Royal Ascot: Golden Gates Handicap

The Golden Gates Handicap is a Handicap flat race, over 1 mile 2 furlongs for 3-year-olds, and was introduced in 2020 to extend the programme in a Covid hit year. It was felt that a gap remained in the programme for improving 3-year-olds to show their potential over 10 furlongs.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Golden Gates Handicap took place on Thursday 18th June 2020 when won by the Mrs Fitri Hay owned Highland Chief (20/1) who defeated Tritonic (9/1), Global Storm (7/2 fav) and 11 others by 1/2 length and 2 1/4 lengths.

Golden Gates Handicap 2022 Handicap 1 mile 2 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MISSED THE CUT James McDonald George Boughey Mr Ed Babington 5/2 fav
2 ASGOODASSOBERGETS Jim Crowley T Ward Mr A Holiday 40/1
3 SUN KING Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Sir Robert Ogden 12/1
4 GROUNDBREAKER Andrea Atzeni Andrew Balding Sheikh Mohammed Obaid 25/1
5 PERVADE Colin Keane F H Graffard (Fr) Juddmonte 28/1
6 KNIGHTSWOOD Jason Hart Charlie & Mark Johnston Brian Yeardley & Partner 25/1
7 FALLING SHADOW William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 13/2
8 BLUE TRAIL James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 16/1
9 TOLLARD ROYAL Kieran Shoemark George Boughey Isa Salman Al Khalifa 40/1
10 HONITON Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden Godolphin 7/2
11 TROJAN HORSE Joe Fanning Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Ron Huggins 33/1
12 SWEEPING Hollie Doyle Archie Watson Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib 40/1
13 BUSHFIRE David Egan Hughie Morrison M Kerr-Dineen, Martin Hughes 28/1
The Golden Gates Handicap took place on Saturday 18th June 2022 and the winner, a bay colt by Zoffany out of Starfish, won a first prize of £51,540 Over round 103% (Rule 4)
Golden Gates Handicap Handicap 1 mile 2 furlongs 2020
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