Winning your own race is never that easy.
Khalid Abdullah had been sponsoring the International Stakes at York, through his Juddmonte breeding operation, since 1989 without coming up with a winner.
With 200 yards to run on Tuesday he looked set for a one-two with Twice Over and Byword, until Rip Van Winkle chinned the pair of them. Now Aidan O’Brien must hope that retribution is not at hand for that. His patrons at the Coolmore Stud sponsor the Nunthorpe Stakes, the Group One highlight of the final day of York’s Ebor meeting.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Starspangledbanner-in-pole-position-to-win-Nunthorpe-Stakes-a22452
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