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For some people it’s about the fashion, for others it’s the swanky picnics but for those serious about top-class flat racing, no meeting typifies the British flat scene at its very best more perfectly than Royal Ascot.
Over the years, the Overbury stallions have made their own memorable contributions to the world’s most famous meeting, where the two-year-olds do battle for the first Group races of the season and the older horses vie for honours in career-defining clashes.
Opinions differ as to which contests can be seen as ‘stallion-making’ races but few would argue with the fact that the St. James’s Palace Stakes has a great strike rate as a source of future stars of the breeding shed.
In 2003, the race fell to Zafeen, who had already advertised his credentials when finishing three-quarters of a length behind Refuse To Bend in the 2000 Guineas, having also been Group 1-placed as a two-year-old in the Prix Morny when he was again within a length of the winner. At Ascot, Zafeen finally claimed the Group 1 prize he so richly deserved, beating a field that included the future stallions Clodovil, Statue Of Liberty, Hold That Tiger, Monsieur Bond and Irish 2000 Guineas winner Indian Haven.
The following year, it was Proclamation’s turn to shine as the action headed north to York while Ascot’s new stand was being built. His two-and-a-half length Jersey Stakes win was sandwiched between victory in the Listed Heron Stakes and the highlight of his career, when he won the Group 1 Sussex Stakes in such style that he was crowned champion three-year-old miler.
It takes an exceptional horse to come back year after year and compete at the very highest level and that’s exactly what Kayf Tara did with back-to-back runs in the Ascot Gold Cup for two wins and a third. He claimed his first victory in 1998, seeing off popular stayer Double Trigger, before running into the money behind Enzeli and G1 Prix du Cadran winner Invermark. He regained his crown the following year, however, when holding off a sustained challenge from Far Cry in the final race of his career and his fifth successive win.
In a 15-race career, he won ten times in total and earned prize-money on every occasion he set foot on the racecourse. Such consistency resulted in Kayf Tara being named champion stayer in three consecutive seasons. Bringing the curtain down on his marvellous career in the spotlight of the Royal Meeting was the most fitting finale for so gifted an athlete.
16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done.
We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.
6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock).
The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this.
In the meantime we just have to wait and hope.
(I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).
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