Hootenanny gave American trainer Wesley Ward his 4th Royal Ascot champion having a dominant display within the Windsor Castle Stakes.
Hootenanny wins the final at Ascot
Ward possessed a groundbreaking double with Strike The Tiger within the Windsor Castle and Jealous Again within the Queen Mary Stakes in '09 and put into his tally with last year's Norfolk Stakes scorer No Nay Never.
Hootenanny, of the Coolmore triumvirate of John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Cruz, was the trainer's first runner of the strong juvenile hands this season and it was a strongly-backed 7-2 favourite at the disposal of Victor Espinoza.
The juvenile departed to some fast start for the stands rail even though his rivals attempted throw lower challenges right over the track, Hootenanny was at another league because he came home with 3 . 5 lengths in give 100-1 shot Union Rose.
It had been an initial Royal champion for Espinoza, that has possessed a memorable year getting led California Chrome to win both Kentucky Derby and also the Preakness Stakes.
He was hot favourite to accomplish the American Triple Crown within the Belmont Stakes earlier this year, but tend to only finish 4th.
Espinoza stated: "He's pretty quick from the gate and that i attempted to slow him lower a bit in order to save him for that finish, I did not wish to burn him out.
"I had been happy in the centre, I simply took it in straight lines.
"I have were built with a fantastic year, a Kentucky Derby and today a Royal Ascot champion."
Ward stated: "He's an attractive colt, he hopefully includes a big future so we'll see what goes on.
"One factor we discovered in the last race was he does not such as the dirt, I kind of understood that entering the race also it went against my better judgement but we'll keep him to turf now.
"Paul Shanahan at Coolmore would be a believer within me after i was nothing and he's stuck by me. I'd like by way of thanking Arlington Park, they allow me to breeze my colts around the turf which does not happen there.
"He's scheduled to return on Monday. I am getting Undrafted over for that This summer Cup, so we'll settle on whether he's returning or otherwise.
"We have got a bit of more nice horses running throughout a few days.Inch
