‘Desert Hero’, owned by King Charles III of England, has won the King George V Prize, endowed with 51,440 pounds for the winner, which has been disputed over 2,200 meters, at the Ascot racecourse (England).
The victory of the pupil of William Haggas has been by a head of advantage over ‘Valiant King’, owned by the Al Thani family. The race had 20 participants. Tom Marquand rides the son of ‘Sea the Stars’ She was extraordinary, attacking between several horses in the last meters, with hardly any room to pass.
The public that fills Ascot in the so-called ‘lady’s day’, has given an impressive ovation to the royal horse, which has quoted 18/1 in the bets. This is King Charles III’s first victory at Royal Ascot.