Friday, October 19, 2012

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Entries and Post Positions

Multiple group I-winner Excelebration will look to add another prestigious victory to his already impressive credentials when he heads to post as the probable favorite in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO (Eng-I), which will be run on Saturday at Ascot.

The son of Exceed and Excel finished second in this race one year ago to superstar Frankel, and has lost numerous other races to that rival over the past couple of season. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Excelebration enters this race off of a sharp victory in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Buffard-Jacques Le Marios (Fr-I). He is expected to contest the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I) on November 3rd at Santa Anita Park, assuming that his run in the Queen Elizabeth II goes well.

Cityscape and Elusive Kate, the respective second- and third-place finishers Excelebration in the Le Marios, are back to test him again. Both have run once since then, with Cityscape finishing third in the Woodbine Mile (Can-I) and Elusive Kate coming home second in the Sun Chariot Stakes (Eng-I) behind subsequent E. P. Taylor Stakes (Can-I) winner Siyouma.

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO (Eng-I)
One mile on the Ascot turf course
PPHorseJockeyTrainer
1Most ImprovedRichard HughesBrian Meehan
2IndomitoTom QueallyA. Wohler
3Side GlanceJimmy FortuneAndrew Balding
4CityscapeJames DoyleRoger Charlton
5Elusive KateWilliam BuickJohn Gosden
6ExcelebrationJoseph O'BrienAidan O'Brien
7Carlton HouseRyan MooreSir Michael Stoute
8Sovereign DebtJamie SpencerMichael Bell

-Keelerman

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