All the Queen's Horses
 

I thought this was a fun read.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...acehorses.html

The Queen and her racehorses

The Queen's reigning passion is her racehorses: she worries when they are injured and leaps in the air when they win. Andrew Alderson has the inside track

By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter
Last Updated: 1:52AM BST 19 Oct 2008

It is an anecdote that says everything about the Queen's love of her horses. Last month, Full Toss, one of Her Majesty's most promising racehorses, was injured at Newbury racetrack. She was distressed to learn that the two-year-old's knee injury was so serious that there was a debate about whether the horse should be put down. The vet advised that Full Toss might not come around after surgery and that he should, perhaps, be humanely destroyed.

The Queen was having none of it. In a conversation with John Warren, her bloodstock and racing adviser, she said: "No, we have to keep him alive if we can. We must give him a chance." Eventually, her decision was vindicated: the operation was a success, and Full Toss is now on the road to recovery.

"It was so typical of the Queen," says Mr Warren. "The welfare of Her Majesty's horses always comes first. She wanted to know how the horse was when he went into surgery, and again when he came out. I could ring Her Majesty at any time – day or night – to update her on the welfare of her horses."

Certainly, no one who was present in the royal box at Ascot back in June, when another of her favourites, Free Agent, raced on the last day of this year's meeting, will doubt the Queen's passion for either her horses or horse-racing. As Free Agent came into the final three furlongs of the Chesham Stakes, he was last of 11 runners. Those sitting near Her Majesty feared he had no chance of winning. Mr Warren takes up the story: "The Queen had Prince Philip on one side and I was on the other. I thought the jockey had run up behind a wall of horses. But when he pulled the horse out, Free Agent flew and won the race very nicely. The Queen literally jumped up in the air she was so excited. It was a moment of real joy."

"The Queen is 82 years of age and yet she raced to the paddock like she was 20. We were struggling to keep up with her. The jockey was trying to explain what had happened but all the Queen wanted to do was touch her horse." It was Her Majesty's first victory at Royal Ascot for nine years.

But, as Mr Warren explains during a visit to the Newmarket stables of Sir Michael Stoute, one of the Queen's five trainers, she also gains great enjoyment when her friends win races. Mr Warren remembers the occasion in 2005, when Motivator, a horse he bought for a syndicate, won the Derby.

"We watched the race in the royal box and my wife, Carolyn, screamed so loudly that her choker burst. There were pearls absolutely everywhere. It was bedlam but the Queen was thrilled, while Prince Philip was helping to pick up pearls from the floor."

The highlight of next year's racing calendar may well be the Derby, which a handful of the Queen's talented two-year-old colts have a real chance of winning. It is 19 years since Her Majesty last had a runner in the prestigious race; any one of her horses being nurtured by Mr Warren, including Free Agent, Four Winds or Harvest Song, could be first past the post.

The son of a storekeeper from Harlow in Essex, Mr Warren, 52, is married to Lady Carolyn Herbert, with whom he has three children. He has been the Queen's bloodstock and racing adviser since 2001, when he succeeded his late father-in-law, the Earl of Carnarvon. He gives her guidance on breeding and the races that her horses should run in – but the Queen herself makes the final decisions.

Charming and courteous, Mr Warren describes the Queen affectionately as "a creature of habit". Every July, she goes to the Royal Stud at Sandringham in Norfolk, armed with her old-fashioned camera to see her 20 or so mares with their new foals.

"This year I said, 'Ma'am, use my camera'," recalls Mr Warren. "But the Queen still can't get used to looking at a digital screen. Her Majesty tried taking a picture with my camera, but it wasn't for her – she loves her routine."

Every spring the Queen visits her trainers' stables – typically, she has 20 Flat horses in training every year – and sees her yearlings at the Hampshire stud where they are reared. "Her Majesty closely follows their development," says Mr Warren.

