Goldream receives royal attention as the Queen makes York visit
Former sprint star is a flagship horse for charity New Beginnings.
The Queen “seemed very keen” to stroke former sprint star Goldream as she attended day four of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York, the founder of a horse charity has said. Camilla cut the ribbon to open the racecourse’s new Bustardthorpe development before walking through the stand and speaking with racegoers and officials. Dressed in pale blue, the Queen met members of the Falcons Display Team and watched the action with racing manager John Warren on Saturday. After the first race, she made her way to the pre-parade ring to see her horse, Reaching High, parade ahead of the Sky Bet Melrose Stakes, in which he finished 15th of 16 runners.
Following that, she crossed over the track to meet Kevin and Pam Atkinson, founders of the charity New Beginnings, who retrain ex-racehorses for new careers – for example, in dressage. There she met Goldream, a dual Group One winner during a 53-race career and the equine ambassador to the racecourse, and another multiple Listed and Group Three victor Nearly Caught, spending time stroking them both. Ms Atkinson said: “We were delighted to meet the Queen and introduce her to Remy (Goldream) and Nearly Caught (Nico).
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