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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Huge Royal Ascot favourite who ‘oozes class' pulled from £250,000 race in big blow to punters
The 1m4f contest will be missing a big name DOWN THE PAN Huge Royal Ascot favourite who 'oozes class' pulled from £250,000 race in big blow to punters Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HUGE Royal Ascot favourite Kalpana has been ruled out of the Group 2 Hardwicke on Saturday - in a big blow to ante-post punters. The Andrew Balding-trained four-year-old filly - who he described as 'wonderful' - had been the strong 9-4 favourite for the 1m4f contest. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Andrew Balding has had a cracking week at Royal Ascot but one of his stable stars Kalpana will not run on account of the ground Credit: PA She ran promisingly behind Los Angeles in the Irish Derby when last seen and 'oozed class' before that when claiming the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes last October. But that was on soft ground and she hasn't looked quite the same horse when its dry underfoot. With the going good to firm at Ascot and only set to get firmer amid the baking temperatures, owners Juddmonte have decided to pull her out of the £250,000 contest. They also scrapped Calla Lagoon from the Golden Gates handicap during the declarations for Saturday's racing. Juddmonte racing manager Barry Mahon told the Racing Post: "Neither are going to run, the ground's too quick for both of them." Kalpana is currently 10-1 joint-favourite for October's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with some firms. But a more immediate target may be next weekend's Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh. The Study Of Man filly is also entered in July's Coral-Eclipse at Sandown and the King George back at Ascot, for which she is 20-1 and 7-2 respectively. With Kalpana out of the Hardwicke bookies made Godolphin's recent Yorkshire Cup winner Rebel's Romance the 9-4 fav. Joseph O'Brien, who is having a brilliant week at Ascot, saddles Al Riffa, who is the same 5-1 price as Amo Racing's new £2million purchase Ghostwriter. Former Nicky Henderson inmate Palladium, who is now with John & Thady Gosden is an interesting inclusion after his comeback run at Goodwood. He is the mount of Ryan Moore and could make each-way appeal at odds of 12-1. FREE BETS - GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chases their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – Gamble Aware – Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge Royal Ascot favourite who ‘oozes class' pulled from £250,000 race in big blow to punters
HUGE Royal Ascot favourite Kalpana has been ruled out of the Group 2 Hardwicke on Saturday - in a big blow to ante-post punters. The Andrew Balding-trained four-year-old filly - who he described as 'wonderful' - had been the strong 9-4 favourite for the 1m4f contest. Advertisement 1 Andrew Balding has had a cracking week at Royal Ascot but one of his stable stars Kalpana will not run on account of the ground Credit: PA She ran promisingly behind Los Angeles in the Irish Derby when last seen and 'oozed class' before that when claiming the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes last October. But that was on soft ground and she hasn't looked quite the same horse when its dry underfoot. With the going good to firm at Ascot and only set to get firmer amid the baking temperatures, owners Juddmonte have decided to pull her out of the £250,000 contest. They also scrapped Calla Lagoon from the Golden Gates handicap during the declarations for Saturday's racing. Advertisement Juddmonte racing manager Barry Mahon told the Kalpana is currently 10-1 joint-favourite for October's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with some firms. But a more immediate target may be next weekend's Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh. The Study Of Man filly is also entered in July's Coral-Eclipse at Sandown and the King George back at Ascot, for which she is 20-1 and 7-2 respectively. Advertisement Most read in Horse Racing With Kalpana out of the Hardwicke bookies made Godolphin's recent Yorkshire Cup winner Rebel's Romance the 9-4 fav. Joseph O'Brien, who is having a brilliant week at Ascot, saddles Al Riffa, who is the same 5-1 price as Amo Racing's new £2million purchase Ghostwriter. Former Nicky Henderson inmate Palladium, who is now with John & Thady Gosden is an interesting inclusion after his comeback run at Goodwood. He is the mount of Ryan Moore and could make each-way appeal at odds of 12-1. Advertisement FREE BETS - GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. . Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chases their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – Gamble Aware – Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Royal Ascot nightmare as TV star kicked by horse and misses big race moment
