had a little time to think about this. it could be very very bad news for the King George. They are still without a sponsor for it after DeBeers pulled out. in the last 3 years, the only 3 year old to contest the race was the Oaks winner Eswarah in 2005. so in the last 3 yearsm every single good 3yo colt has avoided the King George. The french have taken their summer break and many of the good derby winners have tried to enhance their value by winning over 10f. I believe the Arc is firmly THE race to win in Europe, the KG could well be overtaken by the Eclipse as the summer highlight..
EDIT Tycoon was the only 3yo in 04. 2003 was the last time we had a good 3yo in the race with Irish Derby winner Alamshar winning and Derby winner Kris Kin 3rd.
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