# Episode 35: Bred for Royal Ascot? The Bloodstock Insights You Need & Wathnan's Ascot Masterplan ft. Richard Brown

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Podcast: [Bred For It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bred-for-it-7026393)
Published: 2026-06-12T11:14:43+00:00
Episode link: https://bredforit.podbean.com/e/royal-ascot-pedigree-special-decoding-the-stallions-behind-the-winners/
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## Resource

It's Episode 35! The biggest week in global Racing and in this special episode, Bred For It has your bloodstock angles covered. This episode is a full deep dive into ten years of Weatherbys data — stallion trends, dam-sire patterns and the pedigree angles shaping betting and breeding decisions across every distance category at Royal Ascot. Who leads the way? Which bloodlines keep delivering at the biggest meeting of the flat season? And which sires should you be following this week? Guest Richard Brown — bloodstock director of Wathnan Racing and founding director of Blandford Bloodstock — joins the show to discuss Wathnan's 2026 Royal Ascot team, his breeze-up buying strategy, and his reaction to a remarkable stat about one of Britain and Ireland's most prominent stallions that has yet to register a single Royal Ascot winner. Richard also reveals which horses represent Wathnan's strongest chances at a meeting the operation targets specifically and prepares for year on year. Sponsored by VV Rouleaux & VV Chapeau, the place to go for your Royal Ascot hats, found on Marleybone Lane, London.

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