| Declaration of War tops | | Declaration of War won the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday, while Kentucky Derby champion and race favourite Animal Kingdom finished at the back of the field in his last race before retirement. | | Animal Kingdom the star Ascot attraction | | Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom bids to follow in Frankel’s hallowed hoof-prints with the American raider providing the star billing on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday. | | Intello lands French Derby | | The favourite Intello romped home to give jockey Olivier Peslier his second French Derby success at Chantilly on Sunday. | | Dawn Approach eyes Derby glory | | Dawn Approach (Jim Bolger/ Kevin Manning) is out to emulate the achievement of his father New Approach — who won the Derby in 2008 — and claim the title for the first time in the blue colours of Godolphin for His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday. | | Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes | | Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot ridden masterfully by 50-year-old Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, cruised to an easy, wire-to-wire victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, denying a Triple Crown bid for Kentucky Derby champion Orb. | |
