Stradivarius seeking to join elite Gold Cup club

Stradivarius would join Yeats as the only other horse to have won four Gold Cups

File photo of Stradivarius ridden by Frankie Dettori.

History beckons for Stradivarius as he chases not only a fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot but a fifth successive victory at Flat racing’s showpiece meeting.

As a three-year-old the chestnut won the Queen’s Vase back in 2017 – and that Group Two only hinted at the success-laden career that lay in wait for him.