Overview
- Constitution River won the £1m Coral‑Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday, pulling three lengths clear under Ryan Moore to beat A Boy Named Susie into second with Hawk Mountain third.
- The success gave Aidan O’Brien a fourth straight Eclipse victory and his tenth overall in the race, underlining Ballydoyle’s sustained strength in this midsummer Group 1.
- O’Brien ran a planned team strategy with Constitution River, Hawk Mountain and pacemaker Flushing Meadows, with Flushing Meadows setting a strong early pace that helped set up the finish.
- The colt went off the strong market favourite after heavy backing and had entered the race off high‑class form, having earlier won the Dee Stakes at Chester and the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly.
- Connections now have a wide range of options for the rest of the summer, with the Juddmonte International, King George and a possible clash with Ombudsman among the races being considered, and his weight‑allowance as a three‑year‑old will remain a tactical factor in those matchups.