Litigant Gets The Verdict
Litigant did not only deny a huge layoff but also became the oldest horse to win the Ebor since Sea Pigeon, who took the race in 1979 at the age of nine
24th August 2015
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Litigant did not only deny a huge layoff but also became the oldest horse to win the Ebor since Sea Pigeon, who took the race in 1979 at the age of nine
The defection of top-weight Quest For More allows Clondaw Warrior, owned in partnership by the wife of Irish jump jockey Ruby Walsh, in at the foot of the Ebor weights and Frankie Dettori takes the mount looking for his second win in the race
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
