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"On the 29 occasions in which a Clarence House and Queen Mother double has been possible, it has been achieved seven times."

"The UAE 1000 Guineas may only carry Listed status but as a relatively young race it has already gifted us memories aplenty"

"Carefully constructed and fiercely protected, the pattern is essentially sacrosanct"

"On one of Britain’s hottest days of 2019, Le Don De Vie and Zaaki certainly represented a day in the sun for their late sire Leroidesanimaux"

"It’s all too easy to forget that our best National Hunt stallions were, invariably, high-class racehorses in their own right"

"If ever a demonstration were needed on how the thoroughbred racehorse develops, strengthens and matures with age, contests like the Nunthorpe and Prix de l’Abbaye offer the perfect example"

"It is difficult to comprehend that Jean-Claude Rouget is yet to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. But could Raabihah be the horse to change that?"

"Racing is ubiquitous. Its permanence in our lives sets it apart from all other sports. Irrespective of what happens today, there is nearly always racing tomorrow"

"In the depths of winter, a filly finished ninth in a £6,000 Wolverhampton novice race (and some 17 lengths behind the winner to boot) and yet she would go on to win a classic"