balanchine (1994), Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002), Enable (2017), Anapurna (2019) and Snowfall (2021). He has now ridden 23 English Classic winners.

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Epsom Derby Festival 2023: Schedule & Big Race Preview

Horse racing fans are set for a cracking weekend of top-class action, with the 2023 Epsom Derby Festival scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday. The highlight of the opening day is The Oaks, which features the best middle-distance three-year-old fillies in Europe. The colts take centre stage the following day in The Derby

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What to Wear to Chester Racecourse

Derby Festival 2023: Chester’s May Meeting shows potential of Oaks and Derby contenders

Chester’s May Festival provides Epsom Oaks and Derby contenders with a popular trial for the Derby Festival, as its tight corners are similar to the famous Epsom course. The results from the feature races, showed the exciting potential of this year’s young contenders. The Cheshire Oaks Savethelastdance (8/11 Favourite) catapulted herself into 6/4 favouritism with

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