By Michele MacDonald Life doesn’t always follow the path of hopes and dreams. For Royal Delta’s connections, their history-seeking odyssey in Dubai ended at a stop called disappointment. The champion filly...
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By Michele MacDonald While champion Royal Delta spent another morning turning heads as she soared around Meydan on March 30, stealing some of the spotlight from her Dubai World Cup (UAE-gr. I) rival and...
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By Michele MacDonald Every champion has a routine in life that helps them be the best at what they do. For Royal Delta, a big part of her daily routine revolves around eating. And she approaches her meals...
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By Michele MacDonald Even though another “filly” has arrived in Dubai to share the Dubai World Cup (UAE-gr. I) spotlight, champion Royal Delta enjoyed one more perfect day in the desert on March 28. Caption...
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By Michele MacDonald With her bid for history in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-gr. I) only four days away, Royal Delta is feeling, as trainer Bill Mott put it with a delighted grin, “sassy.” That’s just what...
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By Michele MacDonald Gaining more poise with each day she trains at Meydan, champion Royal Delta was able to share some of her self-assurance with another American runner in Dubai on March 26, guiding...
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By Michele MacDonald Royal Delta galloped around Meydan Racecourse just after sunrise on March 25 and then returned to school in the paddock as the last rays of daylight tickled the towers of Dubai’s emphatic...
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By Michele MacDonald Even in the dim half light between night and morning, there was no mistaking her. Royal Delta strode on to the Meydan Racecourse track for the first time on March 24 like the champion...
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As I wrote in my preview of Sunday's Fountain of Youth Stakes, in my opinion the Triple Crown season officially starts this weekend. Between Saturday's Risen Star from Fair Grounds, which features the...
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nbsp; (Originally published in the January 21, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy...
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