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The Sun
23-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Huge Lazzat update after Royal Ascot hero almost KO'd helpless man – as trainer admits ‘freak' mistake caused meltdown
TRAINER Jerome Reynier has issued a big update on awesome Royal Ascot winner Lazzat - who almost kicked a man's head off after the race. Lazzat had just beaten Japanese challenger Satono Reve to win the Group 1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes last Saturday when he lost control. 3 3 First he dumped jockey James Doyle to the turf then galloped loose over the track. Moments later, ITV footage showed one poor helpless soul who tried to get him to calm down coming just inches from being kicked in the head. There were fears the worrying scenes could lead to Doyle being disqualified as he was unable to weigh in without his saddle - which was still strapped to Lazzat's back. But fortunately there was a happy ending for the Wathnan-owned horse, who is now back home in Reynier's French yard and doing well. Speaking to Sky Sports Racing, the trainer admitted Lazzat's meltdown was all his fault. It was Reynier who stood in front of the sprinter with the winner's cloth - and it was like waving a red rag to a bull. He said: "The horse is all good, nice and settled and he doesn't even seem tired. He's ready for more. "Me and James were laughing about it. It's my fault with the winning sheet. I came too close. I should've gone round the side. "But we were so happy and it was a freak (accident). "If I could have jumped on the horse with James I would have done! "But it was an amazing moment to share with all my friends on the day." Lazzat was made 5-2 favourite for the July Cup on the back of his 6f win at Ascot. But Reynier confirmed his next start will not be until August when he aims to defend his Maurice de Gheest crown in Deauville. He said: "This race will suit him well once again and obviously he will be the favourite. "On the European racing programme - he doesn'y mind the ground so the plan would be to stick with Group 1 sprinting races and Haydock and Ascot could be the next targets for him. "But we are focused on August 10 for Deauville and the Maurice de Gheest. "He is young and they often get better with age. "Maybe the best is yet to come." Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who:
South China Morning Post
22-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Lazzat defeats Satono Reve and Rebel's Romance shines as Royal Ascot comes to a close
Lazzat (red cap) and James Doyle get the better of Satono Reve. Photo: Reuters French star Lazzat broke Japanese hearts as he downed Satono Reve in a pulsating international finish to the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (1,200m) at Royal Ascot on Saturday. The Jerome Reynier-trained four-year-old enjoyed a fast break and landed in the lead early under Wathnan's top jockey, James Doyle. From there, the writing was firmly on the wall, with the Territories gelding being a top-level winner over the 1,800m distance. The pair kept on galloping relentlessly and although Satono Reve – who has chased home Ka Ying Rising twice this year – loomed up with menace, the Japanese star was never quite getting there. It was ultimately a cosy success for the now two-time Group One winner, with Reynier never worried about his star being caught. LAZZAT WINS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE STAKES! 🏆 #ROYALASCOT — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2025 'The Japanese [horse] made a late challenge and it was pretty tough, but James knew that he was never going to get beaten. He had plenty in his hands and he was very confident he was going to be able to bring him to the post,' said Reynier. 'He had a really good feeling on him today over this six-furlong straight. He's unbeaten over straight courses, so now we can stick him to this kind of competition and there's a nice European programme for him.' The win completed a double on the day for jockey Doyle, who won the opening Listed Chesham Stakes (1,800m) on the Andrew Balding-trained Humidity – again for Wathnan. Elsewhere on the card, last year's Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) winner Rebel's Romance added another notch to his belt with a dominant win in the Group Two Hardwicke Stakes (2,400m). HK Racing News Get updates direct to your inbox Sign up Best Bets Racing News By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy Error: Please enter a valid email. The email address is already in use. Please login to subscribe. Error, please try again later. THANK YOU You are one the list. The $2.1 favourite always travelled well just in front of midfield and as the field turned for home, William Buick made his move and the pair powered into the lead – one that proved to be unassailable. CHARLIE APPLEBY'S WAIT FOR A #ROYALASCOT WINNER IS OVER! REBEL'S ROMANCE TAKES THE HARDWICKE STAKES! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2025 The global superstar has won in England, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, the United States and Hong Kong, but this victory was made even sweeter as it snapped a three-year losing sequence for Charlie Appleby at the Royal meeting. 'What more can I say about him? If I've got to talk about Rebel's Romance to people, they don't follow racing. Everyone knows him and loves him,' said Appleby. 'He's more than our iron horse, he's our stable favourite and he always will be. It's been a tough week but it's a week you've got to enjoy because I know how hard it is to get horses here. To win with them is just a bonus. 'I was taught early on in my career to make sure you applaud every winner here because they are richly deserved by whoever owns, trains or rides. It's the equine Olympics.'
