A Royal Week Round Up
As the 2024 Royal Ascot meeting draws to a close let's look back over this week's news
The week of Royal Ascot is exciting for so many reasons. Who will triumph? Will the weather be kind? Will we have a runner? Who will wear what? Royal Ascot has always held a special place for the team here at Elwick Stud. It was one of the late Mr. Turnbull’s first racing aspirations to have a runner at the meeting. In true Geoff style, after having a runner at the Royal Meeting he then wanted a winner, enter Lord Glitters… His next aspiration was to breed a winner at the Royal Meeting, something we continue to aspire to.
Lord Glitters winning the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot, 2019
Last week was a particularly busy one with runners across the UK and provided us with possibly one of our most exciting weeks, as we also had excitement from horses we had bred and sold, also horses that we had reared for clients. Below is a brief recap of the week.
Mayberry Moon kicked the week off with a bang! The son of Mondialiste made his racecourse debut a winning one at Carlisle on Monday, for Michael Dods and Connor Beasley. Although a little green, he showed a great attitude in the closing stages to put the race to bed.
Mayberry Moon- Carlisle Racecourse 17th June 2024
Educating Rita made her second start at Catterick on Tuesday where she built on her debut and won for Michael Dods and Connor Beasley. The daughter of Belardo was very professional and showed she had learnt a great deal from her debut a few weeks before.
Make Haste bred by our friends and clients Sheraton Bloodstock. The daughter of Blue Point made 40,000 guineas as a foal at Tattersalls, before attending Tattersalls again as a yearling, to be sold to her now trainer Diego Dias for 75,000 guineas. She ran in Wednesdays Queen Mary after impressing on her winning debut at Naas. Although Wednesday’s result wasn’t a winning one, we look forward to following her career.
Make Haste- March 2022 at Elwick Stud
After success on her seasonal reappearance at Doncaster back in May, Lava Stream impressed in the listed Agnes Keyser Stakes at Goodwood. On Thursday she lined up in the Ribblesdale Stakes. She is the second foal out of Stream Song, one of our foundation mares. Although foaled in Ireland, she has been raised here at Elwick Stud. She kept us on the edge of our seats during the Ribblesdale, with a sweeping finish that was almost Glittersesque! She was only beaten a neck by Ballydoyle’s Port Fairy. Her plan for the remainder of the season will be left in the hands of David.
Lava Stream in the Ribbersdale Steaks at Royal Ascot, 20th June 2024
Mondo Man was bred by Elwick Stud and sold at the Arqana Breeze Up Sale in 2023 through The Bloodstock Connection. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Big Red’, we are delighted to see the horse he has turned in to for P & J Brandt and owners, Ecuries Serge Stempniak, Mme Pia Brandt & N-P Gil. He’s shown a great level of consistency in his racing, finishing fifth in the French Derby four lengths behind the impressive Look De Vega after missing the break. He ran in Fridays King Edward VII Stakes finishing fourth, after coming off the pace again on ground that was possibly a little quick for him. He holds an entry for the Arc and we hope he can pick up further black type as the season progresses.
Mondo Man in 2023
Dora Milaje also impressed on Saturday at Haydock Park under Mark Winn, who was celebrating his 21st birthday. The daughter of Mondialiste got out of trouble when switching right to get up just before the line. Trained by David O’Meara she is now a winner at 2, 3 and 4 and will hopefully go on to pick up some black type.
