William Buick reached a landmark a hundredth win on the highest stage in partnering Mill Stream to glory within the July Cup (G1) July 13 at Newmarket.
The 2-time champion jockey reached the milestone 15 years after his first win on the prime desk on Lahaleeb within the E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine in 2009.
His profitable conveyance right here is definitely housed to be a bunch 1-winning sprinter as he at the moment resides within the field that was as soon as utilized by the mighty Black Caviar at Jane Chapple-Hyam’s Newmarket yard in 2012.
The race itself was imagined to be all about Commonwealth Cup (G1) winner Inisherin , who was near a fierce early tempo set by eventual second Swingalong and Artwork Energy .
In the long run the well-backed 11-8 favourite, who was watched by his proprietor Sheikh Obaid Al Maktoum, couldn’t decide up, ending fifth, and it was left to Buick to swoop late to land his first July Cup on Mill Stream, with the rider additionally finishing his fourth win on the cardboard.
Mill Stream, who scored by a neck from Swingalong who he had completed simply behind when third within the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot, was in acquainted territory as he had been on the monitor every week earlier for some match apply.
A delighted Chapple-Hyam, who was recording a 3rd group 1 win with this success, mentioned: “Mill Stream got here up right here for a gallop the opposite day, when these current would have famous that he’s not a glowing employee and saves all of it for his races. He simply will get there and that is him, and we all know that and William is aware of that. He is now obtained his group 1 within the bag which is nicely deserved.”
On the race itself, she added: “We knew that there was going to be loads of tempo on, and at midway, after they had been doing 10 and alter per furlong, we had been in enterprise.
“He is raced right here twice earlier than and completed second, and it is good to get the win. He ran nicely to be third at Royal Ascot contemplating it was on fast floor, and it is good to return right here to our house monitor which can be my favourite course.
“Thanks go to proprietor Peter Harris. I am a really fortunate girl to have him as an proprietor and he is aware of the sport. I am extremely delighted to have skilled him a bunch 1 winner and it is what he and the yard each wanted.”
On future plans, Chapple-Hyam added: “Mill Stream is superb in having three weeks in between races, which takes us as much as the group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville the place the 6 1/2 furlongs on a flat monitor ought to go well with him.”
The win accomplished an incredible day for Buick, who has been main rider on the summer season monitor for a minimum of the previous 5 years.
He mentioned: “I believe this was my a hundredth group or grade 1 win so to do it at house within the July Cup is additional particular. It is nice to win right here—I hadn’t realized till somebody flagged it up this morning—and also you need it to imply one thing particular, and a primary July Cup near house is simply that.”
Karl Burke, coach of runner-up Swingalong, mentioned: “I am gutted that we obtained beat, however she is such a recreation filly and wears her coronary heart on her sleeve and everybody is aware of how she goes to run.”
An additional size and three-quarters again in third was the primary 3-year-old house, Vandeek .
MILL STREAM (IRE) comes from off the tempo to win Newmarket’s July Cup (G1) for @JaneChappleHyam, giving @WilliamBuickX his fourth win on at the moment’s card!
— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 13, 2024
