{"id":212628,"date":"2026-06-06T19:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/212628\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:33:10","slug":"bay-city-roller-rocks-big-names-in-coronation-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/212628\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay City Roller rocks big names in Coronation Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quality field of six runners went to post for the Group One contest, with Calandagan, the world\u2019s highest-rated turf horse from 2025, last year\u2019s narrow winner Jan Brueghel and the latter\u2019s dual Derby-winning stablemate Lambourn the top three in the betting.<\/p>\n<p>With Ballydoyle pacemaker Illinois reluctant in front, Lambourn was sent on by Wayne Lordan rounding Tattenham Corner, with George Scott\u2019s Bay City Roller (17-2) his nearest pursuer in the hands of Oisin Murphy.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow! \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc11\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b causes quite a stir in the Coolmore Coronation Cup at Epsom \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4b97ExBSWm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4b97ExBSWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Racing TV (@RacingTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RacingTV\/status\/2063256954474999975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Lambourn stuck to the far rail, Murphy positioned his mount down the centre of the track in the straight and it proved a masterstroke as he quickened up on ground he relished to pull 10 lengths clear of the chasing pack.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Brueghel was never travelling at any stage but got rolling late to beat Lambourn to the runner-up spot, with Calandagan also struggling in the rain-softened conditions, leading to him finishing a distant fourth.<\/p>\n<p>A jubilant Scott described the win as \u201can outer-body experience\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s so nice to have this moment with people who have been with me since the start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t really believe it, I just prayed that one day we would get these conditions in a big race as I know how good he is in this ground, he\u2019s a very good horse and I\u2019m so pleased he got to show it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a consummate professional now, he just does his job. He\u2019s a freak of a horse, he trains hard every day and relishes his racing, I\u2019m so pleased he has done that today.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Telephone number distances <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FtpfmUMt4i\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FtpfmUMt4i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Robson (@ValueRacingPlus) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ValueRacingPlus\/status\/2063256480267022622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis race was always on the radar, once we committed to the Tattersalls Gold Cup then it was coming quickly but with the weather looking as if it could turn I prepared him for this and it was inevitable we were going to run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA mile and a half is his best trip, he stays so well. He can cope over 10 furlongs because he\u2019s top class, but a mile and a half is his bread and butter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking to future plans, Scott said of his Victorious Forever-owned winner: \u201cI don\u2019t know if we\u2019ll give him a break before the King George now in anticipation of preparing him for the Arc \u2013 that\u2019s his race. But when you give him time off he tears the place down. We were going to the Hardwicke if he got beat today, but we won\u2019t do that now!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an outer-body experience to be winning races like this, we\u2019re on that trajectory to be competing in these races now but you never think it\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sent Oisin the video of his win in Munich on my way here today saying this is what happened the last time we met Convergent. He\u2019s a very good horse on this ground. 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