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

HOLLIDAY, HARZAND & MINDING

  • Posted: July 2, 2016  by Alan Porter   -  
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With Harzand and Minding taking the Epsom Derby (gr. I) and Epsom Oaks (gr. I), and then following up with wins in the Irish Derby (gr. I) and Pretty Polly Stakes (gr. I), it’s interesting to reflect how both go back to families developed by the great English breeder, Major