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The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
‘Absolutely heartbroken' trainer Richard Hannon addresses tragic death of Harry's Girl at Royal Ascot
'ABSOLUTELY heartbroken' trainer Richard Hannon has addressed the tragic death of Harry's Girl at Royal Ascot. The two-year-old filly, who was co-owned by Harry Kane's former agent Will Salthouse, suffered a severe leg injury in the first race on day two. 2 2 She was travelling at the back of the stands-side group in the 5f Queen Mary Stakes when she appeared to stumble. Jockey Sean Levey did his absolute best to stop the filly running as quickly as possible - but sadly she could not be saved. Classic-winning trainer Hannon, who was another of her co-owners, posted a message on X describing his despair at the sad loss. He wrote: "After the highs of Tuesday, we are absolutely heartbroken to have lost Harry's Girl on Wednesday afternoon at Ascot. "She was a lovely filly with a fantastic character. "Our sympathies go out to everyone that looked after her and loved her at home, and of course to her owners." ITV Racing presenter Ed Chamberlin said the incident was 'horrible' - and cast a shadow over the contest won by Aidan O'Brien's True Love. He said: "We've just had this confirmed by Ascot - Harry's Girl did suffer a fatal injury. "Our thoughts go out to connections. "It's desperately sad for the Hannon team after they celebrated with their winner Haatem yesterday." The filly was a big favourite at Hannon's Marlborough yard. Speaking before the race, the popular trainer said: "She's a very precocious filly who won well on debut at the Craven meeting and did everything right bar win at York in the Listed Marygate Fillies' Stakes. "I really thought she'd win that day and she appeared home and hosed but got caught close home by a fast finisher on the other side of the track which she didn't see coming. "Her work has been very good, and she looks magnificent in her coat. "It's a typically competitive Queen Mary, but she's a strong traveller with plenty of boot and this race has been the plan all along so I'm hopeful of a bold show." Harry's Girl, who was bought for £36,000 last August, won on debut at Newmarket in April this year. She was then a hugely promising second in a Listed contest at York last month. The daughter of former champion sprinter Harry Angel was given odds of 16-1 for the Royal Ascot Group 2 but her trainer clearly thought a lot of her. Sadly she will never get the chance to fulfill that potential. . Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who:
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Climate
- Telegraph
Ascot racegoer in hospital with heatstroke as hundreds treated by medics
Hundreds of racegoers were treated at Royal Ascot's medical centre over the opening two days as the heatwave surged to 28C. One spectator to fall ill with suspected heatstroke was sent to hospital on Tuesday, with crowds warned temperatures will hit 31C by Saturday. By early evening at the racecourse on Wednesday, a total of 121 had reported themselves to medics on that day alone. Yet again lengthy queues had been forming at the water dispensers, in some cases longer than the bars, as crowds in top hats and tails sweltered. An Ascot spokesman told Telegraph Sport that extra gazebos and parasols had been erected around the grounds to help provide extra shade. 'As of 5.30pm today, there had been 121 heat-related calls to the medical centre from a total number of around 200 in an overall crowd of 41,571,' a spokesman added. 'That overall number is less calls than yesterday. One person has been taken to hospital due to heat-related illness. We have once again been providing free water at hydration stations across all enclosures and free bottled water is being handed out on exit.' Official temperatures reached a maximum of 27.9C on the course, but for many it felt much hotter in the areas where crowds have been denser. Crowds are up this year and there has been little sign of trouble, despite the stifling heat. The first race of the meeting's second day was overshadowed, however, by the death of Harry's Girl. Harry's Girl, trained by Richard Hannon, was pulled up with a serious leg injury by jockey Sean Levey during the Queen Mary Stakes. The filly broke down midway through the five-furlong sprint for two-year-old horses. 'Our thoughts go out to all connections at this time,' a spokesman said as festival recorded its fourth death in 10 years. The race was won by 9-4 favourite True Love, under Ryan Moore for trainer Aidan O'Brien, from 100-1 shot Flowerhead. A mobile bowser, misting fans and 3,000 litres of iced water are keeping the horses cool. Gosdens strike again as Ombudsman finds route through traffic Royal Ascot may only be two days old but a pretty clear pattern is emerging; John and Thady Gosden take the day's big race and one other for good measure. Everything the Gosdens have touched this week seems to have turned to gold – a good sign for Trawlerman's chances in today's Gold Cup – but even they could not get the King and Queen on the scoresheet after Rainbows Edge became their second beaten favourite