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The Herald Scotland
4 days ago
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- The Herald Scotland
Quddwah heading for Queen Anne date
'Quddwah is good and has come out of it very well. He won what was a hot Listed race well and that should put him spot on for Royal Ascot,' said Ed Crisford. 'We're planning to go to the Queen Anne at Ascot. It's going to be a red-hot race, but he deserves to be in it and has some good course form – he won the Summer Mile at the track well last year and ran well enough in the QEII at the end of last year at Ascot. 'That day he was dropped out and sat last and came with a run, but it was all too late and he finished fifth. This year he's going to be a bit wiser to that top-level racing having experienced that and deserves his chance to run in a race like the Queen Anne.' Crisford also had news of smart filly Arabian Dusk, who was a Group Two winner as a juvenile and finished third to Lake Victoria in the Cheveley Park Stakes. She is also bound for the Royal meeting. She appears to be coming nicely to the boil this year and was most recently seen missing out by a short head to Symbol Of Honour in the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock. 'She's come out of Haydock superbly well and, all being well, will head to the Commonwealth Cup at Ascot,' added Crisford. 'The fillies' programme is never ideal at this time of year and you do find yourself running against colts, but she is showing up well against them and she's a high-quality sprinter. 'A straight, stiff six (furlongs) at Ascot is probably exactly what she wants. It's going to be a hot race, but if she can run to the best she can do, I think she will be right in the mix.'
Irish Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Transformed Lake Victoria routs her classic opposition in Irish 1,000 Guineas
If a week is a long time in politics then three weeks in the life of a thoroughbred can be transformational as Lake Victoria proved with her Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas success at the Curragh on Sunday. Rarely can an outstanding champion juvenile have finished only sixth in a classic and left connections so pleased as Lake Victoria did after her effort behind Desert Flower in the Newmarket Guineas earlier this month. Aidan O'Brien's confidence that her first start of the season would bring on the filly massively was infectious enough to have her start a 10/11 favourite at the Curragh. Once again, the master trainer was proved correct. Lake Victoria's only challenge through the race was securing enough daylight to get off the rail behind the pacesetting 50/1 outsider California Dreamer, and Ryan Moore managed that manoeuvre with the minimum of fuss. READ MORE Once in daylight the race was in effect over and although California Dreamer held off the 20/1 Cercene for second, just like Saturday's 2000 Guineas success for Field Of Joy, this looked a classic case of the winner first and the rest nowhere. It put the seal on a four-timer for Moore that comprised all four Group races on Sunday, including more top-flight success in a vintage Tattersalls Gold Cup for Los Angeles. That 9/4 favourite rallied to beat Anmaat and another pair of Group One winners. Ryan Moore on Porta Fortuna wins The Lanwades Stud Stakes at The Curragh on Sunday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Porta Fortuna landed the Lanwades Stud Stakes while thoughts even turned to the 2026 classics after giant two-year-old Albert Einstein landed the Marble Hill. If that colt – lauded by O'Brien as 'very special' – is all potential then Lake Victoria proved herself the real classic deal. Unbeaten before Newmarket, and a Group One winner at three different distances in three different countries, the Frankel filly underlined the benefit of a first run of the season by scoring with total authority. 'She went to Newmarket getting ready for a racecourse gallop and was beaten only a length or two in the Guineas. She has all the speed in the world, she travels and does everything,' O'Brien said before nominating Royal Ascot's Coronation Stakes next. It was the trainer's 11th win in the race and a fourth for Moore, who said: 'She done everything beautifully today. She's come on massively from Newmarket and she's really exciting.' Earlier, Moore had to work harder to win on Los Angeles, but once again advertised his uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time. Ryan Moore on Los Angeles wins The Tattersalls Gold Cup on Sunday, beating Jim Crowley on Anmaat. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Last year's Irish Derby was one of the first 'under the pump', but swept to the front in a tactical affair and when Anmaat headed him inside the final furlong, Los Angeles reacted as if affronted. There was just a half a length between them at the line, but the imposing O'Brien colt ultimately won with authority, although the fluctuating fortunes implicit in riding at the top level were advertised in behind. Having won Saturday's classic on Field Of Joy with a perfectly judged spin, Colin Keane endured contrasting fortunes on White Birch, who missed out on third by a head. Keane's decision to try to launch a challenge on the inner rather than go to the outside resulted in a frustrating passage for the grey, who ultimately never got a proper shot at repeating his 2024 success in the race. Los Angeles, too, will be pointed to Royal Ascot and be kept to a mile-and-a-quarter in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. A shot at the King George and then the Arc could come later. Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien after winning The Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas with Lake Victoria at The Curragh on Sunday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO 'That was the best he has been today. He done everything beautifully and it was a proper horse race. There was no hiding place. The second is an older horse, but he is proven at the top level and he put it up to me, but my fella found plenty,' Moore said. 'He is a Camelot and they do tend to get better as they get older and you can see the size of this lad, there is still a bit more in him. I'd say the second horse probably went a neck up, but my lad was well on top again at the line.' If Porta Fortuna is a diminutive star on course for the Queen Anne Stakes, then the 540kg Albert Einstein will dwarf his Royal Ascot opposition in the Coventry. The colt had to get out of a pocket in the Marble Hill, but managed it and might even ultimately live up to his billing by O'Brien, who said his counterintuitive priority with the colt is to slow him down. 'The special ones are like that,' he said. 'All you're trying to do is get them to relax all the time.'
