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| 1 | Rite of Passage (GB) | Margin: | TrueNicks: A | £141,925 |
2004 | Chestnut Gelding | Giant's Causeway - Dahlia's Krissy, Kris S.
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Kris S., Dark Bay or Brown, 1977.
Sale History:
Tattersall's October 2005 Yearling Sale, $35,104.
| 2 | Age of Aquarius (IRE) | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A++ | £53,800 |
2006 | Bay Colt | Galileo (IRE) - Clara Bow (FR), Top Ville (IRE)
Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 690 yearlings sold, median $147,765.
Broodmare Sire: Top Ville (IRE), Bay, 1976.
Sale History:
Agence Francaise De Vente Du Pur-Sang, Deauville August, 2007 Yearling Sale, $1,878,240.
| 3 | Purple Moon (IRE) | Margin: 6 | TrueNicks: A++ | £26,925 |
2003 | Chestnut Gelding | Galileo (IRE) - Vanishing Prairie, Alysheba
Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 690 yearlings sold, median $147,765.
Broodmare Sire: Alysheba, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Agence Francaise De Vente Du Pur-Sang, Deauville August, 2004 Yearling Sale, $677,215.
Others: BANNABY (FR); ASK; KASBAH BLISS (FR); KITE WOOD (IRE); TASTAHIL (IRE); DARLEY SUN (IRE); MANIFEST; AKMAL; MONTAFF.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rite of Passage (GB) | SMULLEN PAT | WELD DERMOT |
| 2 | Age of Aquarius (IRE) | MURTAGH JOHNNY | O'BRIEN AIDAN |
| 3 | Purple Moon (IRE) | FALLON KIEREN | Cumani Luca |
| 4 | BANNABY (FR) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 5 | ASK | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 6 | KASBAH BLISS (FR) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 7 | KITE WOOD (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 8 | TASTAHIL (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 9 | DARLEY SUN (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 10 | MANIFEST | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 11 | AKMAL | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 12 | MONTAFF | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
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