Liam Headd

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Liam Headd

Ground and weather check09:30, 19 June 2025Watch: David Jennings provides an update to ground and weather conditions for day three of Royal Ascot. Hardwicke favourite Kalpana ruled out of Royal Ascot09:20, 19 June 2025Kalpana: will not run in Saturday's Hardwicke StakesCredit: Alan CrowhurstHardwicke favourite Kalpana will not run on Saturday Juddmonte racing manager Barry Mahon has told the Racing Post.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Liam Headd

Another exciting day is in store at Royal AscotCredit: Edward WhitakerGood morning and welcome to our LIVE blog for day three of Royal Ascot. We have another exciting day ahead, with temperatures expected to creep into the 30s as the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup features on a stellar card. With two Group 2s, a Group 3, and a number of big-runner handicaps, it should be a day to remember. We'll have all the news and updates ahead of the opening Group 2 Norfolk Stakes, which kicks off proceedings at 2.30.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Liam Headd

Richard Hannon received the perfect tonic to cure Rosallion's defeat when Haatem made it back-to-back victories at the royal meeting in the Listed Wolferton Stakes. A winner of the Jersey Stakes 12 months ago, the four-year-old made a successful step up in trip to pass Galen in second and provide owners Wathan Racing with their first winner at this year's meeting. It was Haatem's first win of the season and the decision to tackle a mile and a quarter was made by winning jockey James Doyle.

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Liam Headd

The progressive American Affair produced a powerful performance to hold off Frost At Dawn and strike in the King Charles III Stakes (G1) for Scottish trainer Jim Goldie June 17. Frost At Dawn, a 4-year-old daughter of bred in Kentucky by Rabbah Bloodstock, was the first to break away from the pack when approaching the final stages, but it was Paul Mulrennan and American Affair who stayed on the strongest to land the top-level contest.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Liam Headd

American Affair produced a powerful performance to hold off Frost At Dawn and strike in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes for Jim Goldie. Frost At Dawn was the first to break away from the pack when approaching the final stages, but Paul Mulrennan and American Affair stayed on strongly to land the top-level contest.