of the week, only finishing midfield in the Kensington Palace Stakes. Without wishing to risk the Tower, the Queen might now concur with the old racing superstition that wearing green is considered unlucky at the races. But with Tuesday's St James's Palace already in the bank courtesy of Field Of Gold, Wednesday was the turn of the Godolphin-owned 7-1 shot Ombudsman to star for Gosden and son after running out a two-length winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes. Any victory, let alone a clear-cut one, looked an outside bet, however, as the four-year-old was repeatedly denied a run inside the penultimate furlong. Ombudsman wins the Prince Of Wales's Stakes under @WilliamBuickX for Godolphin 🔵🏆 #RoyalAscot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 Sometimes being held up in traffic and having to take a 'breather' while everyone else is flat to the boards is no bad thing and that is, essentially, what Ombudsman had to do as he went sideways from inside rail to outside, knocking on each door, only to be turned away as he went. Did the field go too quick in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes? 🤔 @Ruby_Walsh gives us his opinion 💬 — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 However, the Ballydoyle pacemaker Continuous had set a pretty ferocious gallop for Los Angeles, which set it up for someone coming off the pace. When William Buick finally found daylight, Ombudsman showed his rivals a clean pair of hooves coming home two lengths ahead of Anmaat and See The Fire. 'The plan was to just relax off the pace, which was strong and set up for Los Angeles, who is a real dour, long-striding staying horse,' explained Gosden, who notched up his 70th Royal Ascot winner. 'It was just the question of when you get in the straight, would you get the luck? William wasn't in a position where he could swing around the field; it was more a case of waiting for the gap. And he was very patient, but I knew when he got a gap at the furlong pole, that this horse has an extraordinary turn of foot. So he was patient and he was rewarded. 'I think it is all down to the owner Sheikh Mohammed, because I said, 'look, he's an immature horse, give me a chance with him', and he said, 'take as long as you like'. Sheikh Mohammed is without doubt the easiest owner I've ever trained for. Now Ombudsman has fully grown and developed – a proper four-year-old – the owner is getting rewarded. When you are a trainer, it's very nice to train for people who aren't putting the pressure on.' The leading owner at this meeting with three winners so far is Wathnan, the big-spending Qatari outfit. Clearly being Wathnan-owned and Gosden-trained, Crimson Advocate was meant to be in the Duke of Cambridge. She won the Queen Mary two years ago for US trainer George Weaver before she was bought by Wathnan and, eventually, transferred to Newmarket. Ridden cold by James McDonald, she flew at the finish to win by a length and three quarters. Crimson Advocate wins the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes under @mcacajamez 🏆 Another big win for Wathnan Racing 💪 #RoyalAscot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 Having landed the Coventry with Gstaad on Tuesday, Aidan O'Brien took the Queen Mary with True Love, probably the biggest filly in the race, who beat the Amo-owned 100-1 shot Flowerhead a length and a quarter. She had been beaten on both her previous starts, once by Gstaad and once by the unbeaten Lady Iman. Another juvenile winner for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore 👏 True Love wins The Queen Mary Stakes ❤️ #RoyalAscot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 'She's lovely,' O'Brien said. 'She looks like a four-year-old. After her first run Ryan said they won't beat her again and after her second, Wayne [Lordan] said the same and you've seen what they did. Ryan said she might be better over six but No Nay Never is a big influence for speed, so you never know.' Paddy Twomey, who describes himself as a 'small' trainer (relative to what I am not quite sure) but has only had five horses out of the first three from 61 runners this season at home, and has a reputation for being the shrewdest trainer in Ireland. He saddled his first Royal Ascot winner when Carmers, named after the owner-breeder Fiona Carmichael's late husband, won the Queen's Vase and set himself up for a possible crack at the St Leger. It was the horse's third start and third win and he set a course record in the process. The well-backed Carmers wins the Queen's Vase under Billy Lee 💜💚 @ptwomeyracing | #RoyalAscot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 Eve Johnson-Houghton, an outspoken critic of some of the changes about to be implemented to the conditions of the Windsor Castle, including making it a six-furlong contest, prevented a Ballydoyle whitewash of the juvenile races when Havana Hurricane and Charlie Bishop won the Windsor Castle. She won the same race in 2021 with Chipotle.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Ombudsman wins at Royal Ascot but Harry's Girl dies
