Aidan O’Brien Completes Royal Ascot Full House With Mission Central Triumph

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Aidan O'Brien's pattern-race resume at Royal Ascot had yet to include the G1 King Charles III Stakes and the Ballydoyle maestro completed the set when Ryan Moore produced the gelded three-year-old Mission Central (No Nay Never) fast and late to follow up Great Barrier Reef's Coventry success and secure a quickfire double for his sire in the five-furlong charge.“They went hard, which suited him, and Ryan [Moore] gave him a brilliant ride,” the winning trainer said. “He's a very fast horse, he's unbeaten this year and has progressed with every run.”This term's Listed Woodland Stakes and Listed Naas Sprint winner was alert from the stalls and found a rhythm in midfield initially before slipping back towards the rear approaching halfway.With Overpass (Vancouver) taking over from the trailblazing Jakajaro (Too Darn Hot) up front with a quarter-mile remaining, the 14-1 chance began his charge down the stands' side and he found extra gears under a final-furlong drive to nail TDN Rising Star Rayevka (Blue Point) by a head on the line.Overpass paid a heavy price for engaging with furious early fractions and finished 3/4-of-a-length further adrift in third. A RYAN MOORE MASTERCLASS! MISSION CENTRAL WINS THE KING CHARLES III STAKES! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/FHlbvVZam1— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 16, 2026The post Aidan O’Brien Completes Royal Ascot Full House With Mission Central Triumph appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.