Give Enable the credit she deserves and salute this maker of King George history

Enable (Frankie Dettori) wins an historic third King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO StakesAscot 25.7.20 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post

Enable and Frankie Dettori claim King George glory for the third timeCredit: Edward Whitaker

It rained on her parade and it rained on her procession but Enable, the queen of the King George, still reigns. The only real sadness is so few people are able to say they got soaked seeing history made at Ascot.

Never before had only three runners contested the prize around which the summer of European Flat racing has for so long revolved.

Never before, though, had a horse won that magnificent showpiece three times.

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Published on 25 July 2020inReports

Last updated 18:43, 25 July 2020

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