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BBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Rebel's Romance wins Yorkshire Cup by a head
Favourite Rebel's Romance won the 2025 Yorkshire Cup by a head from Epic Charlie Appleby-trained seven-year-old was 11-10 favourite for the feature race on the final day of the Dante Festival at he was made to work all the way to the line in a dramatic race in which all five runners were in contention for victory until the final good conditions under bright sunshine, the pace of the one mile, six furlong race was slow until the final Romance sat second, with jockey William Buick angling him out to the far side of the course to try to find space for the final sprint, which saw the field spread across the track virtually level as they charged for Romance edged out 7-1 chance Epic Poet, with 10-3 second favourite Sweet William were less than two lengths between all the runners at the finishing line, and Buick said that while it had been a difficult race, the quality of his mount had told."It was a very slow pace," he told ITV Racing. "He's top class, a dream to ride. Nothing suited him there - it was a messy pace. But he's a dream horse."
The Guardian
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
York Dante meeting: all the latest horse racing news on day three
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Good afternoon from the Knavesmire, where after two days with Epsom Classic trials at the top of the bill, attention turns to the stayers and the intriguing prospect of Rebel's Romance – arguably the most under-appreciated horse in training, among British racing fans at least – stepping up beyond a mile-and-a-half for the first time. Charlie Appleby's seven-year-old is one of the biggest money-earners in global racing history, and already a member of the elite club of horses with earnings of more than £10m. His 16 wins from 24 starts include two victories in the Breeders' Cup Turf, He has notched two wins in the Breeders' Cup Turf, a victory in the Sheema Classic at Meydan – the world's joint-richest race on turf – and seven Group One or Grade One successes in all. All seven, though, were recorded at a variety of high-profile tracks and meetings around the world, and his only Group-race win in Britain was a Group Three at Goodwood in July 2022. That could well change this afternoon, as he is the likely favourite for the Group Two Yorkshire Cup despite the question mark over the trip, and a victory at 14 furlongs would open up a range of new options for Appleby's evergreen seven-year-old. Today's feature should be a decent test, despite the small field, as all five runners are currently priced up at single-figure odds. Continuous, the 2023 St Leger winner; Epic Poet, third in a Grade One in Dubai last time; and Sweet William, runner-up behind the high-class Kyprios in last season's Goodwood Cup all have the form to win, even if Rebel's Romance's stamina holds up. The going on the Knavesmire remains good to firm, good in places, and the action is underway at 2.10 with the Marygate Fillies' Stakes, something of a trial for the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot next month. Share
Rhyl Journal
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Gosden anticipating tough test on Sweet William return
John and Thady Gosden's six-year-old was second over this distance in the Ebor in 2023 and enjoyed a very competitive campaign last year when making the frame in each of six starts at Group level. He be ridden as usual by Robert Havlin, whose first task will be getting safely to post ahead of the Group Two, before contending with the likes of Rebel's Romance, who sets the standard as a seven-time Group One winner but experimenting with a new extended trip. John Gosden said: 'The old boy runs in the Yorkshire Cup and they've gone and put a dual Breeders' Cup winner in against him! 'I phoned up Charlie Appleby and told him this isn't cricket, doing this! 'He will need the race. He doesn't do a lot at home and the biggest problem for the jockey will be staying on board because he is very fresh first time out. 'He will be bucking and plunging, so it might be a bit of a rodeo show.' Appleby's Rebel's Romance has plenty of stamps on his passport having plied his trade in Britain, Germany, America, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Dubai. After winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in November he spent his winter in the Middle East, defending his title in the relocated Amir Trophy at Al Uqda before coming home fourth in the Sheema Classic at Meydan. He comes into the race a 16-time winner but despite extensive travel, his Yorkshire Cup bid will represent a first experience of the Knavesmire along with an introduction to the extended one-mile-six-furlong trip. 'Rebel's Romance goes into this in great shape,' Appleby told the Godolphin website. 'He is stepping up a couple of furlongs, but we feel that it should be within his compass. 'If he does get the trip, he will obviously be a leading player. I can't fault how he well he is at the moment, he looks fantastic, and I think the track at York will suit as well.' The sole Irish runner in the line up is Aidan O'Brien's Continuous, who also spent his winter in warmer climes and was third in the Red Sea Turf before coming home ninth in the Dubai Gold Cup. The five-year-old is not a stranger to York and has some smart form there having won the Great Voltigeur Stakes and placed third in the Dante as a three-year-old. Andrew Balding's Alsakib, winner of the John Smith's Silver Cup, joins the field of five alongside David O'Meara's Epic Poet.