Andie Biancone, one of the most popular broadcasting talents in US horse racing, flew to Britain to help prepare her trainer father's big race hope but will fly home on crutches One of the rising stars of US racing broadcasting was forced to miss her big race moment as a result of a freak injury. Andie Biancone, 28, has soared to fame covering US racing's biggest events including the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup as a roving reporter and analyst for FanDuelTV. And while the network has a team on site for the royal meeting, Biancone was due to make her debut at the prestigious event as a groom, leading up a horse trained by her dual Arc-winning father Patrick. Until he left Europe 35 years ago, Patrick Biancone trained one of the most powerful strings in world racing as head trainer to Daniel Wildenstein, based in France. He won back-to-back editions of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Sagace and All Along in 1983 and 1984. He also trained the great Triptych to win the Irish Champion Stakes in 1987 and Coronation Cup in 1988. At the height of his fame he moved to Hong Kong for a period and the 73-year-old now operates a boutique stable in Florida which was represented by Lennilu in the Queen Mary Stakes. Andie joined him in Newmarket and was in the saddle for the grey or roan filly's daily exercise while Lennilu trained and was supposed to lead up the two-year-old at Ascot on Wednesday. But she instead arrived at the meeting on crutches after a painful incident on the gallops. Her sister Marie led the horse up instead. 'Everything had gone swimmingly well the entire week,' said Andie. 'Lennilu handled every obstacle thrown at her with perfection. 'But yesterday after a little easy gallop, we were pulling up, she was great but her company horse came next to her and spooked at a massive truck that had come by. 'He just bucked straight over his head and ended up kicking me in the foot. I was sobbing. Lennilu packed me home, a 20 minute walk back to the barn through traffic and everything.' She went on: 'I got it scanned in Newmarket. They said it looked pretty clean, just soft tissue but I will probably get a second opinion back in the states. I can't put weight on it right now.' Lennilu ensured the trip from Florida was not wasted as she stayed on well to finish third behind the Aidan O'Brien-trained winner True Love. Patrick Biancone, saddling his first Royal Ascot runner since 1988, said: 'She is only a baby. I liked the fact she fought back at the end. We will go home and give her a break and then we'll see her in Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup.'
Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
No negatives for Los Angeles in Prince of Wales's Stakes
Aidan O'Brien's charge won the Irish Derby last season and went on to be a meritorious third to Bluestocking in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, when attempting to make all the running. Already a Group One winner this season, when he had the reopposing Anmaat behind him in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, he looks to have a rock-solid chance. 'He's just as happy over 10 or 12 furlongs, that's what we've always thought with him. He's only run over 10 this year and he's been happy,' said O'Brien. A special performance from Los Angeles, who found another gear to reign Anmaat back in, handing Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore the Tattersalls Gold Cup 👏@Tattersalls_ie — The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) May 25, 2025 'In the first half of the season this race was always the plan and he seems in good form since the last day, everything has gone well up to now. 'He's run on all types of ground, it all comes alike to him 'He's very happy to have competition for the lead, there'll be pace on, everybody knows that. He needs a strong run mile and a quarter, we all know that, and he loves a battle.' Owen Burrows' Anmaat is now seven but last year's Champion Stakes winner proved at the Curragh he is still as good as ever. Connections would not want the ground to be too fast, however. 'We will be keeping an eye on the ground. We've declared with a view to running but if the lads came in and said it was riding very quick, we'd have to talk about it,' said Angus Gold, of owners Shadwell. Anmaat was something of a surprise winner of the Champion Stakes (Nigel French/PA) 'He is our star of the year and we have to do the right thing, we need him for the end of the year as well as now but he's second favourite for one of the biggest races at Royal Ascot, so we want to run while he's in good form. I very much hope we'll be there. 'I don't want to be seen to be making a fuss, I'm a great believer in fast-ground horses being able to have their ground, it's just he's had his issues and we don't want to do anything to jeopardise him – but we're hoping to run.' Reflecting on his previous issues, Gold said: 'He's a testament to a lot of people and the horse himself. What he had two years ago would have finished a lot of horses, so the fact that not only was he able but also willing to come back from it is a huge credit to him. He's been a star for us.' John and Thady Gosden's Ombusdman lost his unbeaten record in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes to Almaqam but enhanced his reputation and goes up in class again. 'He got a little bit tired in the ground and the winner is a very smart horse who was getting 3lb from our horse and got the run of the race,' said John Gosden of the Godolphin runner. 'Our horse had to come from off the pace, but Ryan (Moore) was very pleased with him. We had the question of whether we go to the Wolferton or the Prince of Wales's, but the owner was pretty keen on this race. 'You are basically looking at the Tattersalls Gold Cup form for a guide to the race and then there's a nice French horse (Map Of Stars), so we'll see how we get on.' The aforementioned French horse is Wathnan Racing's Map Of Stars, trained by Francis-Henri Graffard and only beaten a neck by the high-class Sosie last time out. 'He's a colt we've held in high regard the whole way along and both times he has been beaten it has probably been through no fault of his own,' said Wathnan's Richard Brown. 'He will probably go on the ground and James (Doyle) said when he won the Prix d'Harcourt, it was pretty quick that day and he showed a good turn of foot so that's what we hope we'll see again. 'The Sosie form from the Ganay looks red hot and he has since come out and won the Prix d'Ispahan and is one of the favourites for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It's high level form, but he will need to improve again to win a Prince of Wales's.'
