Champions Day: Donjuan Triumphant takes emotional victory in Champions Sprint Stakes

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Donjuan Triumphant, the horse purchased by the Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, sealed an emotional triumph at Ascot.
Three-time champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa rode the 33-1 outsider to success in the colors of King Power.
The surprise win came just hours before tens of thousands of Leicester supporters took part in a stroll to mark the anniversary of the helicopter accident that claimed the life of Srivaddhanaprabha others.
I wish the chairman might be here, he loved Ascot and with winners , De Sousa explained.
I really hope that wherever he is he could observe this win. It means everything to get one for King Power Racing.
Elsewhere on Champions Day, evens favorite royal landed the Champion Stakes, a primary for trainer Aidan OBrien, who claimed that a double on Saturday.
And Frankie Dettori won the 250th race of his profession at level racings Group Only level when Star Catcher (7-4 favourite) triumphed in the Champions Fillies and Mares.
Donjuan Triumphants coach, Andrew Balding, who affirmed the horse is to be retired to stud in France after the Group One race, stated:Its fantastic for King Power, a first Group One winner and that was the very first horse that the Chairman ever purchased so it got symmetry, it is lovely.
This was the very first horse we needed for him (Srivaddhanaprabha) and hed have been proud of him at this time.
He was a special man with a rather generous character and hes a massive loss to everybody at Leicester and anybody who knew him
Magical daughter of Galileo won for the very first time in 21 starts over two furlongs distance and the 1 mile.
OBrien also triumphed with Kew Gardens (7-2), who won the Long Distance Cup to inflict a first defeat in nearly two decades on celebrity 8-13 favourite Stradivarius, ridden by Dettori.
Shes a excellent attitude and shes everything you need at a race horse, jockey Donnacha OBrien stated of Magical.
William Haggas-trained Addeybb (5-1) narrowly finished at second in the Champion Stakes, with Mitsuru Hashidas Deidre (10-1) in third.
Jockey Jim Crowley rode Regal Reality to a early lead, which he kept until only under the two-furlong mark, even when reliving transferred through.
Shes got a fantastic attitude and shes everything you want at a race horse, coach OBrien, Donnachas father, said.
She is incredible, unbelievable. She is an awesome filly. She is by Galileo, which makes her really special.
Gosden and Dettori managed to overlook the heartbreak with Stradivarius later Star Catcher edged past Delphinia to win the Champions Fllies and Mares.
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