Awesome absurde takes champion’s crown

This year’s Royal Ascot delivered on every level with extraordinary equines, blazing sunshine and buoyant crowds. This is what the sport is all about

One of the week’s big winners reaps an extra-special reward, another’s faith in their mount pays dividends, and a family’s breeding programme comes to the fore

One minute we were rubbing in the sun cream, the next hunkering under brollies as the good old UK weather kept the British Touring Car Championship guessing at bucolic Oulton Park. The series’ annual

One rider lands a high five, Joe Whitaker celebrates a breakthrough victory and a veteran horse is back in the spotlight

A mighty stallion produces a coming-of-age grand prix performance under Anthony Condon and a teenager clears 7ft 3in to share the puissance spoils

A Brit has two in the Derby trial top three, and two brothers go head-to-head in one of the week’s contests