Ladies Day at Royal Ascot begins with the Norfolk Stakes and the American juvenile McErin represents the yard of Wesley Ward who won this corresponding race back in 2013 courtesy of No Nay Never.
Sofia's Rock put up a solid performance when defying top weight over a mile and a half and looks the one to beat in the King George V Handicap, a race his trainer Mark Johnston has won five times. Al Shaqab's Danehill Dancer filly was guided by Gregory Benoist and took the straight mile in 1:38.34. "He gets the trip and that makes him a good horse", said Fahey, who took out a trainer's licence in 2003. After suffering a stress fracture on his pelvis last season he came back to run a brilliant third in the Champion Stakes, before winning the Sheema Classic at Meydan in March.
In the second carriage came Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, followed in a third by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The Siyouni colt, second in the French Two Thousand Guineas (G1) in his previous start, finished in 1:25.05.
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Bred by Nursery Place, Spirit of Valor was a 66-1 long shot in the Jersey for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Highland Reel was the 56th career victor at Royal Ascot for the 47-year-old O'Brien, who began training in 1993.
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I was on board Acapulco when she won this race in 2015 - and obviously Wesley also took this with Lady Aurelia previous year - and you get the same vibes around this filly. She quickened when asked, eased by inside her rival and was not challenged in the final yards.
Lady Aurelia always appeared to be traveling comfortably for Velazquez, and with a furlong still to run already had sewn up her second Royal Ascot victory.
Perhaps wanting to play it safe for the big day out with the Queen and numerous other members of the British Royal Family, the duchess stunned in a high-neck white lace dress by one of her go-to British designers, Alexander McQueen.
"We've had a lot of good milers, horses like Toronado, Toormore and Olympic Glory", Hannon told The Guardian, "and when they leave, you miss them".
Victor of the Goodwood Cup for the last two years over half-a-mile shorter, the Duke Of Marmalade gelding steps into the unknown but he never looked like stopping when taking the Henry II Stakes by five lengths over two miles at Sandown.
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