Kentucky-bred Crimson Advocate displayed a tremendous turn of foot in winning the Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2) over a deep and contentious field at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, June 18. It marked the second win at the prestigious race meeting or Crimson Advocate, who also captured the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot in 2023.
Owned by Wathnan Racing and bred in Kentucky by Whitehall Lane Farm, Crimson Advocate is trained by John and Thady Gosden. George Weaver conditioned the daughter of Nyquist when she won at Royal Ascot in 2023.
In the Duke of Cambridge Stakes, Crimson Advocate traveled from last to first with a dramatic run to the finish in the one-mile fixture. By Nyquist, Crimson Advocate is out of the multiple stakes winner and Grade 3-placed mare Citizen Advocate, by Proud Citizen. With her latest score, 4-year-old Crimson Advocate improved her record to 9-5-1-1 with earnings of $433,950.
“We knew she would run a big race, but I didn’t expect her to go by those three fillies,” trainer John Gosden told Sky Sports. “Let’s face it, Running Lion won it last year and the second and third (finishers) are Group One fillies. “At the half-furlong marker, I thought Running Lion had it and so did the commentator and then this filly came along with a wet sail. It was impressive for a filly who was a Queen Mary filly not so long ago. We gave her a long time off over the winter and worked on settling her.”
The two-time Royal Ascot winner was a $100,000 graduate of the OBS October Yearling Sale in 2022.