News.com.au
21-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
2024 Golden Eagle runner-up Lazzat wins 2025 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot as Storm Boy falters
Former Australian boom colt Storm Boy again disappointed as Golden Eagle runner-up Lazzat shined bright to prevail in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in the early hours of Sunday morning. Lazzat highlighted his incredible tenacity to lead throughout, leaving his trainer Jerome Reynier dreaming of a clash with the world's best sprinter Ka Ying Rising after his star held off Japanese gun Satono Reve. The bulk of Australian eyes were on Coolmore-owned Storm Boy, which could only manage 10th under the urging of champion rider Ryan Moore. The racing future of the expensive colt is now clouded in uncertainty with the former Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained galloper failing to flatter in two northern hemisphere starts. Now trained by Aidan O'Brien, Storm Boy didn't beat a runner home when last of nine in the Greenlands Stakes at The Curragh last month and was similarly disappointing in his Royal Ascot debut. All honours, however, went to Lazzat, which put on a show during and after the race when the French gelding tossed rider James Doyle and went on a lap of honour around the famed English circuit. LAZZAT WINS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE STAKES! ðŸ�† #ROYALASCOT — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2025 Reynier confirmed his desire to take on the world's best sprinter and current The Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising over the next two months but a clash in Australia's richest sprint seems unlikely. 'I'd love to take on Ka Ying Rising,' Reynier told Racing Post. 'Maybe at the end of the year we can face him in his own town in the Hong Kong Sprint. 'The July Cup is coming soon, so we'll bring him back home and probably wait to defend his crown in the Prix Maurice de Gheest. 'Then there's the Sprint Cup and then the Champion Sprint back here (in October).' Lazzat's Ascot victory adds to the remarkable depth of form from this year's Golden Eagle (1500m), which has now produced eight subsequent individual Group 1 winners. ðŸ'� @WilliamHaggas has done it again! Lake Forest wins the $10 Million Golden Eagle with Cieren Fallon in the saddle! @aus_turf_club — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) November 2, 2024 Reynier intends to train Lazzat as a pure sprinter from now on. 'We knew we had a really good horse and he obviously had to prove it at the highest level,' Reynier said. 'He did it as a three-year-old but after going to Australia and Hong Kong, I was a bit scared it was going to be tough to find Lazzat the same as he was. 'But obviously we have been trying him over a mile to open his options but he is a pure sprinter and he will stick to sprinting distances and straight courses for his future.'
Irish Times
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Royal Ascot: Lazzat fends off Satono Reve to take Jubilee crown
French raider Lazzat broke Japanese hearts as he outbattled Satono Reve in a thrilling international finish to the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot . Satono Reve was sent off the 2-1 favourite to become the first Japanese winner at the Royal meeting and was travelling powerfully throughout the contest in the hands of Joao Moreira. However, it was Jerome Reynier's Lazzat, who made every yard in the hands of James Doyle, who stayed on strongest in the closing stages, striking on his first start for owners Wathnan Racing at odds of 9-2 to continue a fine week for both his rider and owners. There was drama after the finish as Lazzat unshipped Doyle as the pair returned to receive the Ascot applause, with the four-year-old running loose for some time before eventually being caught and safely returned to the stables. READ MORE Lazzat was adding a second Group One win to his tally after landing last year's Prix Maurice de Gheest, but he had been beaten in Australia when sent on his travels at the end of the campaign. Reynier, saddling his first Royal Ascot winner, said: 'He did [win at the top level] as a three-year-old in the Maurice de Gheest in Deauville but after having been all the way to Australia and Hong Kong, I was a bit scared that it was going to be tough to find Lazzat the same as he was but obviously we have been trying him over a mile to open his options, but he's a pure sprinter and we will stick to the sprinting distances over the straight courses for his future. 'That was a pretty tough challenge [from Satono Reve]. I've been watching all his races and he's always coming late and he's always running on but James had a really good feeling with the horse and when the Japanese came to him, he put his ears back and tried again and he said there was no way he was going to pass him today.' Paddy Power cut Lazzat to 7-2 favourite from 8-1 for the July Cup at Newmarket, but Reynier feels that is an unlikely option. He added: 'The July Cup is coming a little quickly I guess but maybe we'll defend his crown in the Maurice de Gheest, we've got the Sprint Cup [at Haydock] and we can be back here in October [Qipco British Champions Sprint] because he can handle any ground, if the ground is heavy he can do it then as well. 'He's a very good champion. Today everything went right for once and we're happy to have a first Royal Ascot winner, especially for Wathnan and Nurlan Bizakov as a breeder. I'm very happy for the connections involved.' Reflecting on Lazzat's post-race antics, Reynier said: 'I was too happy to throw the winning sheet on him, he got a bit spooky and he obviously wasn't too tired after the race so he said 'let's have a spin around the track'! 'We were so proud of him and wanted to be out on the track with him, but James was saying 'hi' to the crowd and was not paying attention maybe to what he was going to do. 'He's a funny character, that is why he is Lazzat and he is our champion.' While Deauville, Haydock and a return to Ascot look like being on Lazzat's short-to-medium term agenda, the trainer also has one eye on what would be a mouthwatering clash with Hong Kong's superstar sprinter Ka Ying Rising before the end of 2025. He added: 'I would love to take him on one day. Let him fight in The Everest and all the big challenges he's got this year and maybe at the end of the year we can take him on in his hometown at Sha Tin in the Hong Kong Sprint, why not? 'If he can win two or three more Group Ones this year he'll definitely be the best sprinter in Europe and that would be a good thing.' Doyle, riding his fourth winner of the week, said: 'He just spooked at the winner's sheet and got loose for 15 minutes or so – not ideal, is it, but it shows he had a fair bit left! He's a quality horse. 'What a horse race with the Japanese horse coming to join me near the line, and he really pinned his ears back and attacked the line, so he's got some talent and he wasn't going to get beaten today. 'That was a first for me [being unseated like that], and it was a shame because it would have been nice to be able to come in with the horse, not by myself, but there we go. I did apologise to the King and Queen when I went to collect my prize and said I should have stayed in Pony Club a bit longer than I did, and we had a good laugh about that. 'This was the one we wanted – it's a proper race and we've got a proper horse on our hands.'