While she never bets on her own horses – "Her Majesty's gamble is on the breeding, using this stallion with that mare, hoping to produce something special," he says – the Queen does enjoy a sweepstake: "On Derby Day, there's one in the royal box, and everyone puts in a pound." The winner gets about £16.

Even though she never has a flutter, the Queen reads the Racing Post over breakfast every morning. When one of her horses is preparing to race, Mr Warren will speak to her virtually every day to update her on its progress.

"If the Queen wasn't the Queen, she would have made a wonderful trainer," he says. "She has such an affinity with horses and is so perceptive."

The Queen inherited a string of racehorses when her father, George VI, died in 1952. All her winners have raced in her famous royal colours of purple body with gold braid, scarlet sleeves and black velvet hat with gold fringe. In her coronation year of 1953, her horse Aureole was second in the Derby. Since then, she has won all five Classics except the Derby. Most famously, she won the Oaks in 1977, her Silver Jubilee year, with Dunfermline.

Mr Warren admits that, while it is exciting that the Queen has so many young horses with prospects, any future victories will be hard-fought. Over the last two decades, all British racehorse owners have faced unprecedented competition from billionaire Arab and Irish owners, some of whom often own hundreds of horses and who breed some 200 foals every year.

"Everyone is willing the Queen to win the Derby," he says, "but Her Majesty is so wonderfully realistic. There are probably 16 runners in the race in a given year, and perhaps 15,000 horses in training. Even to have a runner in the Derby is a remarkable achievement.

"I am sure it would be one of the greatest pleasures the Queen could ever have. But I know she would never sit there and ask: 'How can we win it?' Her Majesty lets fate take its course – and accepts what happens. When it comes to horses, she always looks forward and never dwells on the past. She is never melancholy. Instead, she is very level, accepting and straightforward – I suppose that is what has made her such an amazing monarch."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/hor...se-Racing.html

Nicky Henderson charged over test failure of Queen's horse

Nicky Henderson has been summoned to appear before the British Horseracing Authority's disciplinary committee in June after a horse belonging to the Queen failed a dope test.

By Marcus Armytage
Last Updated: 9:54AM BST 08 May 2009


Hot Water: Nicky Henderson has been called to explain how a horse owned by the Queen failed a dope test at Huntingdon Photo: PA After his best season, it will come as a major embarrassment to the Lambourn trainer.

The horse, Moonlit Path, finished sixth at 16-1 on her racecourse debut at Huntingdon, on Feb 19. The Queen's mare has tested positive to the presence of tranexamic acid, a prohibited substance.
The drug is used in humans, under the name of Cyclokapron, to treat or prevent bleeding and is a permitted raceday medication in some states in America to prevent horses breaking blood vessels.

Henderson has been charged with a breach of Rule 53 and Rule 200 in that he "allowed or caused to be administered, or connived at the administration of tranexamic acid with the intention of affecting her raceday performance."

In a statement Henderson said: "Unfortunately Moonlit Path tested positive for a prohibited substance. The substance concerned was administered by my vet entirely in the interests of the horse's welfare, which is always paramount. There was no intention to enhance performance and it is worth pointing out that we won the race in question with the odds-on Ravello Bay."

Though the most stringent penalty for a severe breach of these rules is a year's suspension, a stiff fine would appear to be the most likely outcome.

This has never happened before.

The Queen owns Starlight Walk and Carousel is owned by Prince Charles.

I just thought it was kinda cool.

