Venezuelan trainer Jose D’Angelo has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success since first establishing his stable in the U.S. in 2019. In only five years, the 33-year-old has competed in some of the world’s biggest races on the finest stages — the Preakness Stakes, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the Dubai World Cup, and now his latest adventure: Royal Ascot.
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Batten Down Leads All the Way to Win Ohio Derby
Batten Down, a blue-blooded homebred owned by Juddmonte, took the lead at the start and never was headed as he posted an upset victory in the $500,000 Grade 3 Ohio Derby June 22 at Thistledown.
Pletcher’s Fierceness, Mindframe, Tuscan Sky Likely to Target Haskell
Champion Fierceness and Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets runner-up Mindframe are both under consideration for the July 20 Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational Stakes July 20 at
American Owners Score With Royal Ascot Repeat Winner Porta Fortuna
Porta Fortuna simply loves Ascot — and that’s undoubtedly also true for her American ownership, who enjoyed success at the Royal meeting with the filly for the second straight year. Last year’s Albany Stakes winner, owned by the Taylor Made Partnerships-affiliated Medallion Racing, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Steve Weston, and Barry Fowler, struck June 21 when Porta Fortuna captured the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at the prestigious British meet.
