Oriental Fox: Ascot double hero still going strong at age of nine

Connections look back on the veteran stayer's career

Royal repeat: Oriental Fox and Joe Fanning beat Ascot Stakes winner Thomas Hobson to win last month's Queen Alexandra Stakes, a race they had also claimed in 2015Credit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

THE LOWDOWN

Born 2008 Sex Gelding
Sire Lomitas Dam Oriental Pearl
Trainer Mark Johnston
Owner Markus Graff
Races 52 Wins 6
Prize-money £335,494
Best RPR 113
Defining moment Second win in Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot last month, two years after the first

Having been on the verge of retirement at the end of last season, nine-year-old gelding Oriental Fox won the Queen Alexandra Stakes for the second time under regular partner Joe Fanning at Royal Ascot last month. A stalwart of Mark Johnston's Middleham operation, the popular stayer is owned by Swiss financier Markus Graff. Next week the veteran is set for the 53rd outing of a long career with a third attempt at the Goodwood Cup, where he has been unplaced behind Big Orange for the last two seasons.

Continental origins

A German-bred son of Lomitas, Oriental Fox was trained by Uwe Ostmann and Carmen Bocskai before he joined Mark Johnston for his five-year-old campaign in 2013.

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Published on 22 July 2017inFeatures

Last updated 16:51, 22 July 2017

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