Saturday October 30 2010
Newmarket 12:50

Bet365.com E.b.f. Maiden Fillies' Stakes (div 1)
£6500.00 added, 2yo only, 7f, Class 4, £4209.00 penalty
20 runners
Going: Good to Soft
Surface: Turf

No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1 (15) Blueberry Fizz (IRE) 2 9-0 J Ryan Kirsty Milczarek SP SP
SP
2 (7) 7 Carousel 19 2 9-0 R M Beckett Jim Crowley SP SP
SP
3 (14) 0 Diverting 15 2 9-0 W Jarvis I Mongan SP SP
SP
4 (9) Elmaam 2 9-0 W J Haggas T P O'Shea SP SP
SP
5 (19) Five Hearts 2 9-0 M H Tompkins J Quinn SP SP
SP
6 (1) Lunar Phase (IRE) 2 9-0 C G Cox A Kirby SP SP
SP
7 (13) 9 Make A Dance (USA) 40 2 9-0 B W Hills M Hills SP SP
SP
8 (16) 0 Making Eyes (IRE) 32 2 9-0 C F Wall S Sanders SP SP
SP
9 (2) Midas Moment 2 9-0 W R Muir R Mullen SP SP
SP
10 (8) Moment Juste 2 9-0 J H M Gosden William Buick SP SP
SP
11 (18) Moon Over Water (IRE) 2 9-0 M A Jarvis P Robinson SP SP
SP
12 (5) 98 Mystic Edge 16 2 9-0 M L W Bell Hayley Turner SP SP
SP
13 (10) Regal Salute 2 9-0 J Noseda R Hughes SP SP
SP
14 (3) Rosaria 2 9-0 R Hannon J Fortune SP SP
SP
15 (6) 448842 Saskia's Dream 16 2 9-0 Jane Chapple-Hyam J P Spencer 72 SP SP
SP
16 (20) Spectacle 2 9-0 Sir Michael Stoute R L Moore SP SP
SP
17 (12) Starlight Walk 2 9-0 R Charlton D Sweeney SP SP
SP
18 (4) Una Vita Pius (IRE) 2 9-0 P L Gilligan A Hamblett (3) SP SP
SP
19 (11) 00 Vita Lika 28 2 9-0 B J Meehan S W Kelly SP SP
SP
20 (17) Young Jackie 2 9-0 G G Margarson N Callan SP SP
SP
Last Winner Year Horse Trainer Jockey SP Age Wt Draw
2009 Revered Sir Michael Stoute K Fallon 13/8F 2 9-0 2

Betting Forecast: 9/2 Spectacle, 11/2 Moment Juste, 6/1 Moon Over Water, 7/1 Regal Salute, 8/1 Rosaria, 10/1 Elmaam, 12/1 Carousel, 12/1 Make A Dance, 12/1 Saskia's Dream, 14/1 Starlight Walk, 20/1 Lunar Phase, 20/1 Midas Moment, 25/1 Blueberry Fizz, 25/1 Five Hearts, 25/1 Vita Lika, 33/1 Making Eyes, 50/1 Mystic Edge, 50/1 Young Jackie, 66/1 Diverting, 100/1 Una Vita Pius

Verdict
A market check is essential with minimal form to go on although it is worth noting that Sir Michael Stoute is the only trainer to have saddled more than one winner of this maiden in the past ten years. The Newmarket handler is represented by Spectacle and there's sure to be plenty of interest in the daughter of Dalakhani who is a half-sister to none other than Workforce. Her presence may result in some value lying elsewhere and the suggestion is MAKE A DANCE who is scheduled to wear the owner's first silks and shaped with promise on debut at Kempton. Carousel may be able to leave her debut form behind and take a hand in the finish of a maiden where there are a number of likely looking types from big yards.


