Royal Ascot Reflections

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Celebrations, recriminations and superlatives

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Consistently excellent Coventry deserves upgrade to Group 1

IN THE NEWS

How much attention were you paying this week?

RACING POST RATINGS

Rajasinghe tops but youngsters fail to set meeting alight

FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

Coolmore grip tightens as O'Brien and Moore star once again

News

BACK ON BOARD

Turner returns to saddle in Sweden for world championship

EPSOM SWITCH

West hopes move can inject fresh impetus into career

LIGHT RELIEF

Owner taking a tinkle rescued after falling into river at Lingfield

END OF AN ERA

Gask calls time on career of King's Stand regular Medicean Man

DEVELOPMENT ROW

Residents vent anger over plans to build on Folkestone site

JOCKEY TARGETED

Ascot unable to identify racegoer who threw pint at Atzeni

MEDIA CENTRE

The best selection of video and Postcasts from RPTV

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International

JAPAN

Arc dream over for Kitasan Black after disappointing defeat

USA

Officials dub claimer winner 'anatomical hermaphrodite'

HONG KONG

Enigmatic performer Pakistan Star pulls himself up at Sha Tin

Royal Ascot Reports

DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES

The Tin Man delivers knockout blow as Caravaggio clash awaits

NERVOUS WAIT

Queally's relief as stewards take no action after interference

WOKINGHAM

Guts and glory as Out Do performs winning operation

HARDWICKE STAKES

O'Brien's week gets better and better as Idaho strikes

HITTING THE CROSSBAR

Dartmouth's fourth completes frustrating week for Stoute

DAD KNOWS BEST

Tom Fanshawe revels in victory after doing as his father told him

QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES

Quick Thomas follow-up thwarted by 2015 winner Oriental Fox

WOLFERTON HANDICAP

No-nonsense Snoano shows northern grit to land 25-1 success

CHESHAM STAKES

O'Brien hails 'massive engine' of his little beauty September

Racing Post Ratings

Diamond Jubilee hero produces career-best effort

DIARY

Commonwealth corker helps ITV post healthy viewing figures

CARAVAGGIO THE MASTER

'You won’t see a spectacle like that again for a long time'

STEVE DENNIS

Cup king Caravaggio bares all and bears up admirably under the strain

CORONATION STAKES

Wonderful Winter breezes to third straight Group 1

IN PICTURES

The best images from a fantastic Friday

RACING POST RATINGS

Formidable Caravaggio improves again to new impressive RPR of 125

DUKE OF EDINBURGH STAKES

Buick doubles up on Rare Rhythm in handicap finale

THE VILLAGE

Punters party in track's first new enclosure for 100 years

QUEEN'S VASE

Improving Stradivarius tunes up for Leger bid with show of stamina

DAY FOUR DIARY

Bell battles on through after Gold Cup celebration

In Depth

BUSINESS BULLETIN

Watchdog says gambling firms load dice against punters

MY TOP FIVE

You'd like your kids to be as successful and decent as they are

BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

Bookmaker and greyhound trainer Carrigill remembered

SHEIKH MOHAMMED

A maiden winner at Brighton – and the rest is history

RP Sunday

ROYAL ASCOT BIG READ

Honours even as the Dubai empire strikes back

ROYAL ASCOT: IN PICTURES

A colourful week with the boys in blue battling it out and one big Orange star

TEN THINGS

Racing around the world through the decades with royal connections

Q AND A

'To have a winner at Royal Ascot in front of the Queen is a huge privilege'

ON LOCATION

'Ascot is lovely - but the champagne tastes just as nice at Brighton'

FLAT V JUMPS

Flat racing offers excitement all season – from Ascot to Brighton

JAMES MILTON

Summer football is a nasty business but the egos are still thriving

Talk of the Tracks

AYR SATURDAY

Sullivan has day to remember - and he's still browned off

DOWN ROYAL SATURDAY

Clongowes Ulster Derby win a Godolphin first for Whelan

Newmarket SATURDAY

No Limato but Bentley makes it four in a row on July course

REDCAR SATURDAY

Bell, Storey and 5,000 others enjoy their day in the sun

GOWRAN PARK SATURDAY

Nessun Dorma pitch perfect for Mullins and Walsh

MARKET RASEN FRIDAY

Johnson and McNally quizzed over jockey switch as gamble is foiled

REDCAR FRIDAY

Frontier shines as Fahey and Hamilton bring up doubles

Comment

FREDDY TYLICKI

Big step along road to recovery as I get back behind the wheel

RICHARD HUGHES

Angel's great run has given yard enormous lift

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

Ascot set for super showdowns and a special Stoute record

Flat Stable Tours

AIDAN O'BRIEN PART 1

Churchill the head of state for all-conquering Ballydoyle

The legendary trainer talks Tony O'Hehir through his star-studded team

AIDAN O'BRIEN PART 2

‘He's as physically imposing a colt as we’ve had at Ballydoyle’

AIDAN O'BRIEN PART 3

‘The Guineas has long been the plan for Rhododendron’

ROGER VARIAN

Strength in all departments for formidable Newmarket yard

MARK JOHNSTON

Promising three-year-olds to lead way for northern powerhouse

RICHARD FAHEY

Double century the aim for prolific team strong on quality

RICHARD HANNON

Fast start could be a signal of great things to come

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