Yahoo
25-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Lake Victoria wins Irish 1,000 Guineas in style
Lake Victoria withstood a strong challenge from 50-1 outsider California Dreamer to take victory in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. Like Field of Gold in the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, the 10-11 shot was out to rebound from a disappointing display at Newmarket. Aidan O'Brien's filly had been unbeaten, including a win at the Breeders' Cup, prior to the 1,000 Guineas this month, but came in sixth out of 10 runners. In an impressive response under Ryan Moore, the three-year-old had to be patient before showing her class, riding along the rail before gliding ahead of California Dreamer to win by two-and-a-quarter lengths, with Cercene (20-1) in third. "She ran beautifully today," Moore told RTE Sport after winning this race for the fourth time. "She's come on massively from Newmarket. It's really exciting." It was an 11th win in this race for O'Brien but his first since 2021.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Lake Victoria wins Irish 1,000 Guineas in style
Lake Victoria withstood a strong challenge from 50-1 outsider California Dreamer to take victory in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. Like Field of Gold in the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, the 10-11 shot was out to rebound from a disappointing display at O'Brien's filly had been unbeaten, including a win at the Breeders' Cup, prior to the 1,000 Guineas this month but came in sixth out of 10 an impressive response under Ryan Moore, the three-year-old had to be patient before showing her class, riding along the rail before gliding ahead of California Dreamer to win by two and a quarter lengths with Cercene (20-1) in third. "She ran beautifully today," Moore told RTE Sport after winning this race for the fourth time."She's come on massively from Newmarket. It's really exciting."It was an 11th win in this race for O'Brien but his first since 2021.
Irish Daily Mirror
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Lake Victoria back to her best to land Irish 1,000 Guineas in style
Lake Victoria showed her true colours to glide to an impressive triumph in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The 10-11 favourite in the hands of Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien's filly was unbeaten at two when taking a trio of Group One events over distances ranging from six furlongs to a mile, including at the Breeders' Cup. She returned at a mile in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, but connections were not far wrong when they said her preparation had been hurried and she was eventually sixth of 10 runners on the Rowley Mile. That run clearly brought her along perfectly for the Irish equivalent, and after racing happily on the rail she accelerated away neatly when asked at the two-furlong pole and was a comfortable two-and-a-quarter-length winner from 50-1 shot California Dreamer. 'All the people around her have done an incredible job with her. She was only ready to start going to Newmarket. We were going to come here first time, but the way it worked she went there,' said O'Brien. 'We thought she ran an incredible race (at Newmarket) in the circumstances. Ryan looked after her and was over the moon with her. 'Everything went well (from there), it doesn't always go right but everything went great since Newmarket and her work was out of this world. 'We never had a filly that could win a Group One over six, seven and a mile before as a two-year-old. 'She went to Newmarket getting ready for a racecourse gallop and was beaten only a length or two in the Guineas. She has all the speed in the world, she travels and does everything. 'Ryan gave her an incredible ride. He had her in a perfect position and when he had to make a gap he was able to make a gap. When he asked her to quicken the last furlong she really did for him.' It is likely the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot now awaits the filly. 'The plan was to come here and go to the Coronation, that's always been the plan for her. Obviously the lads will decide that, but I'd imagine if everything is well and everyone is happy that's where she will go. 'Ryan had a big smile, I haven't seen him smile like that for a long time! He had her in the perfect position, but he still had to make a hole. We couldn't be happier with her. The ground was beautiful and everything worked lovely for her.' Paddy Power and Betfair went 13-8 for the Coronation Stakes, with Coral 5-4. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.
