Watch chaos at Royal Ascot as winning horse Lazzat goes mad and almost KOs groundsworker with kick
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CHAOS hit Royal Ascot when winning horse Lazzat almost drop-kicked a groundsworker in the head after getting loose and going mad.
The Wathnan-owned sprinter just bagged more than half a million quid for winning the Platinum Jubilee Stakes.
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@Ascot be careful, Still a kick left in the winner Lazzat pic.twitter.com/LYTnmnOP5A — Ange (@Lookingforovers) June 21, 2025
"It's not a matador" 😆
Lazzat wants to continue the #RoyalAscot celebrations without James Doyle 😅 pic.twitter.com/0MjuSTr4B1 — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 21, 2025
But when jockey James Doyle was about to be interviewed by ITV, the horse appeared to get spooked by a cloth being raised in front of him.
He dumped Doyle to the turf, turned round then galloped off down the track.
Groundsworkers tried their best to calm the horse as he hit top stride.
But it came inches from turning incredibly nasty indeed when Lazzat lashed out with his hind legs at one of the men.
He just missed his head but the man fell through the running rail like a drunk boxer through the ropes.
There was then further drama in the immediate aftermath as rumours swirled that Doyle only had ten minutes to weigh in and make the victory official.
Doyle needed his saddle but the problem was that Lazzat was still half-way down the track.
It meant Lazzat, a notoriously tricky customer who had just been bought for enormous money, even kept King Charles waiting.
The monarch was there to present the winning trophy to connections of the horse.
Fortunately, Lazzat was eventually brought under control, Doyle was driven down to collect his saddle and then rushed back in a motor.
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