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Blue Point Goes Back to Back in King’s Stand Stakes

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday June 19
Australian entry Houtzen stumbled leaving the gates in the Group I King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot overnight in wet conditions making her task all the harder with Godolphin runner Blue Point prevailing to win the race as he did last year beating the same horse again in Battaash.

Blue Point - Royal Ascot TwitterA five year-old stallion by Shamardal, Blue Point had been in hot form at the Dubai carnival earlier this year winning all three of his starts at Meydan most recently the Group I Al Quoz Sprint.

Tuned up for this assignment by Charlie Appleby and ridden by James Doyle, Blue Point made light of the driving rain during this race, hitting the line hard to beat his old rival Battaash by a length and a quarter in the five furlong sprint with Houtzen a battling eighth.

"I have to say I was a bit concerned about the ground but it can rain as much as it likes now! Like any good athlete, we don't want Blue Point to slog around in slower conditions but I felt the horse was in the condition of his life. To get back-to- back wins in this race is fantastic. I know this horse is going to have a great career at stud com the end of the season," Charlie Appleby said.

With 10 wins and six placings from 19 starts, Blue Point has been super consistent at the highest level.

A half-brother to Group II winner Formosina, he is the best of three winners from Scarlett Rose, a half-sister by Royal Applause to Group III winner Tumbleweed Ridge.

Other Group I winners at Royal Ascot overnight were six year-old gelding Lord Glitters (Whipper x Lady Glitters), winner of the Queen Anne Stakes (1m) and Circus Maximus (3cGalileo x Duntle), winner of the St James's Palace Stakes (1m).




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