Milan Finale Planned For Triple Group Winner
After securing his third Group success of the year, Middleham Park Racing’s BRAVE EMPEROR is now set to bring an unforgettable season to a close in Italy in November. The globe-trotting gelding will take his chance in the valuable Group 2 Premio Vittorio di Capua in Milan following his trademark bold performance at Dusseldorf in Germany on Sunday 1st October. The remarkable son of Sioux Nation scored his eight success in 14 career starts in the Group 3 Grosser Preis…
Roman Mist Boosts Archie’s International CV
ROMAN MIST’S success at Group level in Germany on 23rd September was a further boost to Archie’s impressive international record. Her win means the master of Saxon Gate has now sent out big winners at Krefeld and Dresden in Germany, Bro Park in Sweden, Doha in Qatar, The Curragh and Naas in Ireland and Cagnes-Sur-Mer, Chantilly and Deauville in France. Andrasch Starke guided the five-year-old home in the Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt, a Group 3 over seven furlongs. A full…
Sun Chariot Target For Roman Mist
The Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket could be ROMAN MIST’S next assignment following her high-level success in Germany last week. Archie’s five-year-old justified favouritism to win the Group 3 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt over seven furlongs at Dresden on 23rd September for owners David Howden & Partners. It was her first success in that grade after taking the Listed Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes at Goodwood on her stable debut back in May and then going close in Group company…
Hat-trick Hero Brodie Our Star Performer
International Group success and three wins for our amateur star Brodie Hampson kept Saxon Gate in the headlines in August. Brave Emperor claimed his second overseas success to land the Prix Daphnis – Fonds Europeen de l’Elevage – Prix Famille Saleh-Selman over a mile in testing conditions at Deauville under regular rider Luke Morris. It was his second win at that level this year following his exploits at Krefeld in Germany back in April. Archie and the team also achieved…
Listed Scorer Action Point Tops The Bill
Exciting two-year-old ACTION POINT topped the bill at Saxon Gate in July with a Listed victory that set him up for a step into Group company at York in August. Archie’s son of Blue Point was an easy winner of the Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury on 21st July and will now head to the Knavesmire for the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes over the same six furlongs. Ridden by stable jockey Hollie Doyle, Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer’s colt made all…
Group Success At The Double In France
Saxon Gate stars BRAVE EMPEROR and Saint Lawrence made it Group success at the double for Archie and the team in France on Sunday, 6th August. Middleham Park Racing’s prolific three-year-old claimed his second international Group victory before Saint Lawrence ran the race of his life to be a close third in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville. Regular rider Luke Morris had three-parts of a length to spare over his nearest rival on Brave Emperor in…
Gimcrack The Target For Listed Winner
The famous Gimcrack Stakes at York’s Ebor Festival in August is the next target for the exciting ACTION POINT following his Listed success. Archie’s son of Blue Point was an easy winner of the Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury on 21st July and will now head to the Knavesmire for the Group 2 feature over the same six furlongs. “He holds an entry in the Gimcrack which will definitely be the next plan,” confirms Archie. “The quick six at York…
Royal Ascot Treble Lights Up Magnificent June
BRADSELL’S brilliant victory in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes spearheaded a wonderful week at Royal Ascot that provided Archie and the team with a memorable treble. Saint Lawrence’s win in the Wokingham Stakes and Rhythm N Hooves’ success in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes completed the feat and propelled stable jockey Hollie Doyle into the record books. She became the first female rider to win a Group 1 at the Royal Meeting and the first to ride three winners…
Archie Reveals Plans For Royal Ascot Stars
After reflecting upon a momentous week at Royal Ascot, Archie has revealed plans for his three big winners including the brilliant Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes hero BRADSELL. Victorious Racing’s three-year-old began an unforgettable week for the Saxon Gate team who also cheered Saint Lawrence to a remarkable victory in the big handicap on the final day, the Wokingham Stakes, and Rhythm N Hooves to glory in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes. And just as thrilling was two-year-old Army Ethos’s…
Listed Success And Exciting Juvenile Debuts Light Up May
The Listed success of ROMAN MIST and some exciting debut performances from some potentially smart two-year-olds lit up the month of May at Saxon Gate. Our five-year-old mare made a perfect start, scoring on her stable debut in the William Hill Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes over a mile at Goodwood in the opening week. She gained her second stakes win under a well-judged ride by Hollie Doyle, coping well with the testing conditions to supplement her victory in Listed company on…
