Tuesday 10 July 2012

RACING POST NEWS WEDNESDAY JULY 11th 2012. FRANKIE DETTORI AND MONSIGNOR CARRY THE OLYMPIC TORCH TO ASCOT RACECOURSE YESTERDAY FRANKIE HAD THIS TO SAY " IT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE."


RACING POST WEDNESDAY JULY 11th 2012  
WEEK MONDAY JULY 9th TO SUNDAY JULY 15th


WORLD - CLASS SPORT
Steve Palmer's unmissable golf advice plus  expert analyes of the Tour de France

REVIEW YESTERDAY'S RESULTS


PREVIEW OF TODAYS CARDS
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/home.sd


Jon Lees "Worcester race to be boycotted tonight by trainers
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"Handlers united in defiant stand on prize-money

"WORCESTER is facing the embarrassment of having to stage a walkover on tonight's evening meeting when there is expected to be a mass withdrawal of runners by trainers from a novice hurdle in an extraordinary protest over prize-money."


OWNERS' CHIEF IN CALL FOR NEW PRIZE-MONEY SYSTEM



THE AMAZING AJDAL STORY
"25 years on, Sir Michael Stoute and Walter Swinburn recall the Derby hope who won the July Cup." writes Peter Thomas

THE RACING POST - THE PAPER THAT YOU CAN'T
AFFORD TO MISS.


BLOODSTOCK WORLD
Tom Pennington writes
"Top-Class DUKE OF MARMALADE off the mark.
"FIVE TIME Group 1 winner DUKE OF MARMALADE was represented by his first winner yesterday (09.07.2011), when the Aidan O'Brien COUNT OF  LIMONADE won the 7f maiden  at Roscomon.

"The colt, who had finished  second on his previous start at Leopardstown, led from pillar to post under JOSEPH O;BRIEN to run out a decisive winner.

"COUNT OF LIMONADE is a three parts brother to LILLIE LANGTRY and cost regular Coolmore buyer Demi O'Byrne e140,000 as a yearling at Goffs.

"A tough and ultra-consistent performer at the highest level,DUKE OF MARMALADE was second to STRATEGIC PRINCE in the Vintage Stakes at two.                                                                                                                           
"The son of DANEHILL twice finished second in Group 1 company at three but it wasn't until four that his racing career ignited. Five straight Group 1 wins culminated with victory in the Juddmote International, in which he beat NEW APPROACH.

DUKE OF MARMALADE, from the family of top sire US sire AP INDY, stood at a fee of "£20,000 at Coolmore this year."

ANOTHER ASCOT MAGIC MOMENT FOR FRANKIE

"FRANKIE DETTORI yesterday paraded the Olympic torch in front of 10,000 people at Ascot racecourse riding former hurdling star MONSIGNOR and said: "Today was unlike, anything I've experienced before. It was incredible."  

DETTORI takes flight with the torch at Ascot
Great photographs from Edward Whitaker to show the action at Ascot racecourse yesterday.  
Gold medallist Denise Lewis passed the Olympic torch over to FRANKIE DETTORI who completed a couple of circuits of the parade ring on duel Champion Festival winner MONSIGNOR and then capped a fantastic occasion with a trademark flying dismount, torch in hand. writes Graham Dench



Official London 2012 website
MOMENT TO SHINE
Olympic Torch Relay 19 May – 27 July
Official London 2012 website

Olympic Torch Relay route


Fox News -12 hours ago

QUEEN greets Olympic torchbearers Windsor Castle It was a banner day for the Olympic torch: It visited the queen at WinsorCastle, was carried by the man who broke the 4-minute mile and by ...







 BBC
 ROGER BANNISTER RECEIVES THE TORCH IN OXFOR D IN PICTURES



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