Colin Keane secures first Royal Ascot success on Jessica Harrington’s 25-1 shot Villanova Queen
Without a previous Group One success and, to use the vernacular, having got colty in the preliminaries, Mostahdaf still swept from last to first to beat a quality field in style under jockey Jim Crowley.
But given their international strike-rate generally, plenty in Europe will be grateful that Equinox’s connections don’t appear keen on trying to finally secure Japan an elusive success in October’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Instead, any foreign trip later this year could be to the Breeders’ Cup. “I’m surprised how well he’s won against that opposition, but now we know where we are going with him in all those big 10-furlong races. Top of the ground is his gig,” Crowley said.
She supplied champion jockey Colin Keane with a long overdue first Royal Ascot victory, coming with a late sweeping effort to run down Don’t Tell Claire by half a length.
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