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Excelebration Wins QEII On Champions Day Card

Excelebration Wins QEII On Champions Day Card

Excelebration, runner-up to Frankel on four occasions and third behind him once, finally escaped the superstar's shadow when he took the QIPCO Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) Oct. 20 at Ascot in determined fashion.

 Saturday, October 20, 2012
Excelebration Among Stars on Big Day at Ascot

Excelebration Among Stars on Big Day at Ascot

Excelebration, the world's second-best miler behind Frankel, tops a field of eight set for the QIPCO Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) on Oct. 20 at Ascot.

 Thursday, October 18, 2012
Checking the Sire List...Twice

Checking the Sire List...Twice

This year there is a close contest on the general sires' list between Giant's Causeway and Distorted Humor, currently separated by $189,000.

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 Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Goldikova Named Cartier Horse of the Year

Goldikova Named Cartier Horse of the Year

The Wertheimer family's Goldikova, who on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs won her third consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), was named Horse of the Year in the Cartier Awards.

 Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Rite Of Passage Claims Gold Cup Glory

Rite Of Passage Claims Gold Cup Glory

Rite Of Passage survived an epic duel with Age Of Aquarius to claim the Gold Cup (Eng-I) by a neck at Royal Ascot June 17.

 Thursday, June 17, 2010