Under direct threat from Joseph for the Royal Ascot trainers' title following the preceding Sandringham, O'Brien Sr answered in the only way he knows how by saddling another Royal Ascot winner in Causeway (Wootton Bassett).Heavily-backed for Friday's G2 King Edward VII Stakes despite tackling a mile and a half for the first time, the colt who had followed the “Paddington route” of the Madrid and Tetrarch before diverting off it to the Gallinule was able to win another battle and stretch his unbeaten sequence this term.This time it was Amo's Derby also-ran Ancient Egypt (Frankel) who put it up to the relative of Magical, Rhododendron and Auguste Rodin and the duel up the home straight was only a slightly lower-key version of Thursday's Gold Cup epic. As his namesake used to do in the old days, the even-money favourite refused to be denied and got there by a neck, with Charlie Johnston's flagbearer in turn 10 lengths clear of the highly-regarded Clarehaven runner Water To Wine (Kingman).Aidan is now 6-5 on his son and on 102 in total, with the reset button pressed and the double century the new target. Moore is remarkably on 98 and in sight of his own milestone, which could conceivably come by the end of play on Saturday. “He's so laid-back and lazy and barely does the minimum, so Ryan gave him a great ride,” the Ballydoyle handler said. “He's a tough, hardy horse and we always thought he would stay any trip. He's one of those where you don't know what's in there and has class.”It's Aidan O'Brien's world! Causeway battles hard to win the King Edward VII Stakes under the Ryan Moore drive! #RoyalAscot pic.twitter.com/B6Ec3Rw6Kw— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 19, 2026The post Shades Of The Iron Horse As Causeway Prevails In KEVII Thriller appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.