Templegate's Royal Ascot Tips Including 50-1 Roughie Set for 'Major Improvement'

Templegate's Royal Ascot tips including 50-1 roughie set for 'major improvement'

THE sun is shining, the suits are in the dry cleaners and the Pimm’s is about to flow – yep, Royal Ascot is almost here. But the biggest Flat meeting of the year, which gets underway on Tuesday, June 17, is so much more than a social occasion. ReutersThere will be loads of places on offer each way in the monster Ascot handicaps[/caption] Here at Sun Racing the only thing we’re bothered about is backing winners and bashing the bookies. Luckily, t…

Biancone believes 2-for-2 Lennilu is 'right horse' for Royal Ascot

Undefeated in two career starts, Lennilu has given trainer Patrick Biancone confidence that the gray 2-year-old filly is ready to take on Royal Ascot. “I think we have the right horse to do that,” Biancone said Wednesday. Lennilu earned a berth in the Group 2 Queen Mary at the Royal Ascot meeting with her 3 3/4-length romp in the May 10 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies at Gulfstream Park. The daughter of Leinster debuted April 6 at Keeneland with a l…

Biancone doing gate work with Lennilu prior to Royal Ascot

Trainer Patrick Biancone hasn't started a horse at Royal Ascot in nearly three decades but hopes to make a triumphant return to those hallowed grounds when he sends Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies winner Lennilu postward in the Group 2 Queen Mary on June 18.

Flavien Prat on Factor Horse at Royal Ascot Barry Irwin, the Pdg of Team Valor International, and Gary Barber chose to entrust Factor Horse (Ribchester) to Flavien Prat in the Prince of Wales & Stakes (Gr1), on June 18th at Royal Ascot. This will be the first time that the French jockey installed in the United States will compete in an outfit race at the prestigious British meeting. The coach, Jérôme Reynier, wants to test Factor Horse for the f…