In The Pynck with a look back at Royal Ascot
ROYAL Ascot was like no other this year since the first race left the starting gates more than three centuries ago as new champions were crowned and standing records were smashed, and a weight room veteran powered through against the odds.
The style stakes on Royal Ascot’s opening day featured brilliant white and pastel hues. Image credit: Ascot Racecourse
There was good news for Frakie Dettori when he claimed the Queen Anne Stakes on Palace Pier. Image credit: Sky Sports
The young Oisin Murphy claimed the Champion Jockey title at Royal Ascot, breaking the run by legendary jockey Frankie Dettori. Image credit: Sky Sports
The first signs that this Royal Ascot would be like no other was when the legendary Frankie Dettori lost the Champion Jockey crown to 25-year-old Oisin Murphy, the young Irishman who claimed the British Champion Jockey title in 2019. Dettori had the ride of his life on the third day (Thursday 15 June), beating out the highly favoured Stradivarius in the Queen Anne Stakes on Palace Pier, but failed to match Murphy’s performance through the days of Royal Asco and in particular, with Foxes Tales in the Golden Gate Stakes.
Public attendance at this year’s Royal Ascot was limited to just three Enclosures under current restrictions. Image credit: Ascot Racecourse
Hollie Doyle is one of only two women in racing history to claim wins at Ascot, which she did on Amtiyaz. Image credit: Ascot Racecourse
Jockey Kevin Manning won the St James’s Palace Stakes with Poetic Flare. Image credit: Sky Sports
Hollie Doyle made an historic run in the Copper Horse Stakes on outsider Amtiyaz, equalling a record of dual Royal Ascot wins by a female rider set by Hayley Turner. Amtiyaz ran at 33 to 1-odds to win on the opening day (15 June) of Royal Ascot.
Meanwhile Love trained by Ireland’s Aidan O’Brien scored her fourth win after capturing the Prince of Wales Stakes last Wednesday week.
There was the thrill of the break at every race during Royal Ascot, which this year was witnessed by a limited number of the public. Image credit: Ascot Racecourse
Racegoers struggled with wet conditions on the penultimate and final days of Royal Ascot, but struggled gamely on. Image credit: Sky Sports
Subjectivist ran away with the Ascot Gold Cup with veteran jockey Joe Fanning aboard. Image credit: Ascot Racecourse
The 50-year-old Joe Fanning, veteran of many a race took the Ascot Gold Cup on 13 to 2 Subjectivist to beat leading light Stradivarius unchallenged who finished in fourth place.
“It was a sad day for Stradivarius,” said trainer John Gosden. “It didn’t go to plan. I know what it feels like when a champion like that goes under but it was going to happen one day and I am just glad it was us who did it.”
Royal Ascot was able to open to the public this year with a limited number of pre-ticket holders in the Village, Windsor and Heath Enclosures in compliance with Covid-19 restrictions.
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