Is it possible that it is the Irish-trained Mendelssohn who actually is the freak?...
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The year 2000 marked a new era in the history of the Breeders' Cup. Aidan O'Brien, the master of Ballydoyle, had sent a handful of horses to America to compete in the World Championships in 1998 and '99 with little fanfare and no success. But this year was different. This year, O'Brien was bringing his best horse, not to conquer the Mile, Sprint, or Juvenile, as in the past, but the big one - the Breeders...
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Few, if any, owners and trainers have been more on a mission to win a single race than Coolmore and Aidan O'Brien when it comes to the Breeders' Cup Classic, which has eluded them for 17 years....
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When Royal Ascot ended its five-day meet Saturday, there was a sense of sadness, as if something beautiful, yet comforting, was taken away after filling four and a half hours each morning with a kaleidoscope of images and colors and unbridled emotion. It was like saying goodbye to an old friend, even though the friendship lasted less than a week. It was more than the great racing or the pure spectacle...
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In the world of Thoroughbred racing, Aidan O'Brien can be called the modern day Alexander the Great and his four-legged Ballydoyle bruisers the Macedonian army....
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One of these years Aidan O'Brien is going to set off that bang and that zoom in the Breeders' Cup Classic....
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Aidan O'Brien Eclipse worthy; Goldi's gift; track woes
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Watch out Breeders' Cup; O'Brien is loaded this year....
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With the all mysteries and unknown factors surrounding the 137th Kentucky Derby, there is no greater mystery than Master of Hounds, who was out on the racetrack for the first time Thursday....
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Europe fired off its first salvo at the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) when the heavy favorite Rip Van Winkle captured Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) at Ascot, which served as a launching pad for Raven's Pass' Classic victory last year....
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What a joy to watch the Royal Ascot meeting on TV last week, especially hearing the rousing ovation for the champion stayer Yeats after his record-equaling third straight Ascot Gold Cup (Eng-I) victory at 2 1/2 miles....
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