Diamond
Day, Glorious Goodwood and The Shergar Cup live on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport this
summer
From
27 July ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport will have live coverage of three of racing's premier
events, continuing ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport's big summer of sporting action.
First
in the calender is the jewel in Ascot's summer season - Diamond
Day - on Saturday 27 July.
Clare
Balding will present live action in Grandstand of the four race
card including the centrepiece 52nd running of the King George VI
and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.
The
race is the only British leg of the World Series Racing Championship,
which brings together 12 races in ten countries worldwide to determine
the greatest racehorse on the planet.
Tuesday
30 July sees the start of Glorious Goodwood with live coverage throughout
the five day Festival Meeting from the Sussex Downs.
A four-race
card will be on offer each day with coverage on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
TWO.
This
year's festival sees the 200th anniversary of Goodwood Racecourse
and in celebration the five-furlong Pattern race will be re-named
the King George 200th Anniversary Stakes and moves from the opening
day to Thursday 1 August.
The Blue
Square Shergar Cup on Saturday August 10 has Great Britain's finest
jockeys battling it out against a team of elite horsemen from the
Rest of the World over six races.
Each
team is managed by a sporting legend with past managers including
Vinnie Jones and Kevin Keegan.
Last
years event was close run with the Rest of the World team eventually
scoring a 1-2-3 in the final race and lifting the trophy. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport
will have live coverage on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO of the full six-race card.
Carl
Hicks, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Racing Editor, says: "After the Derby and Royal
Ascot, these three meetings continue a magnificent summer of top
class racing on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
"The
King George always provides a fascinating contest between the leading
horses of different years and once again Godolphin look to have
a strong hand in the race with Sakhee and Grandera leading their
challenge."
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Sport's coverage of all three events will be led by Clare Balding
and Willie Carson.
Jim
McGrath, Jimmy Lindley, Ray Cochrane and Jonathan Powell will be
on hand to analyse the runners and riders from the paddock to the
finishing post and Angus Loughran will provide tips, hints and betting
information.
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