Invictus Gold

The headline moment so far came on 3 May 2025, when Invictus Gold won a Class 2 race at Newmarket on Guineas Saturday — one of the most prestigious days in the British racing calendar, a day when the eyes of the sport are fixed on that particular stretch of turf. Tom Clover had been waiting to get him onto fast, dry ground, and the patience paid off. He believes the quick conditions unlocked something new in the horse, and at a rating of 103, Invictus Gold is now operating at a serious level. Clover has spoken openly about potential targets including a big six-furlong race at York in the weeks before Royal Ascot, or even a tilt at the Wokingham, one of the showpiece sprint handicaps of the entire season.

His attachment to Newmarket is worth noting. Two wins from five races there — 40% of his races at the track have ended in victory — is a significant number. Racecourses each have their own character, and clearly Newmarket suits this horse. His most regular jockey, Neil Callan, has ridden him in five of those races and won twice, a win rate of 40% together, which is a genuinely strong partnership by any measure.

Recent form reads 3-5-5-11-1-3 — that middle section looks a little mixed, but the "1" in that sequence is the Newmarket win, and Clover suggested a run at York in the Rockingham Stakes was better than the finishing position implied, feeling the horse was "blunted" that day. He raced just yesterday, so he is clearly in an active campaign. With fast summer ground coming and big sprint targets on the horizon, the team will be hoping that Guineas Saturday was the moment Invictus Gold announced himself — not a one-off, but a glimpse of what is to come.