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World rankings: ‘You never dare to think something like this would happen’ – Godolphin reign supreme
Godolphin here, Godolphin there, Godolphin bloomin’ everywhere. It was impossible to avoid the Dubai-based outfit on a ...
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How Godolphin rewrote the form books of history with unprecedented double-double – led by Kentucky Derby hero Sovereignty
After 25 years of trying for Sheikh Mohammed’s Dubai-based team, a first Kentucky Derby win provided the highlight of an ...
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Reflections on the Kentucky Derby: sharper Preakness test wouldn’t be ideal for Sovereignty
An expert look at how the Kentucky Derby was won and lost at a sloppy Churchill Downs – and what it means for the future ...
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Kentucky Derby horse-by-horse analysis: sharper Preakness test won’t be ideal for Sovereignty
An expert look at how the Kentucky Derby was won and lost at a sloppy Churchill Downs – and what it means for the future It was a rainy day in Louisville for the 151st Kentucky Derby so the Churchill ...
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Kentucky Derby horse-by-horse guide: Journalism is the real deal – and that isn’t fake news
Front-runner. Last year’s champion two-year-old but unconvincing this term. Yes, he defeated Rodriguez in a one-mile G3, but the time was ordinary and he disappointed behind Journalism in the Santa ...
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‘Enough pathos to choke a beggar’ – liberties are taken but star-studded movie helps sustain a Kentucky Derby legend
The Kentucky Derby always produces a great story, although some of them don’t last longer than two weeks, when the Derby winner comes a cropper in the Preakness and the star search begins anew. Then ...
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What’s been happening: Kentucky Derby latest, 2,000 Guineas latest, Smarty Jones in Hall of Fame and more
USA: The major news ahead of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday [May 3] concerned Florida Derby winner Tappan Street, who was ruled out after suffering a condylar fracture in his right foreleg during a ...
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Rancour and recrimination: when Bill Hartack won the Kentucky Derby – and got sacked after the Preakness
Bill Hartack, one of only two jockeys to win the Kentucky Derby five times, poses with his first three trophies at his Miami Springs home in May 1964. Photo: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo ...
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State of the nation: major interview with NTRA president Tom Rooney – with Trump’s tariffs high on a crowded agenda
It’s good to talk: NTRA president Tom Rooney in interview mode; there’s no shortage of topics for him to consider, that’s for sure. Photo: NTRA Tom Rooney, president and CEO of the National ...