Spanish youngster Equiano blazed a trail to land the King's Stand Stakes and give his owner and trainer success with their first ever runner at Royal Ascot.

THERE will be slim pickings for European horses when America’s prestigious Eclipse Awards are handed out in Beverly Hills, California, later this month.

Kieren Fallon became the first jockey to complete a century for the year when the Michael Stoute-trained Peeress won the racingpost.co.uk Fillies’ Rated Stakes at Newmarket today.