FORMWATCH
Blueberry Fizz (IRE) Kheleyf filly out of Miss Poppets.Carousel 4-1 (9-0) Raced on far rail, never beyond mid-division, ridden and struggling halfway, 7th of 12, 15l behind Flood Plain (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 2yo fll mdn (5) gs.Diverting 100-1 (8-12) Dwelt in rear, never a factor, 13th of 18, 10l behind Argocat (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd.Elmaam Nayef filly out of Almahab.Five Hearts Bertolini filly out of Light Hand.Lunar Phase (IRE) Galileo filly out of Taraya.Make A Dance (USA) 11-1 (9-0) Started very slowly, raced in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 13, 6l behind Zing Wing (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.Making Eyes (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, no progress over 1f out, 11th of 15, 12l behind Mantoba (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.Midas Moment Danehill Dancer filly out of Special Moment.Moment Juste Pivotal filly out of Place De L'opera.Moon Over Water (IRE) Galileo filly out of Velvet Moon.Mystic Edge 40-1 (8-12) Dwelt always in rear, 8th of 11, 13l behind Fly By White (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.Regal Salute Medicean filly out of Regency Rose.Rosaria Tiger Hill filly out of Flamingo Flower.Saskia's Dream 12-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 50 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Pearl Ice (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.Spectacle Dalakhani filly out of Soviet Moon.Starlight Walk Galileo filly out of Tempting Prospect.Una Vita Pius (IRE) Antonius Pius filly out of Avit.Vita Lika 100-1 (9-0) Raced center, held up, merged with far side 5f out, never a factor, 16th of 20, 9l behind Masaya (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo flls auc (2) sft.Young Jackie Doyen filly out of Just Warning.

I know Indian Charlie will want to read this one...

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...e.html&BID=465

My Kingdom Of Fife won the Hyland Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick...

Results from the Dante...

York Result
12 May 2011
« 2:30 » totesport Dante Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo) (1m2f88y) 1m2½f Good

« 1 6 Carlton House (USA) 11/4 3 9-0 Sir Michael Stoute 102 * *
b c Street Cry (IRE) - Talented (Bustino) Ryan Moore
Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on strongly (op 9-4)

« 2 2 1½ Seville (GER) 5/4F 3 9-0 A P O'Brien — * *
b c Galileo (IRE) - Silverskaya (USA) (Silver Hawk) Christophe Soumillon
Tracked leader, headway and close up over 3f out, led over 2f out, joined and ridden well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon edged left and one pace towards finish (op 13-8)

« 3 1 2½ Pisco Sour (USA) 40/1 3 9-0 Hughie Morrison 98 * *
b/br c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Lynnwood Chase (USA) (Horse Chestnut) Jimmy Fortune
Led, ridden and quickened over 3f out, headed over 2f out, driven and weakened approaching final furlong

« 4 3 3¼ World Domination (USA) 5/2 3 9-0 Henry Cecil 96 * *
b c Empire Maker (USA) - Reams Of Verse (USA) (Nureyev) Tom Queally
Took keen hold early, tracked leading pair, headway over 3f out, ridden and chance over 2f out, soon driven and weakened (op 11-4)

« 5 5 2¾ Ashva (USA) 100/1 3 9-0 Michael Dods 79 * *
b c Quiet American (USA) - Pondicherry (USA) (Sir Wimborne) J Murtagh
Held up in rear, effort over 3f out, soon ridden along and outpaced

« 6 4 1¾ Yaseer (IRE) 12/1 3 9-0 Marcus Tregoning 104 * *
b c Dansili - Tadris (USA) (Red Ransom) Richard Hills
Held up in rear, effort 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced (op 11-1)


6 ran TIME 2m 13.49s (slow by 5.99s) Total SP 110%
1st OWNER: The Queen BRED: Darley TRAINER: Sir Michael Stoute

Check out the pics...

Have you guys ever seen her look so happy? :)

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:)

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Good luck to Mac Love in the Diomed Stakes.

He'll probably be last but hey... he doesn't have a thing to prove any more.

He should be lazing on a beach in Tahiti sipping drinks with little umbrellas at this point.

Hope he comes home safe.

