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Re: Horse Racing
Estimate lands Royal victory.
http://www.attheraces.com/article.as...=&sub=&day=Sat
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Estimate sparked Royal celebrations at Ascot when Sir Michael Stoute's filly appropriately won the Queen's Vase.
Two days after Carlton House was just denied by So You Think in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, Her Majesty The Queen returned to the sacred Royal winner's enclosure for the first time since Free Agent claimed the Chesham Stakes in 2008.
The sense of occasion in Diamond Jubilee year was lost on no one as Her Majesty was afforded a rapturous ovation when receiving the prize for victorious owner from her husband Prince Philip, the Duke Of Edinburgh.
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Gatewood too good in Wolferton.
http://www.attheraces.com/article.as...d&sub=&day=Sat
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John Gosden and William Buick continued their domination of the fourth day of Royal Ascot when Gatewood got up close home to win the Wolferton Handicap.
Fresh from earlier wins on Newfangled and Fallen For You, Buick settled the recent York and Epsom scorer in the middle of the field early on.
The 3-1 favourite looked to have plenty to do when Mijhaar hit the front a furlong out, but the George Strawbridge-owned four-year-old came with a relentless run and struck by a neck. Black Spirit flew from the rear to claim second, with Mijhaar a narrow third and Qaraaba fourth.
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Eton storms the Palace.
http://www.attheraces.com/article.as...d&sub=&day=Sat
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Trainer Roger Varian notched his first Royal Ascot winner when Eton Forever defied a big weight in the Buckingham Palace Stakes.
The five-year-old, drawn on the far side, had started to become a little disappointing since winning the Spring Mile at Doncaster last year, but thrived at the Berkshire circuit
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