Loads of photos from today's racing at Shatin for you - Silent Witness crossing the line in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup over 1400m and making history with his 17th straight victory; photos of Archie Da Silva, Tony Cruz and the thousands of jubilant fans; the Australian entrants for the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup - Grand Armee and Elvstroem; start and finishing photos of the Cup; Gai Waterhouse, David Hayes plus photos of Vengeance of Rain, Grey's Inn and Russian Pearl.

The photos are on the main Athlone website and can be found by clicking here. It is the 5th album in the collection.

It was an extraordinary day; Silent Witness' effortless win something I will remember for many years to come and then, one race later, Derby victor Vengeance of Rain defeated an international field in the QEII Cup which was not only a brilliant result for Hong Kong - but also for New Zealand's champion sire Zabeel who sired the quinella (Grey's Inn running second).


The moment history was made - Silent Witness wins 17 straight
(photo (c) Athlone & Associates Ltd)