As expected Aidan O’Brien won the Group One Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, for the sixth time, but not with the horse that he was expected to do so.
It was a race for the unexpected and also a reminder not to forget a horse who has won a Classic. O’Brien fielded half of the six runners who went to post and the expectation was that Beethoven, ridden by the trainer’s son Joseph, was in there to make the running for the favourite Rip Van Winkle, who was the chosen mount of stable jockey Johnny Murtagh.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Cape-Blanco-takes-landmark-win-in-Irish-Champion-Stakes-a25513
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