Stable News
19-06-2009 Habaayib wins the Albany!
HABAAYIB gave trainer Ed Dunlop yet more Royal Ascot success as she scorched to victory in the Albany Stakes.
With a Nottingham maiden win under her belt, the 6f Group 3 was a major step up in grade.
But the Royal Applause filly took it all in her stride, bursting from the back of the field to blitz her rivals with a superb turn of foot.
She forged clear inside the final furlong and had a length and a quarter to spare as she hit the line.
Dunlop said: "We thought they would go very fast and we toyed with the idea of running her in the Queen Mary, but Richard was very adamant to come here and he has been proved right.
"She travels well and can quicken, and in her homework she does everything beautifully but she hits the front and then pricks her ears, so you never quite know what you've got there.
“I've never had a two-year-old winner before at Royal Ascot so it's a great result."
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