Royal Ascot Day III – Stradivarius in the Gold Cup

  • Posted: June 22, 2018  by Alan Porter   -  
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The two-and-a-half mile Ascot Gold Cup (G1) may have long ceased to be as stallion making race – the last winner to become a major sire on the flat was probably Sheshoon who prevailed in 1960 – but it often provides an exceptional spectacle, and the 2018 renewal was no

CAMELOT PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE SIRE MONTJEU

  • Posted: May 9, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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Run a few hours before the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the first English classic, the 2,000 Guineas (gr. I) saw Camelot pay tribute to his late sire, Montjeu. One of the most important sons of Sadler’s Wells, both as a runner and a sire, Montjeu captured six group one events,