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Golden Horn Top Of The Class

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Derby winner Golden Horn confirmed his rating as the best of his generation when he beat his older rivals in the G1 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.

Golden Horn
Golden Horn Picture: Pat Healy Photography

Golden Horn was sent to the front by Frankie Dettori, who dictated the pace before repelling a sustained challenge from G1 winner The Grey Gatsby to draw away and win by three and a half lengths.

The Grey Gatsby, a nose second in the G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot last time out, finished 4/5 length ahead of Golden Horn's stablemate Western Hymn in the five-horse field.

Golden Horn, a son of Cape Cross, won his only start at two, reappearing with a win in the Listed Feilden Stakes at Newmarket in April. He then won his Derby trial with ease, taking the G2 Dante Stakes by almost three lengths before storming to victory in the Derby at Epsom last month.

Cape Cross, also sire of fellow Derby and Eclipse winner Sea The Stars, has sired 17 individual black type performers so far this year, including German Guineas winner Karpino and recent Group winner Convergence.

Trained by John Gosden, Golden Horn could next start in the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Bred by Anthony Oppenheimer’s Hascombe and Valiant Studs, Golden Horn is out of the unracd Dubai Destination mare Fleche d’Or, herself a half-sister to the G1 winnr and stakes producer Rebecca Sharp.

Flech D’Or is also the dam of G2-placed stakes winner Eastern Belle, by Champs Elysees.


Racing and Sports

Sandown Park

Saturday, 04th July 2015

5
15:45
(local)

Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 122lbs Type: OPEN
GBP £450,000
1m2f7y TURF GOOD FIRM
5
15:45
(local)
GBP £450,000
1m2f7y GOOD FIRM

Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 122lbs Type: OPEN


FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 5. GOLDEN HORN (GB) 3yo C
CAPE CROSS (IRE) - FLECHE D'OR (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI
JOHN GOSDEN
$1.44
122lbs
A E OPPENHEIMER

Sales Information

2nd 2. THE GREY GATSBY (IRE) 4yo H
MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - MARIE VISON (IRE)
JAMIE SPENCER
K A RYAN
$4.5
133lbs
F GILLESPIE

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3rd 4. WESTERN HYMN (GB) 4yo G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - BLUE RHAPSODY (GB)
JAMES DOYLE
JOHN GOSDEN
$11
133lbs
RJH GEFFEN AND RACHEL HOOD

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4th 1. COUGAR MOUNTAIN (IRE) 4yo H
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - DESCANT (USA)
RYAN MOORE
AIDAN O'BRIEN
$11
133lbs
5th 3. TULLIUS (IRE) 7yo G
LE VIE DEI COLORI (GB) - WHIPPED QUEEN (USA)
OISIN MURPHY
ANDREW BALDING
$67
133lbs

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