cheveley park stakes

While inspecting and measuring yearlings last fall in Newmarket for Book 1 of the Tattersalls yearling sale, I saw a lot of really nice yearlings. But even among the well-grown and athletic prospects on the spacious grounds at Tattersalls, there was a filly who stood out as extra special. Walking across one of the yards […]

Brian Ellison is eyeing a trip to the Breeders’ Cup with The Mackem Bullet, who was beaten a neck by Fairyland in a thrilling finish to the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes. The pair filled the first two places in the Lowther Stakes at York last time and that form was upheld in the 6f Group […]

Aidan O’Brien crept ever closer to Bobby Frankel’s record of 25 Group/Grade One wins in a year as U S Navy Flag sprung a minor surprise in the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket. After stablemate Clemmie had earlier landed the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes, O’Brien fielded four in the colts’ Group One, headed […]

A homebred for owner Evelyn Stockwell, the Kentucky-bred Brave Anna sprang a 25-1 upset in Saturday’s Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket, granting trainer Aidan O’Brien his first victory in the contest. A juvenile daughter of War Front ridden by Seamie Heffernan, Brave Anna defeated her stablemate Roly Poly by a head on the […]

Kentucky-bred Lady Aurelia is ready to lay down her best-ever race on Saturday, trainer Wesley Ward told racinguk.com. The juvenile daughter of Scat Daddy, a Stonestreet homebred, is undefeated in her three career starts, including a G2 win at Royal Ascot and a G1 win last out in the Prix Morny. at Deauville. Since her […]

Globetrotting juvenile filly Lady Aurelia, recent winner of the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville, is settled in at The National Stud in Newmarket, where she will continue to prepare for the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes Sept. 24. Racing UK reports that the Wesley Ward-trained daughter of Scat Daddy is scheduled to breeze Sunday under jockey Frankie Dettori. […]