Racing Industry Honours The Duke Of Edinburgh

The death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of The Queen, on Friday at age 99 will be marked across British racecourses on Saturday.

Two minutes of silence was observed at Aintree on Friday, with jockeys wearing black armbands and flags flying at half-mast, and those measures will be repeated again during Saturday's Grand National meeting at the course. Similar tributes will be held at the fixtures at Chepstow, Lingfield Park, Wolverhampton and Newcastle.

Though never a racehorse owner himself, the Duke of Edinburgh had been an honorary member of the Jockey Club since 1947 and regularly accompanied The Queen at Royal Ascot, where the Duke of Edinburgh H. was staged.

Sir Francis Brooke Bt, Her Majesty's representative at Ascot, said in a statement, “We extend our deepest condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family at this time. We have very happy memories of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at Ascot where he accompanied Her Majesty The Queen on so many occasions and shared in her successes. One of the most memorable moments was in 2012 when His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presented Her Majesty The Queen with the Queen's Vase after Estimate's victory.”

Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) would win the G1 Gold Cup the following year at Royal Ascot, providing The Queen with one of her greatest victories as an owner.

Annamarie Phelps, chair of the British Horseracing Authority, said, “The British Horseracing Authority is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. We owe him a considerable debt of gratitude for his many years of tireless public service and dedication. We offer our sincere condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family.”

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Monday’s Observations: Half-Sister to Buratino Debuts at Lingfield

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday’s observations features a half-sister to Group 2 winner Buratino.

1.00 Lingfield, Nov, £9,600, 2yo, f, 8f 1y (AWT)
The Queen’s hitherto unraced VITAL FORCE (IRE) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), one of two contenders from the John Gosden stable, is a half-sister to G2 Coventry S. winner and MG1SP sire Buratino (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) and faces 11 rivals in this intriguing affair. They feature untried stablemate Regent (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who is a Denford Stud homebred half-sister to G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and G1 Prix Jean Romanet heroine Coronet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and MG1SP sire Midas Touch (GB) (Galileo {Ire}); and Hugh Morrison trainee Hesperis (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is a full-sister to MGSW G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 fourth Move Up (GB) produced by GSW GI Flower Bowl Invitational and GI Spinster S. placegetter Rosinka (Ire) (Soviet Star).

3.00 Chantilly, Mdn, €22,000, 2yo, f, 9 1/2f (AWT)
Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd’s ANY TIME SOON (IRE) (Camelot {GB}) is a daughter of MG1SW stakes producer Aquarelliste (Fr) (Danehill) and kin to a trio of black-type performers headed by stakes-winning G1 Prix Jean Romanet runner-up Ame Bleue (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The Andre Fabre representative has drawn stall six and encounters 16 rivals in this unveiling.

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Toronado’s Tactical Dominant In the July

Thursday’s G2 Tattersalls July S. took place against a backdrop of unseasonably wet weather on Newmarket’s July Course, but The Queen’s Tactical (GB) (Toronado {Ire}) shone through with a touch of class to add to his Listed Windsor Castle S. success. Having beaten Yazaman (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths in that five-furlong Ascot speed test June 17, the 5-2 second favourite was able to confirm that form by the exact same margin as the duo pulled 2 3/4 lengths clear of Escape Route (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}). Held up early by William Buick as the G2 Coventry S. runner-up and 15-8 favourite Qaader (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) cut out the running, the Royal homebred was delivered to swamp him before brushing aside Yazaman a furlong from home. Staying on powerfully to the line, the powerhouse was able to prove his versatility and book a tilt at the top flight now.

The Queen’s bloodstock advisor John Warren said, “I think form-wise that was probably the same as the Windsor Castle, but the way he did it looked even better again. I think we might just have a very nice horse on our hands. It’s very exciting. We might look at the [G1] Prix Morny [at Deauville Aug. 23] as a potential objective for him. He is so laid-back and uncomplicated he will handle the travelling. Although it looks like he will stay seven furlongs, at the moment we will keep to what he has been good at. He ran through the line well. When William walked back in he said this was a proper horse.”

Andrew Balding added, “He has shown he is versatile on any ground, which is always nice to know before you go travelling. It is really fantastic for us to have a horse as good as this for Her Majesty. It is really exciting and rewarding. I’m sure there will be some very good horses that haven’t even raced yet and we still have a way to go, but he is near the top of the tree at the moment. We will stay at six for the time being, then when we get to the autumn, you have a choice of six or seven. The dam stayed seven in soft ground and the sire was a top miler, so there is no reason really why he shouldn’t stay seven himself.”

Tactical is the first foal out of the Royal runner Make Fast (GB) (Makfi {GB}), who as Andrew Balding stated was second in the Listed Radley S. and Listed Surrey S. over seven furlongs. She is a half to Raymi Coya (Van Nistelrooy), who captured the G3 Oh So Sharp S. also over seven and is connected to Raise You (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who took the Listed Fairway S. and was third in the G3 Rose of Lancaster S. when with this stable. Make Fast also has a yearling colt by Iffraaj (GB) and a filly foal by The Queen’s Recorder (GB).

Thursday, Newmarket, Britain
TATTERSALLS JULY S.-G2, £40,700, Newmarket, 7-9, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:12.42, sf.
1–TACTICAL (GB), 126, c, 2, by Toronado (Ire)
1st Dam: Make Fast (GB) (MSP-Eng), by Makfi (GB)
2nd Dam: Raymi Coya, by Van Nistelrooy
3rd Dam: Something Mon, by Maria’s Mon
1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-The Queen (GB); T-Andrew Balding; J-William Buick. £23,081. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $59,655. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Yazaman (Ire), 126, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Online Alexander (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (185,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum; B-Mountarmstrong Stud. (IRE); T-William Haggas. £8,751.
3–Escape Route (Ire), 126, c, 2, Dandy Man (Ire)–Elaysa (GB), by Shamardal. (€44,000 Wlg ’18 TATFBR; 50,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Clipper Logistics; B-Peter & Hugh McCutcheon (IRE); T-Richard Fahey. £4,379.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2 3/4, HF. Odds: 2.50, 6.00, 33.00.
Also Ran: Qaader (Ire), Swiss Ace (GB), Jimmy Sparks (Ire), Choritzo (GB), Victory Heights (Ire), Rebel At Dawn (Ire). Scratched: Lauded (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Hats Off At Royal Ascot As The Queen’s Tactical Takes the Windor Castle

A gamble was landed in the Listed Windor Castle S. as Tactical (GB) (Toronado {Ire}) brought up a 24th Royal Ascot winner for The Queen. Third on debut over this five-furlong trip at Newmarket June 4, the heavily-supported 7-2 favourite tracked the early pace stands’ side and after reeling in Muker (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) in the last half a furlong asserted to score by 1 1/4 lengths from Yazaman (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), who denied Muker in a photo.

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