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
No negatives for Los Angeles in Prince of Wales's Stakes
Aidan O'Brien's charge won the Irish Derby last season and went on to be a meritorious third to Bluestocking in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, when attempting to make all the running. Already a Group One winner this season, when he had the reopposing Anmaat behind him in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, he looks to have a rock-solid chance. 'He's just as happy over 10 or 12 furlongs, that's what we've always thought with him. He's only run over 10 this year and he's been happy,' said O'Brien. A special performance from Los Angeles, who found another gear to reign Anmaat back in, handing Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore the Tattersalls Gold Cup 👏@Tattersalls_ie — The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) May 25, 2025 'In the first half of the season this race was always the plan and he seems in good form since the last day, everything has gone well up to now. 'He's run on all types of ground, it all comes alike to him 'He's very happy to have competition for the lead, there'll be pace on, everybody knows that. He needs a strong run mile and a quarter, we all know that, and he loves a battle.' Owen Burrows' Anmaat is now seven but last year's Champion Stakes winner proved at the Curragh he is still as good as ever. Connections would not want the ground to be too fast, however. 'We will be keeping an eye on the ground. We've declared with a view to running but if the lads came in and said it was riding very quick, we'd have to talk about it,' said Angus Gold, of owners Shadwell. 'He is our star of the year and we have to do the right thing, we need him for the end of the year as well as now but he's second favourite for one of the biggest races at Royal Ascot, so we want to run while he's in good form. I very much hope we'll be there. 'I don't want to be seen to be making a fuss, I'm a great believer in fast-ground horses being able to have their ground, it's just he's had his issues and we don't want to do anything to jeopardise him – but we're hoping to run.' Reflecting on his previous issues, Gold said: 'He's a testament to a lot of people and the horse himself. What he had two years ago would have finished a lot of horses, so the fact that not only was he able but also willing to come back from it is a huge credit to him. He's been a star for us.' John and Thady Gosden's Ombusdman lost his unbeaten record in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes to Almaqam but enhanced his reputation and goes up in class again. 🥊 Almaqam vs Ombudsman! Classy performance from Almaqam to land the G3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes @edwalkerracing | @oismurphy | @Sandownpark | @StarSports_Bet — Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 29, 2025 'He got a little bit tired in the ground and the winner is a very smart horse who was getting 3lb from our horse and got the run of the race,' said John Gosden of the Godolphin runner. 'Our horse had to come from off the pace, but Ryan (Moore) was very pleased with him. We had the question of whether we go to the Wolferton or the Prince of Wales's, but the owner was pretty keen on this race. 'You are basically looking at the Tattersalls Gold Cup form for a guide to the race and then there's a nice French horse (Map Of Stars), so we'll see how we get on.' The aforementioned French horse is Wathnan Racing's Map Of Stars, trained by Francis-Henri Graffard and only beaten a neck by the high-class Sosie last time out. 'He's a colt we've held in high regard the whole way along and both times he has been beaten it has probably been through no fault of his own,' said Wathnan's Richard Brown. 'He will probably go on the ground and James (Doyle) said when he won the Prix d'Harcourt, it was pretty quick that day and he showed a good turn of foot so that's what we hope we'll see again. 'The Sosie form from the Ganay looks red hot and he has since come out and won the Prix d'Ispahan and is one of the favourites for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It's high level form, but he will need to improve again to win a Prince of Wales's.'
