Inspiral passed her first test beyond a mile with flying colors on Saturday in the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Santa Anita, displaying a strong turn of foot under Frankie Dettori to edge fellow European raider Warm Heart by a neck over 1 1/4 miles.

Wheeling back 11 days after trailing in the mire in Goodwood’s Sussex (G1), Inspiral returned to top form on better going at Deauville Sunday with a repeat victory in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1).

In his final season of riding at Royal Ascot, legendary jockey Frankie Dettori picked up a ninth victory in Thursday’s 2 1/2-mile Gold Cup (G1), guiding the lightly raced Courage Mon Ami to an 8-1 upset.

The feature event on Day 2 of Royal Ascot produced a surprising upset as 12-1 longshot Mostahdaf beat a bevy of top-level winners in the Prince of Wales’s (G1).

Champions Day concluded with major upsets. Hitherto unbeaten Baaeed could muster only fourth in his finale, as Bay Bridge returned with a vengeance in the Champion, and Bayside Boy sprang a surprise in the Queen Elizabeth II.

Following up on an impressive debut over the July Course, Commissioning was similarly convincing on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile in Friday’s Rockfel (G2).

After suffering a shock loss at Newmarket’s July Festival, star filly Inspiral recaptured her winning form in Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville.

The hot favorite off her victory in the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) (G1), Nashwa readily passed her first test versus older distaffers in Thursday’s Nassau (G1) at Glorious Goodwood.

Day 4 of Royal Ascot brought many fine performances, but arguably none as impressive as the Coronation S. (G1) victory posted by Inspiral.

Saturday’s $5 million Dubai Turf (G1) nearly produced a triple dead-heat, as frontrunning Panthalassa, defending champion Lord North, and Vin de Garde flashed across the wire abreast.

Champion miler Palace Pier overcame a couple of different challenges to score a rare repeat in Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).

The third time was the charm for Dream of Dreams in Saturday’s Diamond Jubilee S. (G1) on closing day at Royal Ascot.

Love was in the air on Day 2 at Royal Ascot. Or—more specifically—the filly Love was in the air, flying to the finish line in the Prince of Wales’s S. (G1).

The 2021 Royal Ascot meeting in England opened with a bang on Tuesday as Palace Pier, Oxted, and Poetic Flare posted Group 1 wins.

Just 12 years after Yeats won the Gold Cup (G1) for a record fourth time, Stradivarius is in position to emulate that historic achievement at Royal Ascot Thursday. At the opposite end of the distance spectrum, the Norfolk S. (G2) serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2)