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| California Chrome |
Chromie, as he is known by his massive following across the world has a foot injury and will miss the Royal meeting.
But the meeting continues,and still attracts Jockeys and horses alike spread over europe and in fact the world.
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| Top USA jockey Joel Rossario |
As always with this regal event the attendance each day of Her Majesty The Queen, brings this event to it's boiling point. Ready for the pot to bubble over with the eight group 1 races over now the five days of quality racing.
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| The 2.00PM Royal Procession |
The racing started off with a french flavour, Freddie Head Trained Solow, ridden by french jockey Maxime Guyon, the race run at a slow pace for a sraight mile race saw off the opposition with about a furlong to go.
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| Solow the grey beating Guineas winner Night of Thunder |
Then came even more international winners. A Godolphin owned horse trained by a scot from Yorkshire. Mark Johnston trained Buratino wins the group 2 Coventry Stakes under William Buick with another close to the line dash after this 6 furlong sprint.
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| No 5 Blue colours Buratino comes to take the Coventry Stakes |
Now onto the first of the eight group 1 races of this meeting. The Kings Stand stakes over a very quick five furlongs of the royal course.
Eighteen horse went to post, and again racegoers were treeted to a breathtaking finish. Golddream trained in Newmarket home of British flat racing by Robert Cowell ridden by Martin Harley gets up to win by a short head
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| Far side winner Goldream sprints past the field |
The top race of the day, part of the British champions series. The St James's Palace stakes, another group one, sees the Aiden O'brien trained Gleneagles swoop by and take the spoils. O'brien who admits that his son Joseph and the team really take charge of this horse with his guidence.
But most immportantly this starts off a treble for top jockey Ryan Moore on the day and gives him the arm band for the second days racing as leading jockey.
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| Aiden and Joseph O'Brien |
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| Gleneagles and Ryan Moore |
With two races left, Moore with two irish trained horses takes the first day to it's close. Clondaw Warrior trained by top Jump trainer Willie Mullins winning the distance race of the day over two miles. and another Aiden O'brien trained Washington DC winning the Windsor Castle Stakes over 5 furlongs.
The jockey still with a bag of top rides over the next few days looks strong to reclaim his crown as top jockey over the Royal meeting
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| Top Jockey of the day, treble for Ryan Moore |
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