Royal Ascot: American Affair Dashes to King Charles Win

American Affair takes ‘magical’ King Charles sprint glory for Scotland

Jim Goldie’s five-year-old ridden to perfection by Paul Mulrennan.

Royal Ascot: American Affair dashes to King Charles win

Scottish challenger American Affair finished best to land the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot for Jim Goldie and Paul Mulrennan.

Jim Goldie-Trained American Affair Strikes for Scotland in King Charles III

Barraston Racing's 5-year-old handicap regular American Affair (Washington DC) had not set foot in black-type territory until last month and stepped forward to claim GI King Charles III Stakes glory for Scotland after another ding-dong cliffhanger. The race is a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar in November. The 11-1 chance finished a close-up fifth behind Mgheera (Zoustar) in Haydock's G2 Temple Stakes and the …

American Affair completes journey from 67-rated handicapper to King Charles III Stakes hero for ecstatic Jim Goldie

The progressive American Affair produced a powerful performance to hold off Frost At Dawn and strike in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes for...

Head to Head: Fillies, mares have upper hand in King Charles III

The King Charles III Stakes, the second Group 1 event on Royal Ascot’s opening Tuesday, gathers elite international sprinters. The second Breeders’ Cup Challenge race of the European season, the five-furlong dash offers the winner an automatic berth into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar. Formerly known as the King’s Stand Stakes and renamed in 2023, the race is run over a straight five furlongs and has attracted a full field o…

Bet Royal Ascot: Queen Anne, King Charles III, Prince of Wales’s Picks

There are 59 racecourses in Britain, and no two are alike. They can run clockwise (right to left), counterclockwise or straight. They can be flat or undulating, uphill or downhill, and some tracks feature all of the above. “Horses for courses” is a reliable handicapping angle, and nowhere does it apply more than in the UK. Ascot races beyond a mile go clockwise, but sprints at 5, 6, and 7 furlongs and most mile races are on a straight course wi…