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Royal Ascot: Royal Ascot: Venetian Sun Shines in Group 1 Commonwealth Cup for Trainer Karl Burke and Jockey Clifford LeeLee
Venetian Sun won by a head after reverting to six furlongs, and jockey Clifford Lee said the filly would not let 50-1 Spicy Marg pass.
- On Friday, Venetian Sun, the 11-8 favorite ridden by jockey Clifford Lee, won the Group One Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, holding off 50-1 outsider Spicy Marg by a head in a thrilling finish.
- Trainer Karl Burke celebrated his second successive Royal Ascot victory with the filly, having previously won the Albany Stakes with the same horse 12 months ago.
- Lee, who spent five and a half months recovering from a C1 vertebra fracture last year, described the win as "fantastic" after the pair struck for home a furlong from the finish.
- Owner Tony Bloom called the performance "absolutely amazing," while trainer Michael Bell of the runner-up admitted to a "fleeting moment of hope" before Spicy Marg was outbattled.
- Venetian Sun is likely to bid for more Group One glory in next month's July Cup at Newmarket, where she is favored at 5-2 with some firms.
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Venetian Sun shines for Burke and Lee in Commonwealth Cup
Last year’s Albany winner strikes again at the Royal meeting.
·Scotland, United Kingdom
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Precise saw off Touleen and True Love to win the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on day four; Aidan OBrien and Ryan Moore doubled up with Causeway taking the King Edward VII Stakes; Venetian Sun won the Commonwealth Cup in a photo finish
·United Kingdom
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