The Duchess of Cambridge attended Queen Elizabeth II's carriage parade at Royal Ascot in England on Tuesday in an ensemble seemingly inspired by one of Hepburn's most iconic outfits from My Fair Lady.
"It looked like Ulysses had gone past him, but he battled back and it was no disgrace being beaten by Highland Reel". It's nice to have that old feel back with a good horse like him, and it's nice to do it for Sheikh Mohammed too.
" target="_blank">Palace Stakes, gave Godolphin a one-three finish in the form of Barney Roy and Thunder Snow".
After the Jane Chapple -Hyam trained Kaspersky had outrun his odds by making steady headway from the back of the field to finish five and three-quarter lengths behind the victor Ribchester, Payne said: "That was a great thrill". He is clearly fragile but I get the impression there is much more to come and Godolphin will hopefully be rewarded for their patience with him tomorrow in the Prince Of Wales Stakes.
Jack Hobbs, the 2-1 favorite, trailed in last of the nine starters in the race over 1 mile and 2 furlongs. "I'd say that was a career best from him". He had a hard day at Epsom but to come here and win, it's a massive performance.
Earlier, Heartache upset odds-on favourite Happy Like A Fool to win the Queen Mary Stakes by two and a half lengths for jockey Adam Kirby and trainer Clive Cox.
"They were wondering where I was and then they rang me when I was going through customs and I said I would have to ring them back..."
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That curiously and adventurous spirit led him to take a trip to North Korea with a Chinese tour group back in January 2016. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and hard labor.
With Order Of St George in the Gold Cup, and two outstanding Group One Friday favourites in Winter and Caravaggio, the potential for another resounding finale to the most exclusive week of the racing year is obvious.
We are going to leave you with this pretty entertaining series of shots of Sophie, Countess of Wessex, almost falling on Kate in her carriage (yes, you ride a carriage to this thing, what did you expect?).
The day's feature for 2-year-old fillies went to a large and happy syndicate put together to encourage new involvement in racing.
Highland Reel will be tackling 10 furlongs again today with O'Brien also fielding Johannes Vermeer in the nine-runner field.
"This is a Group One with some of the fastest horses in the world, and to duplicate what she did a year ago, she is a once in a lifetime horse".
"For men it is very easy so long as they have the morning suit (tailcoat), they don't have to spend a penny and I always think that is a bit unfair", she laughed.
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