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| Saturday, 24 June: Final-day coverage on BBC Radio 5 live Races: 14:30-17:35 BST including 16:20 Diamond Jubilee Stakes |
Winter and Caravaggio gave trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore a big-race double at Royal Ascot.
The English and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Winter (4-9 favourite) took victory in the Coronation Stakes.Unbeaten Caravaggio claimed the sixth win of his career with a brilliant turn of foot in the Commonwealth Cup.
Moore bided his time before pushing the classy 5-6 favourite past the talented Godolphin pair of Harry Angel and Blue Point.
"His change of pace is unbelievable, he's very quick - I don't think we've ever had a quicker horse," said O'Brien.
O'Brien and Moore dominate
Winter completed a Group One treble as she defeated stablemates Roly Poly and Hydrangea for an O'Brien 1-2-3 in a repeat of the Irish Guineas result.The daughter of Galileo passed the post with two and a quarter lengths in hand over Roly Poly.
Her victory followed the triumph for Caravaggio, who won the Coventry Stakes at last year's meeting and impressed jockey Moore.
"I think that was a proper race - he's beaten two very good horses there," he said.
"They made him work but he was going away at the end."
O'Brien indicated Caravaggio could be aimed long term at The Everest, a new contest in Australia which will be the world's richest turf race.
To be held at Royal Randwick in Sydney on 14 October, it is a six-furlong race with $A10m (£6m) in prize money.
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