Royal Ascot round-up: King Of Steel and Porta Fortuna record Group victories
King Of Steel gained compensation for his Derby near miss when storming to an impressive victory in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.
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White Birch aimed at Irish Derby
White Birch will take on Auguste Rodin in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh, with trainer John Murphy insisting "there's no hiding now".
Talking Horses: Derby’s profile will make it a renewed target for activists
R elief and pride at a job well done were, according to Nevin Truesdale, the Jockey Club’s chief executive, the primary emotions at Epsom on Saturday evening after the 2023 Derby joined the previous 243 in the form book. “It is incredibly important that this race continues to take place,” Truesdale told Racing TV’s Luck On Sunday programme, “and that we’re not disrupted by illegal activity.”
Derby protester could face legal action or prison for contempt of court
A protester from the group Animal Rising who ran on to Epsom racecourse about 10 seconds after the start of Saturday’s Derby can expect to face legal action and potentially even imprisonment for contempt of court as a result of his actions.
Aidan O'Brien hails 'most important horse' Auguste Rodin after Derby win
When you have won the Betfred Derby nine times, you might start to run out of superlatives. But Aidan O'Brien believes the victory of Auguste Rodin at Epsom was arguably his most important as a trainer.
Derby disruption fears averted but tension lingers beyond the track
I n the end the disruption didn’t amount to much; a solitary protester making it on to the course to down by the furlong pole to jeers and heckles from the grandstand. Luckily, or unluckily for him depending on how much he was channelling his inner Suffragette, the 14-strong field of horses was a mile away at the time and despite leading security a merry but brief dance, capture by several security staff was inevitable. He was dragged back under the inner rail from where he’d come, then sat upon until the 56 hooves had thundered past and he could be led away.
Aidan O'Brien's Auguste Rodin wins the Derby at Epsom
Auguste Rodin showed his class at Epsom with an exceptional display to run down King Of Steel and provide Aidan O'Brien with a record-extending ninth victory in the Betfred Derby.
Horse racing-Auguste Rodin wins Epsom Derby as Dettori misses out
LONDON : Auguste Rodin, ridden by Ryan Moore, won the 244th Epsom Derby on Saturday as Frankie Dettori, on 4-1 favourite Arrest, finished 10th in his bid for a fairytale final victory in the blue riband event of British flat racing.