This is this weeks racing round up! We have lots of exciting news about jockeys and a look at some of the best moments from Glorious Goodwood and the gorgeous Enable.
There has been exciting news for Lizzie Kelly as she retires from racing. This comes as she announces her pregnancy. Lizzie Kelly has been a record-breaker within the sport being the first female jockey to win grade One Jumps race. She has paved the way for other female future jockeys and the sport is grateful for this.
We had another retirement announcement from the jump jockey Barry Geraghty. He has a list of success next to his name which includes 1920 wins and the second most successful jockey at Cheltenham Festival. Additionally, this announcement comes after the prior 18 months being littered with injuries. There's nothing but best wishes to both Lizzie and Barry.
Hollie Doyle just keeps on improving on her recent form. Now she has signed a retainer with the owner and breeder Imad Al Sagar. He has over 30 horses in training and this now gives Hollie an even bigger platform to show her talent. It's very exciting to see what this new partnership brings.
Tuesday at Goodwood saw an amazing Stradivarius. This just showed the level of class the horse has. After being continuously blocked and not getting a gap, there was a point in the race where I thought he's not going to do it. But Frankie Dettori stayed calm and was patient. Frankie switched him one furlong out and went on well towards the end to win by a length to second Nayef Road.
On Wednesday, at Goodwood in the Qatar Sussex Stakes had some of the best horses running. There were lots of short odds and a massive question over whether Mohaather, Siskin or Kameko would win. With an early lead from Kameko, it looked as though he would dictate the race. However, this was not the case as Mohaather despite struggling for room, when he got switched and ran on well towards the final furlongs. The surprise Circus Maximus challenging him. Siskin although, I found fell rather flat in the closing stages. The winner was Mohaather, second Circus Maximus, third was Siskin, fourth was Kameko.
Battaash on Friday again had the miracle happen. After racing freely he went on to led and was pushed inside the final few furlongs. He kept on well beating Glass Slippers into second by 2 1/4 lengths. This race also saw him winning the King George Qatar Stakes for the fourth year running. Additionally, he broke the track record with 55.62 seconds. Meaning Battaash is only improving as he set the previous course record a mere 12 months ago.
A couple of Saturday's ago at Ascot in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes we saw the incredible Enable. Sovereign had the lead going 6 lengths clear being tracked by Enable and Japan. Sovereign was tiring slightly. But Enable was going strong. But Japan weakened inside the final furlong whereas Enable was well clear and gaining momentum. First was Enable, second Sovereign, third Japan.
This is the latest blog with my highlights of the past few weeks! What were your highlights?
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