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Horse racing: Kalpana claims Yorkshire Oaks at Ebor Festival – as it happened

The King George winner held off outsiders Sparan Nua and Sugar Island to earn a Group One victory at York There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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Publisher
The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 15:40 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Greg Wood at York
Section
Horse racing
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The King George winner held off outsiders Sparan Nua and Sugar Island to earn a Group One victory at York There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...
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    Horse racing: Kalpana claims Yorkshire Oaks at Ebor Festival – as it happened

    The King George winner held off outsiders Sparan Nua and Sugar Island to earn a Group One victory at York There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    York Ebor meeting: Kalpana claims Yorkshire Oaks on day two – horse racing live

    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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    York Ebor meeting: Yorkshire Oaks and more on day two – horse racing live

    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes 1. LIBERTANGO 3-1, 2. Star Of State, 3. Jolivette. 17 ran. That was a remarkable ride by Billy Loughnane on Libertango, dropping in from a high draw and working his way across towards the far rail before launching the final challenge to Star Of State. George Boughey, the winner’s trainer, did not hesitate to dub it “the ride of a ch

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    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes Just under half an hour to the opening Lowther Stakes here at York, and it has been raining steadily for a couple of hours now. There’s been around 4mm today in all, and while the official going remains good-to-soft, it is surely on the softer side of that. The top three in the betting for the Yorkshire Oaks later shouldn’t be undul

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    York Ebor meeting: Yorkshire Oaks and more on day two – horse racing live

    Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes Hello from a somewhat damp York racecourse on day two of the Ebor Festival 2026, when the Group One Yorkshire Oaks for fillies and mares will be the highlight of the Ladies’ Day card at 3.35. As you would expect, the feature event has many of the great racemares of recent decades on its roll of honour, including Alpinista, who went

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