http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/ Royal Ascot Running Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:00:02 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports Sports Sports http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:58:02 GMT In an amazing sequel sprinters bred almost within the sound of the ocean waves on the NSW south coast starred on racetracks in both hemispheres last week.They were world champion sprint title aspirant Takeover Target, the Australian owned and trained winner at the Royal Ascot carnival in England early in the week of the prestigious King's Stand Stakes and then on Saturday third in the Group1 Golden Jubilee Stakes, and Australia's newest sprint star Natural Destiny, a blistering 2.25 lengths winner of the Group 3 Healy Stakes (1200m) at Brisbane's Eagle Farm the same day. Both horses were... (more) http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:56:15 GMT Despite his defeat in the weekend's Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, Takeover Target will start as favourite when the Global Sprint Challenge continues in Japan and Hong Kong later this year. Takeover Target kept alive his hopes of claiming a $1.5 million bonus for his owners when he won the King's Stand Stakes on the first day of the royal carnival at Ascot last week. He finished third in the weekend's Golden Jubilee Stakes after fatigue set in during the final 400m. Les Arcs reeled in the leader to win with Balthazaar's Gift second. Hong Kong Jockey Club's senior handicapper,... (more) http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:55:24 GMT STUDENTS have had their hospitality skills put to the ultimate test serving the rich and famous at Royal Ascot. The 14 youngsters from Blackburn College waited on the great and good at Berkshire's world-famous racecourse last week during one of the biggest dates on the horse racing calendar. The students were among the thousands of hospitality staff attending to the every need of dignitary racegoers attending the refurbished racecourse and facilities officially opened by The Queen on Tuesday. They are all taking NVQs and BTEC qualifications in hospitality and were joined for the week by... (more) http://royalascot.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1