The victor, ridden by James Doyle for trainer Michael Bell, held on for a memorable triumph after a gripping battle between the two in the final furlong. "He said he'd come there very late and that's exactly what he did", Irish trainer O'Brien said.
Last year's victor Order Of St George chased down the frontrunning Big Orange in the last furlong but Michael Bell's 5/1 shot showed huge courage to hold off the odds-on favourite under Ryan Moore.
Her stablemate Churchill, this year's dual 2,000 Guineas victor, came up short in Tuesday's St James's Palace Stakes, but Winter made no mistake in the hands of Ryan Moore.
Doyle, who gained the ride because Frankie Dettori was injured, paid tribute to Big Orange's spirit.
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"Frankie's a real star. I don't think we've ever had a quicker horse", said O'Brien, who hinted that Caravaggio could target The Everest, a new event in Australia this October which will be the world's richest turf race. "He was spot on". It's a long way to be in front and it's plenty of time to be lonely, but Order Of George was just lugging into him and that gave him a wake-up call. "We knew it was against three-year-olds today but it will be older horses next time".
"Some who came on Tuesday were at the Goffs Sales the night before and I would not be surprised if they come back and buy horses".
Praise for the horse has also been quick in coming: the handicappers have allotted a provisional rating to Big Orange of 121 - the highest for any Gold Cup victor since superstar Yeats.
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RYAN Moore romped to a big race Royal Ascot double on the Aidan O'Brien's superstar horses Caravaggio and Winter.
24 hours after winning the big race of Day 2, the Prince of Wales's Stakes, the pair were in the winner's enclosure early on as Moore, one of only four jockeys to stay over on the far side of the course, burst through on the colt to beat joint-favourite Santry, who won his race on the stands' side.
Fairyland (7/1) is an interesting runner for Wesley Ward and given the week the American trainer is having it would be fearless to bet against another one of his runners going close.
The Michael Bell-trained six-year-old is well-known for his front-running style, and he made virtually every inch of the two and half mile trip under James Doyle.
Permian displayed all of the battling qualities associated with a Mark Johnston-trained runner to win the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.
"It was close; he [Carvaggio] had to work to get us".
Indeed so keen are they to buy into the Royal Ascot experience that this week for the first time the five-day meet is being broadcast by Chinese digital platform Sina Sports, reaching over 200 million households.
Moore and O'Brien landed their second victor of the week when joining forces in the Norfolk Stakes as Sioux Nation (14-1) dropped to 1000m and led home his group on the far side of the track.
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