There was no fairytale ending for Baaeed at Ascot as Bay Bridge landed the QIPCO Champion Stakes on Saturday, with William Haggas’ previously unbeaten star only fourth. The headline act on Champions Day as he signed off his racing career, which had included a perfect 10 victories, Baaeed was sent-off 1/4 favourite under regular companion … Read more
Bayside Boy sprung a 33/1 surprise in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot as Frankie Dettori’s bid for a Champions Day treble on Inspiral fell apart at the start. Sent off a well-fancied 11/10 favourite, Inspiral stepped slowly out of the stalls and was soon tailing the Group One field as Jadoomi took them … Read more
Qipco British Champions Day is here featuring four Group One contests and the final farewell of unbeaten superstar Baaeed, all live on Sky Sports Racing on Saturday. 4.00 Ascot – Unbeaten Baaeed takes on Adayar and Bay Bridge The last of the four Group One contests on the card, the Qipco Champion Stakes (4.00) features … Read more
Sky Sports Racing’s Alex Hammond highlights her fancies on Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot including the French raider Sweet Lady. Another flat season reaches its climax on Saturday on Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot. The day was first run in its current guise in 2011 and the new concept was rewarded with Frankel … Read more
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them – the famous saying goes. The story of Baaeed encompasses all three. Just as the legendary Frankel – widely viewed as the greatest to ever grace the track – did before him 10 years ago, Baaeed will attempt to sign off … Read more
Baaeed will face a maximum of nine rivals when he bids to crown an unbeaten career with victory in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. The William Haggas-trained four-year-old stretched his winning run to double figures when successfully stepping up to a mile and a quarter in the Juddmonte International at York in … Read more
Alan King’s Trueshan will not attempt to defend his Prix du Cadran title and will instead be aimed directly at Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot. The six-year-old was a four-and-a-half-length winner of the Group One last season and then won the Long Distance Cup for a second time. He will not follow the same … Read more
Dragon Symbol is likely to head to the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on October 15 following his pleasing run in the Flying Five earlier this month. The four-year-old has had an indifferent year since switching to Roger Varian ahead of the current campaign, but a confidence-boosting victory in a first-time hood at … Read more
Baaeed’s team are hoping the home crowd at Ascot will gather in numbers to give their unbeaten superstar the perfect send-off in the Qipco Champion Stakes. Trainer William Haggas and owner Shadwell announced in the week that Baaeed will finish his career on Champions Day next month, live on Sky Sports Racing, rather than stepping … Read more
A number of Champion Stakes contenders have upcoming engagements which will go a long way to determining the cast for the showpiece event on Qipco British Champions Day. Vadeni, Adayar, Mishriff, Luxembourg and Baaeed will all be in action before the big race at Ascot on October 15, after which further plans will become clearer. … Read more