ROYAL ASCOT: DAY 2 – THE FUGUE TOO FAST

  • Posted: June 19, 2014  by Alan Porter   -  
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Highlight of the second day at Royal Ascot was the ten furlong Prince of Wales’s Stakes (gr. I). The odds-on favorite was last year’s co-world champion Treve (Motivator), despite having her unbeaten record when going down to the redoubtable Cirrus Des Aigles on her reappearance this year. However, Treve was

CLASSIC PEDIGREES TAKE CLASSIC RACES IN DUBAI

  • Posted: February 24, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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Preps for the Dubai World Cup meeting continued at Meydan on February 23, with the UAE Oaks (gr. III) and Meydan Classic. A slowly-run Oaks saw Falls Of Lora (TrueNicks A++), who had good, but not outstanding form in Europe last year – she ended the year with a fifth of five