Horse Racing - Royal Ascot 2025 - Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain - June 19, 2025 William Buick, jockey of Trawlerman, celebrates winning the 16:20 Gold Cup Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
ASCOT, England (Reuters) -Favourite Trawlerman, ridden by William Buick, led all the way to win Royal Ascot's headline Gold Cup in record time and make up for missing out last year on a sizzling hot Ladies Day afternoon on Thursday.
The Godolphin-owned seven-year-old, runner-up last year and trained by John and Thady Gosden, beat Aidan O'Brien-trained Illinois (9-4) by seven lengths with Godolphin's Dubai Future (28-1) finishing third.
