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9 USA runners (6 trained by Wesley Ward) run during the 5 day festival. 
TVG is showing it live and Scott Hazelton is on site.

Baaeed remains unbeaten for Shadwell

Real World 2nd

Order of Australia 3rd

The top 3 Owners finish in the money!

Golden Pal misses the break in the Kings Stand and is never a factor.

Nature Strip (highest rated sprinter) wins with ease.

 Bummer

Irad says he wasn’t ready, his fault. They were yelling about scratching the horse next to him that left jock in the gate. I thought they started too soon after the one horse reared in gate?

I see NBC is showing some races this Saturday from 9 AM to noon.

Linda J.

Northeast Philly

Go get ‘em!!!

https://paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/champion-stayer-stradivarius-chasing-fourth-straight-gold-cup-at-royal-ascot/

 So looking forward to seeing him race:  Sounds like he is quite the character--- I love when Dettori loves him up after they win a race!!!

Irad is not having a good Ascot experience so far.

https://www.racingpost.com/news/under-fire-irad-ortiz-handed-five-day-careless-riding-ban-by-ascot-stewards/562588

Nope. He needs to read the rules over there!  Unfortunately, his bad riding moments continue