North Wales Chronicle
15-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Gosden anticipating tough test on Sweet William return
John and Thady Gosden's six-year-old was second over this distance in the Ebor in 2023 and enjoyed a very competitive campaign last year when making the frame in each of six starts at Group level. He be ridden as usual by Robert Havlin, whose first task will be getting safely to post ahead of the Group Two, before contending with the likes of Rebel's Romance, who sets the standard as a seven-time Group One winner but experimenting with a new extended trip. John Gosden said: 'The old boy runs in the Yorkshire Cup and they've gone and put a dual Breeders' Cup winner in against him! 'I phoned up Charlie Appleby and told him this isn't cricket, doing this! 'He will need the race. He doesn't do a lot at home and the biggest problem for the jockey will be staying on board because he is very fresh first time out. 'He will be bucking and plunging, so it might be a bit of a rodeo show.' Appleby's Rebel's Romance has plenty of stamps on his passport having plied his trade in Britain, Germany, America, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Dubai. After winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in November he spent his winter in the Middle East, defending his title in the relocated Amir Trophy at Al Uqda before coming home fourth in the Sheema Classic at Meydan. He comes into the race a 16-time winner but despite extensive travel, his Yorkshire Cup bid will represent a first experience of the Knavesmire along with an introduction to the extended one-mile-six-furlong trip. 'Rebel's Romance goes into this in great shape,' Appleby told the Godolphin website. 'He is stepping up a couple of furlongs, but we feel that it should be within his compass. 'If he does get the trip, he will obviously be a leading player. I can't fault how he well he is at the moment, he looks fantastic, and I think the track at York will suit as well.' The sole Irish runner in the line up is Aidan O'Brien's Continuous, who also spent his winter in warmer climes and was third in the Red Sea Turf before coming home ninth in the Dubai Gold Cup. The five-year-old is not a stranger to York and has some smart form there having won the Great Voltigeur Stakes and placed third in the Dante as a three-year-old. Andrew Balding's Alsakib, winner of the John Smith's Silver Cup, joins the field of five alongside David O'Meara's Epic Poet.
Glasgow Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Gosden anticipating tough test on Sweet William return
John and Thady Gosden's six-year-old was second over this distance in the Ebor in 2023 and enjoyed a very competitive campaign last year when making the frame in each of six starts at Group level. He be ridden as usual by Robert Havlin, whose first task will be getting safely to post ahead of the Group Two, before contending with the likes of Rebel's Romance, who sets the standard as a seven-time Group One winner but experimenting with a new extended trip. John Gosden said: 'The old boy runs in the Yorkshire Cup and they've gone and put a dual Breeders' Cup winner in against him! 'I phoned up Charlie Appleby and told him this isn't cricket, doing this! 'He will need the race. He doesn't do a lot at home and the biggest problem for the jockey will be staying on board because he is very fresh first time out. 'He will be bucking and plunging, so it might be a bit of a rodeo show.' Appleby's Rebel's Romance has plenty of stamps on his passport having plied his trade in Britain, Germany, America, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Dubai. After winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in November he spent his winter in the Middle East, defending his title in the relocated Amir Trophy at Al Uqda before coming home fourth in the Sheema Classic at Meydan. He comes into the race a 16-time winner but despite extensive travel, his Yorkshire Cup bid will represent a first experience of the Knavesmire along with an introduction to the extended one-mile-six-furlong trip. 'Rebel's Romance goes into this in great shape,' Appleby told the Godolphin website. 'He is stepping up a couple of furlongs, but we feel that it should be within his compass. 'If he does get the trip, he will obviously be a leading player. I can't fault how he well he is at the moment, he looks fantastic, and I think the track at York will suit as well.' The sole Irish runner in the line up is Aidan O'Brien's Continuous, who also spent his winter in warmer climes and was third in the Red Sea Turf before coming home ninth in the Dubai Gold Cup. The five-year-old is not a stranger to York and has some smart form there having won the Great Voltigeur Stakes and placed third in the Dante as a three-year-old. Andrew Balding's Alsakib, winner of the John Smith's Silver Cup, joins the field of five alongside David O'Meara's Epic Poet.
