Brilliant Bow Echo defies tricky passage to keep unbeaten record and emulate Frankel with unique Group 1 hat-trick
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Bow Echo maintained his unbeaten record with a surging run to once again deny Gstaad in the closing stages of the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes.
A dominant winner of the 2,000 Guineas before an all-out victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, Bow Echo had to overcome another challenge to win the Sussex Stakes having been boxed in and having hit a flat spot at a key moment in the contest.
Having elected to track Gstaad, Bow Echo found his exit shut by Puerto Rico on his outside allowing Gstaad to get first run with a quarter of a mile to go.
As Gstaad kicked on, Bow Echo came off the bridle and for half a furlong it looked as though the tables would be turned. However, Bow Echo was not to be denied and picked up stylishly in the final furlong to thrust past Gstaad in the final stages to land another success under jubilant rider Billy Lougnane.
He said: “What a superstar of a horse. I know how lucky I am to have a horse like this at my age. They made life difficult for him but I always wanted to follow [Gstaad], that was my plan. I was boxed in between [Gstaad] and [Puerto Rico] and had to wait to get out, but when he did he proved how good he is.
“We’ve watched plenty of Sussexes back, me and George, and they always get on top of them late. It just keeps getting better and better.”
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Published on 29 July 2026inReports
Last updated 16:37, 29 July 2026
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