* * *

Good luck to the royal horsie and all but I shall stick with Native Khan even if Mr. Fallon chose not to ride him. :eek:

16:00
13 Run Investec Derby (Group 1)
Class 1, £1250000.00 added, 3yo only, £709625.00 penalty 1m 4f 10y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(13) 21-1 Carlton House (USA) Sir Michael Stoute 3 9 0 R L Moore
2(11) 0568-5 Castlemorris King M J Attwater 3 9 0 M Coumbe
3(8) 1-6 Marhaba Malyoon (IRE) D M Simcock 3 9 0 J P Spencer
4(5) 16-51 Masked Marvel J H M Gosden 3 9 0 William Buick
5(6) 51-2 Memphis Tennessee (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 J P O'Brien
6(3) 114-13 Native Khan (FR) E A L Dunlop 3 9 0 J P Murtagh
7(10) 5-11 Ocean War M Al Zarooni 3 9 0 L Dettori
8(1) 91128-3 Pisco Sour (USA) H Morrison 3 9 0 J Fortune
9(7) 81-31 Pour Moi (IRE) A Fabre 3 9 0 M Barzalona
10(4) 11-31 Recital (FR) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 K Fallon
11(2) 212-2 Seville (GER) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 C Soumillon
12(12) 21123-1 Treasure Beach A P O'Brien 3 9 0 C O'Donoghue
13(9) 61-13 Vadamar (FR) A de Royer-Dupre 3 9 0 C P Lemaire


Betting Forecast: 2/1 Carlton House (USA), 7/2 Pour Moi (IRE), 4/1 Recital (FR), 11/2 Seville (GER), 10/1 Native Khan (FR), 14/1 Ocean War, 16/1 Vadamar (FR), 20/1 Treasure Beach, 25/1 Memphis Tennessee (IRE), Masked Marvel, 100/1 Pisco Sour (USA), 200/1 Marhaba Malyoon (IRE), 500/1 Castlemorris King


FORMWATCH
CARLTON HOUSE (USA) 11-4 (9-0) Pulled hard early tracked leaders, challenged between horses approaching 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home, won at York 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gd in May beating Seville (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.CASTLEMORRIS KING 11-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no impression on leaders, 5th of 13, 5l behind Anton Dolin (9-7) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.MARHABA MALYOON (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) In rear, never a factor, last of 6, 22l behind Dordogne (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May.MASKED MARVEL 13-2 (9-0) Held up, went 3rd over 5f out, waiting for gap to open over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Goodwood 1m 3f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd in May beating Namibian (9-0) by 3l, 5 ran.MEMPHIS TENNESSEE (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Chased leader in 2nd, 3rd 3f out, ridden over 2f out, 2nd 1f out, no impression leader, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Recital (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gf in May.NATIVE KHAN (FR) 16-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway to chase winner over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Frankel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Apr.OCEAN WAR 4-1 (8-12) In touch in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf in Apr beating Cai Shen (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.PISCO SOUR (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Carlton House (9-0) at York 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gd in May.POUR MOI (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) In rear, effort 2f out, ran on well, easily, won at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gs in May beating Bubble Chic (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.RECITAL (FR) 1-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway into 2nd 3f out, improved to lead under 2f out, pushed out and hung left from over 1f out, kept on, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gf in May beating Memphis Tennessee (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.SEVILLE (GER) 5-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Carlton House (9-0) at York 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gd in May.TREASURE BEACH 7-2 (8-12) Keen tracked leaders, squeezed between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon pressed, always holding rival, won at Chester 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May beating Nathaniel (8-12) by hd, 5 ran.VADAMAR (FR) 4-5fav (9-2) Tracked leader, stay on well, not quicken, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Pour Moi (9-2) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gs in May.

I'll stick with Carlton House. A bit worried about his little injury problem during the week, but they wouldn't run him if he wasn't fit. I think he'll be hard to beat.

The odds on Memphis are nuts!

Good luck, ed, and to anyone else playing.

Aaah well thrilled for Barzalona anyway.

His celebration was AMAZING!

I think he started celebrating before he'd even reached the lead! Haha. Fantastic.

Well that's too bad...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...id/926458/top/

As an aside The Queen will be attending...:)

Winnah!

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...international/

I'll bet she was jumping up and down. :D

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=60115

The Queen set to attend Champions Day at Ascot

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...=last7DaysNews