Juddmonte’s Douglas Erskine Crum accepts the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes trophy after Kalpana’s success. West Point Thoroughbreds gained significant power in the American three-year-old filly division through Counting Stars and trainer Mark Casse. Juddmonte wins across a big afternoonJames Willoughby’s weekly awards were dominated by Kalpana (#7 from #21) and her victory in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, which cemented Juddmonte’s place at #3. In another part of Britain the same day, Item (#79 from #226) had provided another big Juddmonte result by winning the Group 2 York Stakes, also for Balding. Counting Stars was bred by HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud (#58) and is trained by Mark Casse (#14 from #21).