Bow Echo wins thrilling St. James’s Palace Stakes
Bow Echo just defeated Gstaad in a thrilling finish in the 2026 St. James's Palace Stakes.
Video Transcript
And the six runners in the stalls.
Final handler vacates the scene, and we're all set.
And they're off.
Jump away to a pretty good line.
Lord Britain grabs hold, crosses behind the field.
And early on, Gstaad, Puerto Rico, and Power Blue being pushed up on the outside.
Bo Echo and Talk Of New York just have a slight coming together.
Talk Of New York racing a little awkwardly, and he's gonna cross over and bag the running rail.
Bo Echo moves on his outside.
Gstaad is the one that gets shuffled back as the pack tries to sort themselves out.
So out in the lead, it is Power Blue on the outside of Puerto Rico, and they now pick up the pace after a quarter of a mile and indeed rather eyeball each other.
They move three to four lengths clear from Talk Of New York, who's shadowed by Bo Echo.
Gstaad is in fifth place, and last of the six is Lord Britain as they steadily ascend the hill.
Power Blue and Puerto Rico now only a length back to Talk Of New York.
The principals just staying off the running rail.
Bo Echo traveling strongly in fourth place.
Gstaad just nudged along in fifth to try and improve on the inside as they now prepare to make the bend.
So past halfway.
Power Blue, Puerto Rico, Talk Of New York.
Gstaad taking a brave route, going up the inside.
Bo Echo's got plenty of room to operate as Puerto Rico and Power Blue just fan out off the turn.
Gstaad will take the inside route.
Puts him right in the play.
On the outside, Bo Echo cruising up.
Gstaad trying to run the finish out of Bo Echo.
Between the two is Talk Of New York.
The three big guns in the St. James's Palace.
Bo Echo asked to go and win.
Only a neck clear from in second, Talk Of New York and Gstaad.
Bo Echo drifting out.
Gstaad on the inside is fighting back.
Bo Echo, Gstaad rallying up the inner.
Bo Echo and Gstaad go to the line together.
Bo Echo and Gstaad.
Back in third, Talk Of New York.
In fourth place, Power Blue.
Then Lord Britain and Puerto Rico.
There wasn't as much between them this time, but the result, I think, will be the same.
It's only about a head or so.
Bo Echo, Gstaad getting there with every stride.
This time, the instant acceleration wasn't there from Bo Echo.
He was forced to dig in, but to match his ability, he has toughness, and he has won the St. James's Palace for Billy Loughnane.
Came there cruising.
Gstaad had been on the back foot, got the perfect split up the inside rail.
Talk Of New York was there as well.
The big guns, they all turned up.
They all delivered in the St. James's Palace.
