John Gosden’s awesome foursome Eclipse Stakes wins at Sandown
John Gosden is a four time winner of the Coral-Eclipse Stakes and, despite handing some of the training slack to son Thady, he goes into this year’s race with the favourite Mishriff.
The 2021 Coral-Eclipse (3.35 Sandown) has been condensed down into a bijou field of talented runners, with the Dubai Sheema Classic winning Mishriff at the head of the betting for the Gosdens.
Planet Sport casts an eye over John Gosden's quality quartet of wins in the Surrey showpiece race over the years, taking in such superstars as Enable and Golden Horn.
Nathaniel (2012)
Heading to Sandown for the 2012 Eclipse in similar good to soft conditions that this year's renewal is likely to be contested on, Nathanial went off at 7/2 under Will Buick in the prestigious Rothschild silks.
The Rothchilds make up a financial dynasty but the banker of the race was the Saeed bin Suroor trained favourite Farhh, carrying the Italian stallion Frankie Dettori.
Nathaniel wins The Coral-Eclipse Stakes for John Gosden and William Buick at Sandown (2012) pic.twitter.com/7kb4rlXEGA
— Horse Racing Archives (@RacingMem0ries) July 3, 2020
Golden Horn (2015)
Golden Horn beats his elders in The 2015 renewal of The Coral-Eclipse for John Gosden and Frankie Dettori 🏆 pic.twitter.com/jT1twXEwZ7
— Horse Racing Archives (@RacingMem0ries) June 29, 2021
Roaring Lion (2018)
🗣”The Lion roars at @Sandownpark!”
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 1, 2021
What a battle!
Roaring Lion showed the heart of a Lion when defeating Saxon Warrior in the 2018 @Coral-Eclipse 🦁@Qatar_Racing @oismurphy @dredvers pic.twitter.com/F1nSZPjDRv
Enable (2019)
📆 Just 2 days to go until the Coral-Eclipse!
— My Racing Tips (@myracingtips) July 1, 2021
Who can forget Enable’s win in the race a couple of years ago 😍
📹 - @itvracingpic.twitter.com/dJgAYjREK1