'Electric' Ombudsman claims second straight Ascot win
Summary
Ombudsman won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot for the second year in a row, finishing four lengths ahead of the runner-up. Several other races at Royal Ascot saw victories by horses Victorious, Limestone, Blue Bolt, Rogue Diplomat, Alobayyah, and King Of Cloughan.Key Facts
- Ombudsman, trained by John Gosden and his son Thady, won the Prince of Wales's Stakes for the second consecutive year.
- Jockey William Buick rode Ombudsman, marking his 40th Ascot win and Gosden’s 72nd.
- Ombudsman won by four lengths and showed strong acceleration over the last part of the race.
- Victorious kept an unbeaten record by winning the Queen Mary Stakes, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien his 99th Ascot win.
- Limestone won the Queen’s Vase by a very close margin, with a 40-1 outsider finishing third.
- Blue Bolt earned Andrew Balding his first win in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes.
- Rogue Diplomat and Alobayyah both secured wins for their trainers James Owen and William Haggas respectively.
- Joseph O’Brien and jockey Billy Loughnane won the Windsor Castle Stakes with King Of Cloughan, a 33-1 long shot.
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