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07-14-2006, 09:34 AM
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George Washington update - good news
A little good news, from Sporting Life.....
WASHINGTON ON THE MEND George Washington has done his first piece of work since his setback in May. The Stan James 2000 Guineas winner was reported by Aidan O'Brien to be "progressing well" having injured muscles in his pelvic area 48 hours after finishing second to Araafa in the Irish equivalent on May 27. "George has been cantering away for the last few weeks and he has done his first piece of work since going back into training," O'Brien told the Racing Post. "He is progressing well but it is still too soon to be talking about when he might be back on the track. "He was held up for a long time and we are not going to rush him." The Danehill colt holds entries in the Sussex Stakes (August 2), the Celebration Mile (August 27) and the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes (September 9). 
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07-14-2006, 09:59 AM
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Thanks, that's great. Too good a horse to be retired THIS early.
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07-14-2006, 10:02 AM
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The rumor is he'll run a few times and be retired at the end of the year.....
Who knows. It's just nice to see some positive news, especially with one so brilliant.
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07-14-2006, 11:10 AM
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Great news. I would love to see him win the Sussex like the Rock, but I bet the earliest we see him will be at Goodwood on the 27th.
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07-25-2006, 01:59 PM
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From Racing Post.....
George "coming along nicely" reports O'Brien by Brian Fleming GEORGE WASHINGTON is "comingalong nicely" according to trainer Aidan O'Brien but future plans are still undecided for the sidelined Stan James 2,000 Guineas winner. The three-time Group 1 winner subsequently suffered defeat at the hands of Araafa in the Irish equivalent run on atrocious ground in May and it was later discovered he had a hip muscle injury which may have also contributed to his second defeat in seven starts. "Nothing has been decided yet but he's not that far off starting back," said O'Brien. "He's coming alongnicely but we must get him away cantering to a track somewhere and if he gets on OK with that we'll then see where we go from there." Fire And Rain, successful in his only start in a Newmarket seven-furlong maiden last September, is another making progress according to the Ballydoyle trainer. "He had a few little setbacks since running at Newmarket last year but nothing major," explained O'Brien. "He's coming along but has a bit to go still but all going well he should be back on the tracksoon."
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08-02-2006, 10:56 AM
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From Sporting Life.....
WASHINGTON ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL By Robert Pratt, PA Sport George Washington could return to action later this month in the totesport Celebration Mile at Goodwood - despite the fact Kieren Fallon would not be available to ride. The talented Danehill colt can prove a handful on the racecourse and has been ridden in all his seven starts by Fallon, who is currently banned from riding in Britain. The brilliant winner of the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May was surprisingly beaten by Araafa on heavy ground in the Irish version three weeks later. It was later discovered he had a hip-muscle injury, which may have contributed to his defeat. George Washington is well on the road to recovery and O'Brien is considering running the colt in either the Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown on August 20 or the Celebration Mile seven days later. Speaking at Goodwood, O'Brien confirmed: "He'll either come here for the Celebration Mile or go to Leopardstown. "I think here is a little bit more favoured because he just might need the extra time."
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