{"id":272109,"date":"2025-07-18T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272109\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:16:12","slug":"ready-for-time-to-stop-again-field-of-gold-and-racings-greatest-wow-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272109\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for time to stop again? Field Of Gold and racing&#8217;s greatest &#8216;wow&#8217; moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">It is now less than two weeks until we get to see <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__02__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"field-of-gold\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/6088046\/field-of-gold\/form\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Of Gold<\/a> again. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m already excited.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">I was in the Racing Post office on day one of Royal Ascot for his sensational performance in the <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__12__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"st-james\u2019s-palace-stakes\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/results\/2\/ascot\/2025-06-17\/892844\" rel=\"noopener\">St James\u2019s Palace Stakes<\/a>. When Colin Keane \u201cflicked the switch\u201d, as he put it in his subsequent interview with my colleague David Jennings, there was the most enormous collective gasp. This incredible horse able to drop the jaws of people who have been following the sport for longer than I\u2019ve been alive. It was a privilege just to watch.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__2__GlideArticleBody\">It prompted me to ask my friends for their favourite ever \u2018wow\u2019 moment in racing. While going back to relive them first hand is a distant Back To The Future pipe dream, just writing about them is enough to make the hairs stand up.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb0b4133-2 cgVXXE\">Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to unlock<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sc-eb0b4133-5 hJkQDn\">\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over \u00a3100 per month)<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Text__SubscriptionFeature\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-6 kCjOjY\">Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/subscriptions\/\" data-testid=\"Link__Subscribe\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-7 yLNHi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__Login\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-8 gRoJBC\">Already a subscriber?<a data-testid=\"Link__Login\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/api\/auth\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__PublishedDate\" data-article-publish-date-string=\"Published on 18 July 2025\" data-article-publish-date=\"18 July 2025\" class=\"sc-baabe586-8 isYWMR\">Published on 18 July 2025in<a data-testid=\"Link__PrimaryTaxonomy\" data-article-primary-taxonomy=\"Another View\" class=\"sc-baabe586-10 fCsTLE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/news\/opinion\/comment\/another-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another View<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__UpdatedDate\" data-article-update-date-string=\"Last updated 14:00, 18 July 2025\" data-article-update-date=\"14:00, 18 July 2025\" class=\"sc-baabe586-8 isYWMR\">Last updated 14:00, 18 July 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is now less than two weeks until we get to see Field Of Gold again. 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