As Wathnan Racing went on its pre-Royal Ascot spending binge, it was the purchase of Haatem that showed quite how serious Sheikh Tamim, the Emir of Qatar, was about the meeting.

A month after capturing her first grade 1 win, Vahva continued to reign supreme with an assertive 1 1/4-length score in the $250,000 Chicago Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

It is a common occurrence for Aidan O’Brien to unearth classy juveniles at Royal Ascot, but there was nothing ordinary about the dazzling performance of Bedtime Story (IRE) in the Chesham Stakes. 

Khaadem is no Battaash (IRE) (three-time champion sprinter), we know that, but he became the first back-to-back winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) since Right Boy (GB) in 1959.

Both Scylla and Shotgun Hottie enter the June 29 Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs as fillies on the verge of taking their talents to the next level.

Isle of Jura stormed to Royal Ascot success June 22 under a jubilant and emotional Callum Shepherd, adding a Hardwicke Stakes (G2) to his three lucrative wins in Bahrain over the winter.

As Wathnan Racing went on its pre-Royal Ascot spending binge, it was the purchase of Haatem (IRE) that showed quite how serious Sheikh Tamim, the Emir of Qatar, was about the meeting.

Champion Fierceness and Belmont Stakes (G1) runner-up Mindframe are both under consideration for the July 20 Haskell Stakes (G1), trainer Todd Pletcher reported.

There were at least three bad things that happened this past week, in terms of permanent loss, that hit this typist where I live.

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