He left it late, but Shadwell's Almeraq (Dark Angel) found the line in time to win a third Group 1 in Saturday's Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot.As he had over the same course and distance in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes in June, the William Haggas-trained homebred proved tough and tenacious as he bore down on Wathnan's Paborus (Recoletos) in the dying strides to score by a neck, with 3 1/2 lengths back to the winner's stablemate Division (Kingman) in third.“He's a fantastic horse, he's overcome so much in his life–he's a hero,” Maureen Haggas said of the 11-10 favourite who had fallen at York last year and come back to win three of these including the Haydock Sprint Cup last month.Almeraq chases down Paborus to win the Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes! @TomMarquand @WilliamHaggas https://t.co/8hRdfPl8xM— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 17, 2026The post ‘He’s A Hero’: Haggas Hails Champions Sprint Winner Almeraq appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.