On the third day of the royal festival

Secret State flies the Godolphin logo at Royal Ascot

"Secret State" snatches the title of "King George V Stakes" by a "short head" difference over his closest competitor.

From the source

The "Secret State" pony, with the "Godolphin" logo and under the supervision of coach Charlie Appleby, was crowned a champion in the "King George V Stakes" for three years in the "Handicap" category, which took place over a distance of 2,400 meters grass, and was held yesterday in the second round of the third day of the Royal Ascot Festival. » The ancient British royal, which started last Tuesday in its 311th edition, and will be unveiled tomorrow.

Secret State gave Godolphin its third victory in this year's festival, after the victories of "Curibas" and "Dubai Future" on the opening day of the "St. James Palace Stakes" for the "Group1" horses and the "Wolverton Stakes" for the "Listed" horses. The Secret State also boosted the victories of the country’s horses at the 2022 festival to four titles, after the undefeated “Baid” pony with the “Shadwell” logo was crowned with the title of the first race of the festival, “Queen Ann Stakes” for “Group 1” horses.

And jockey William Buick managed to lead the "Secret State" to stay close to the constellation of lead during the early stages of the half, before unleashing him in the last 400 metres, capturing the lead and crossing the finish line in the first place, with a time of two minutes, 32 seconds and 43 parts of a second. The “short head” difference from the second-placed Irish pony “Doville Legend” under the supervision of coach James Ferguson and led by jockey Daniel Moscott, while the third place went to the pony “Israr” with the “Shadwell” logo and the supervision of coaches John and Teddy Gosden and led by jockey Jim Crowley.

Three representatives of UAE horses hope to regain the title of the "Commonwealth Cup" for the "Group 1" horses, absent since 2018, when "Perfect Power" competes with the slogan of Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum, and "Ehraz" owned by "Shadwell", and “Zain Claudette” by Saeed Al Tayer, the challenge of the second half and the president on the fourth day of the prestigious British “Royal Ascot” festival. The fourth day attracted 134 of the world’s elite horses, including 14 representatives of the country, competing for the titles of seven runs, including two runs for the first category “Group1” » The highest-ranked in the world, and a run for each of the "Group 2" and "Group 3" horses, and three runs classified in the "equivalence" category.

The ceremony will start at 5:30 pm UAE time, through the first half of the “Albany Stakes” for fillies category “Sunset 3” for a distance of 1200 meters, competing for the title of 18 elite two-year-old fillies, two of whom stand out with the angel of the state logo with “Wave” with the “Godolphin” logo. And the supervision of the international coach Saeed bin Suroor, the winner last month of the ancient “Newmarket” track, and “Alvinia” owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Obaid Al Maktoum, and the supervision of coach Kevin Ryan, before the excitement continued its way towards the second half and the President “Commonwealth Cup”, which Runs over a distance of 1200 metres, and is classified in the British Champions Series, in which three representatives of the country aspire to add a third title in the Cup, after the titles of Shadwell horses in the 2015 and 2018 editions.

“Achraz” under the supervision of coach Richard Hannon bears the hopes of the blue and white logo of “Shadwell” in the challenge of the 2022 edition, based on his record in the racing world, which did not leave the first three places in four of his five participations, including the victory last July at the same “Ascot” track. » And a distance of 1200 meters.

Emirati hopes are also pinned on the "Perfect Power" pony, under the supervision of coach Richard Fahey, who aspires to his sixth victory in his eight-part career, the last of which came in a race for "Group 3" horses last April on the "Newbury" track.

Saeed Al Tayer is pushing the skilled “Zain Coldit”, under the supervision of national coach Ismail Mohamed, in her first appearance of the current season, after she achieved three victories in her last year and in her first season, which came on the “York”, “Ascot” and “Newbury” tracks out of her participation. All five of them fought at a distance of 1,200 metres.

The attention of horse lovers is directed towards the third half of the "Doc of Edinburgh Stakes" for the "Handicap" horses, competing for the title of 19 elite horses at a distance of 2,400, including representatives from "Godolphin" with "Brilliant Light", under the supervision of the international coach Saeed bin Suroor, and " Trawlermann” under the supervision of coaches John and Teddy Gosden.

The representatives of the state will be absent from the fourth round of the "Cornish Cup" for the "Group 1" fillies, in the British Champions Series for a distance of 1600 metres, before the fifth round carries the "Sandringham Sitx" for the three-year-old "Handicap" fillies, for a distance of 1600 metres, an Emirati numerical density, With the participation of six state representatives, they are led by “Washya” with the slogan of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the supervision of coach Owen Burruss, who aspires to her third victory in a row, and “Lily” owned by “Shadwell,” and the supervision of coach Roger Varian, coming from Intisar Last month at Haydock.

"Ottoman Fleet" alone in "King Edward VII"

The “Ottoman Fleet”, with the “Godolphin” logo, and the supervision of coach Charlie Appleby, holds the UAE hopes alone in the competition for the title of the sixth game “King Edward Seventh Stakes” for the “Group 2” horses over a distance of 2000 metres.

"Ottoman Fleet" is recording his third participation in his racing career, after making his way fast among the horses, by the runner-up of last April, by neck difference from his stable colleague, "Natural Wold" in his first participation in a race for the novice for a distance of 2,200 meters, and he followed him last month with a deserved victory in a race The “Fairway Stakes” for the “Listed” class horses, which ran for a distance of 2000 meters at the “Newbury” track.

• 134 of the world's elite horses participate in the fourth day, including 14 horses from the Emirates.

• «Ehrz» did not go out of the top three in 4 of his previous 5 participations.

Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news