Ombudsman won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot where Wednesday's racing was overshadowed by a fatal injury for filly Harry's Girl in the opening Buick sent the 7-1 winner Ombudsman clear of of runner-up Anmaat in the final furlong, with See The Fire two-length victory was the second of the day for trainers John and Thady Los Angeles was back in fifth and appeared to pay the price of a pace-topping 40mph in the second furlong set by stablemate Continuous."It was a case of waiting for the gap and this horse has an extraordinary turn of foot," said John Gosden of Harry's Girl was injured while racing in the day's first race, the Queen Mary Gosdens also won the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes with Crimson Advocate after jockey James McDonald swooped down the Australia-based Kiwi rider timed his run to perfection for the Gosdens on the 13-2 chance, who won the King Charles III Stakes at the meeting last trainer Paddy Twomey celebrated his first Royal Ascot winner as unbeaten Carmers won the Queen's Vase for a third success on the completed a rare treble for jockey Billy Lee, who had also secured victories at Cheltenham and Aintree within the last seven Ascot day two results Harry's Girl fatally injured in first race The first race of the 2025 meeting's second day was overshadowed by the death of Harry's Girl, trained by Richard Hannon, was pulled up with a serious leg injury by jockey Sean Levey during the Queen Mary filly broke down midway through the five-furlong sprint for two-year-old horses."Unfortunately, Harry's Girl suffered a fatal injury during the Queen Mary Stakes," a statement said."Our thoughts go out to all connections at this time."Harry's Girl, ridden by Sean Levey, was running in her third race, having previously finished first and race was won by 9-4 favourite True Love, under Ryan Moore for trainer Aidan O'Brien, from 100-1 shot Flowerhead. Rainbows Edge runs for the King The Princess of Wales pulled out of a planned appearance at the course on who is making a gradual return to public life after her cancer diagnosis last year, is trying to find the right balance as she fully returns to public engagements, according to royal Charles and Queen Camilla will be hoping for a winner with their horse Rainbows Edge, the mount of William Buick for trainers John and Thady Gosden, in the Kensington Palace Stakes (17:35 BST).The royal couple were out of luck with their runner on Tuesday with Reaching High finishing ninth in the Ascot Stakes.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘Horrible' scenes at Royal Ascot as ‘magnificent' horse Harry's Girl breaks down in first race on day two
SAD TO SEE The injury cast a shadow over the opening contest on day two THERE were 'horrible' scenes on day two at Royal Ascot as a 'magnificent' horse sadly suffered what looked a fatal injury in the first place. The Richard Hannon-trained two-year-old filly Harry's Girl looked to hurt her leg badly in the opening Queen Mary sprint. 1 ITV Racing presenter Ed Chamberlin said the incident was 'horrible' - and cast a shadow over the contest won by Aidan O'Brien's True Love. More to follow. 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:
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Haatem shines with back-to-back Royal Ascot victories
Placed in the English and Irish Guineas last season, Richard Hannon's charge won the Jersey Stakes at this meeting 12 months ago, but was not seen in competitive action again until April. Having finished fifth on his Sandown comeback and then fourth in a Listed event in France, Haatem (8-1) stepped up to a mile and a quarter and saw out the trip well to beat Galen by three-quarters of a length under James Doyle, with 4-1 favourite King's Gambit – like the winner carrying the Wathnan Racing colours – a strong-finishing third. Hannon said of Haatem: 'He's pleased everyone all the way through his career, especially me. 'He's an amazing horse and a pleasure to be involved with, for old connections and new connections, and he's one of those horses that makes you remember why you train horses. 'What did he cost, 27,000 guineas? And the best thing about racing is you can find these horses and they then win these big races. 'He worked in the week and it was the best piece of work he's done all year and I thought 'is this the right thing to do, upping him in trip, maybe we should stick to a mile?'. 'James said he's loved it despite being a bit eager early and it's not out of the question we come back to a mile, but he will probably turn up in the Eclipse (would need to be supplemented) and I could see him running very well in that.' The Wathnan team and retained rider Doyle completed a quickfire double in the concluding Copper Horse Stakes, with John and Thady Gosden's French Master flying home to delight favourite-backers. Making his first outing since being bought by the Qatar-based owners and also sporting blinkers for the first time, the 5-2 market leader was nearer last than first at the top of the straight but was doing his best work at the finish and was two and a half lengths clear at the winning line. The Gosdens were also completing a double following the spectacular earlier success of Field Of Gold in the St James's Palace Stakes.
