Trademark kick sends Modern Games to Lockinge triumph

Charlie Appleby-trained four-year-old secures his first Grade One win on British soil by seeing off rivals in Newbury
Trademark kick sends Modern Games to Lockinge triumph

FLYING FINISH: Modern Games ridden by William Buick crosses the line to win the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes on Al Shaqab Lockinge Day at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire. Pic: Steven Paston/PA Wire.

Modern Games produced his trademark finishing kick to secure his first Group One victory on British soil in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

The Charlie Appleby-trained four-year-old is no stranger to success at the top table, having won three times at the highest level in North America and once in France.

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