Kyprios turned the third horse to win nonconsecutive editions of the Gold Cup (G1) when a sport winner over the front-running Trawlerman June 20 on the Royal Ascot assembly.
It was a record-extending ninth Gold Cup success for coach Aidan O’Brien, with the son of Galileo emulating Anticipation and Kayf Tara by successful again his crown.
William Buick set regular fractions on Godolphin’s Trawlerman within the early phases with Kyprios, the mount of Ryan Moore, looming up on the skin to race in second with a circuit to go.
On the downhill run into the again straight, Caius Chorister pulled her means upside Trawlerman, whereas Moore was content material to look at on in third.
The 11-10 favourite made his transfer vast into the house straight, and was tracked by Vauban , however a battle between Trawlerman and Kyprios unfolded.
Kyprios hit the entrance approaching the ultimate furlong, and whereas Trawlerman gave his all and tried to battle again, there was no denying Moore’s mount. Candy William stayed on for third, whereas Vauban was fourth and Gregory was properly crushed in seventh.
Moore stated on ITV: “It was clean early on, and when Caius Chorister ran off with Benoit (de la Sayette), I ended up having to go around her and he was going too properly too early.
“He was extra worth than the successful distance. We did not get it fairly proper however he nonetheless received.
“Aidan is aware of precisely what’s required to win this race and the way to get his horses prepared. I am fortunate to journey a horse like this and it is nice he can come again and do it once more.”
The connections of Kyprios within the trophy presentation for the Gold Cup
The Gold Cup victory marked Moore’s 83rd winner of the Royal Ascot meet. Earlier within the day, he catapulted previous Frankie Dettori as essentially the most profitable energetic rider at Royal Ascot when taking the Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) aboard Port Fairy . Moore now trails solely the good Lester Piggott as Royal Ascot’s all-time winningest rider.
Kyprios’ second Gold Cup success was notably satisfying for all concerned at Ballydoyle, with the star stayer lacking most of final season, together with this race, resulting from harm.
O’Brien stated: “There have been so many individuals concerned in bringing him again following his harm.
“His homeowners have proven nice persistence with him, he had two pretty runs when he was again final 12 months and did properly over the winter.
“He is a wonderful horse and Ryan was masterful with how he rode him. He needed to choose precisely when to go on him, which isn’t a straightforward factor to do.”
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Not This Time Colt Shareholder Lands Norfolk at Ascot
Wathnan Racing claimed their second Royal Ascot success this week after the Kentucky-bred Shareholder stormed to victory within the Norfolk Stakes (G2).
The Qatar-backed operation loved victory June 19 with Leovanni within the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) and have been quickly again among the many winners with the Karl Burke-trained colt, who maintained his unbeaten document. He paid $24.20 to win a world pari-mutuel wagering pool.
Shareholder on his technique to successful the Norfolk Stakes
The two-year-old son of Taylor Made Stallions stud Not This Time was the primary alternative of Wathnan’s retained rider James Doyle over the shorter-priced Aesterius, and he rewarded his jockey’s religion with a clean passage down the middle of the observe to carry off Tropical Storm and the fast-finishing Arizona Blaze by a size.
The winner was bred in Kentucky by Skyfall Thoroughbreds.
Doyle stated: “He is bought an enormous engine, and I simply need to give an enormous thanks to Karl Burke, who has produced his horses pretty and that is not a straightforward factor to do. Karl was very assured, and when he’s you respect his opinion.
“It is nice for Wathnan Racing. The Emir (Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani) himself has been actually excited by Royal Ascot as a spectacle, so it is good to return again a 12 months later and get one other couple of winners. Hopefully, we have got extra to return.
“It is nice to have a superpower like this actually getting behind British racing. It has been a troublesome promote, our sport, so we now have to essentially take be aware when folks need to make investments the best way Wathnan have, they usually deserve each success.”
The market had been dominated by Whistlejacket , a full brother to high-class juvenile Little Large Bear who was despatched off odds-on to ship Aidan O’Brien his fourth Norfolk success. But regardless of staying on properly within the closing phases, the imposing chestnut may solely end fourth, a size and 1 / 4 behind the spectacular winner.
“The Irish horse had an enormous repute and we have solely had him six weeks, so he is taken an enormous step ahead from his maiden at Beverley,” stated Burke. “He did all the things improper there and nonetheless received, beating a good animal of Richard Fahey’s, so I used to be fairly assured we had an excellent horse.
“He is pace. He’ll positively keep six furlongs and I am certain he’ll be a Commonwealth Cup horse; I feel we’ll step him as much as six subsequent time however we’ll communicate to the homeowners. I do not suppose he’ll be a Guineas horse, he hasn’t proven us that, although he relaxed very properly there. He is nonetheless bought quite a bit to be taught however at present was nice.”
It was a primary win within the group 2 contest for Burke, who was additionally stuffed with reward for the successful jockey after his second win of the week.
“James has been a top-class jockey for plenty of years now; he works with you, and you may inform him concerning the horse and he listens,” Burke stated. “He is a pleasure.”
The U.S. trained-Saturday Flirt , from the barn of coach Wesley Ward, completed tenth within the 13-horse subject after a gradual begin. The filly received a maiden race on debut in April on the Keeneland spring meet.
The Norfolk is a part of the Breeders’ Cup Problem Collection, and provides the winner an automated beginning place into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Dash (G1T) this fall at Del Mar.