The Independent
21-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Lazzat fends off Satono Reve to deny Japan first triumph at Royal Ascot
French raider Lazzat broke Japanese hearts as he outbattled Satono Reve in a thrilling international finish to the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Satono Reve was sent off the 2-1 favourite to become the first Japanese winner at the Royal meeting and was travelling powerfully throughout the contest in the hands of Joao Moreira. However, it was Jerome Reynier's Lazzat, who made every yard in the hands of James Doyle, who stayed on strongest in the closing stages, striking on his first start for owners Wathnan Racing at odds of 9-2 to continue a fine week for both his rider and owners. There was drama after the finish as Lazzat unshipped Doyle as the pair returned to receive the Ascot applause, with the four-year-old running loose for some time before eventually being caught and safely returned to the stables. Lazzat was adding a second Group One win to his tally after landing last year's Prix Maurice de Gheest, but he had been beaten in Australia when sent on his travels at the end of the campaign. Reynier, saddling his first Royal Ascot winner, said: "He did (win at the top level) as a three-year-old in the Maurice de Gheest in Deauville but after having been all the way to Australia and Hong Kong, I was a bit scared that it was going to be tough to find Lazzat the same as he was but obviously we have been trying him over a mile to open his options, but he's a pure sprinter and we will stick to the sprinting distances over the straight courses for his future. "That was a pretty tough challenge (from Satono Reve). I've been watching all his races and he's always coming late and he's always running on but James had a really good feeling with the horse and when the Japanese came to him, he put his ears back and tried again and he said there was no way he was going to pass him today." Paddy Power cut Lazzat to 7-2 favourite from 8-1 for the July Cup at Newmarket, but Reynier feels that is an unlikely option. He added: "The July Cup is coming a little quickly I guess but maybe we'll defend his crown in the Maurice de Gheest, we've got the Sprint Cup (at Haydock) and we can be back here in October (Qipco British Champions Sprint) because he can handle any ground, if the ground is heavy he can do it then as well. "He's a very good champion. Today everything went right for once and we're happy to have a first Royal Ascot winner, especially for Wathnan and Nurlan Bizakov as a breeder. I'm very happy for the connections involved." Reflecting on Lazzat's post-race antics, Reynier said: "I was too happy to throw the winning sheet on him, he got a bit spooky and he obviously wasn't too tired after the race so he said 'let's have a spin around the track'! "We were so proud of him and wanted to be out on the track with him, but James was saying 'hi' to the crowd and was not paying attention maybe to what he was going to do. "He's a funny character, that is why he is Lazzat and he is our champion." While Deauville, Haydock and a return to Ascot look like being on Lazzat's short-to-medium term agenda, the trainer also has one eye on what would be a mouthwatering clash with Hong Kong's superstar sprinter Ka Ying Rising before the end of 2025. He added: "I would love to take him on one day. Let him fight in The Everest and all the big challenges he's got this year and maybe at the end of the year we can take him on in his home town at Sha Tin in the Hong Kong Sprint, why not? "If he can win two or three more Group Ones this year he'll definitely be the best sprinter in Europe and that would be a good thing." Doyle, riding his fourth winner of the week, said: "He just spooked at the winner's sheet and got loose for 15 minutes or so - not ideal, is it, but it shows he had a fair bit left! He's a quality horse. "What a horse race with the Japanese horse coming to join me near the line, and he really pinned his ears back and attacked the line, so he's got some talent and he wasn't going to get beaten today. "That was a first for me (being unseated like that), and it was a shame because it would have been nice to be able to come in with the horse, not by myself, but there we go. I did apologise to the King and Queen when I went to collect my prize and said I should have stayed in Pony Club a bit longer than I did, and we had a good laugh about that. "This was the one we wanted - it's a proper race and we've got a proper horse on our hands." PA
