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08-13-2006, 11:03 AM
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From Sporting Life.....
D-DAY FOR GEORGE By Martin Kelly, PA Sport George Washington faces a crucial workout tomorrow to determine if his return to action will be at Leopardstown next weekend or Goodwood the following Sunday. The talismanic colt, who annihilated the opposition in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, has been off the track since pulling a hip muscle when finishing second to Araafa in the Irish equivalent over two months ago. Trainer Aidan O'Brien has been happy with his progress since a recent racecourse gallop at Naas and is now considering the Desmond Stakes on the 20th or the Celebration Mile on the 27th of this month. He said: "He will work again in the morning, after which we will have to make our minds up where to go as he will need to be entered for next weekend. "If he does go to England for the Celebration Mile he will then go to the QEII at Ascot the following month, which is what I am leaning towards. The other option is the Desmond and then the Prix du Moulin, but those races might come too soon and there is only a few weeks between them." A dual Group One-winning juvenile, George Washington has struck up a fruitful partnership with Kieren Fallon, but with the 41-year-old currently banned from racing in Britain, O'Brien will need a new pilot for the Celebration Mile. He added: "If he was to run in England whoever rides him will need to ride him in a trial as he needs some knowing. "Kieren did a lot of work with George over the winter so it will be a new learning process for whoever takes over." 
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08-14-2006, 12:24 PM
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Update from Sporting life.....
GEORGE TO SKIP LEOPARDSTOWN By Martin Kelly, PA Sport Aidan O'Brien has ruled George Washington out of a return to action at Leopardstown this weekend, but a trip to Goodwood the following week remains a possibility. The Ballydoyle handler had been considering the Desmond Stakes or the Celebration Mile as a starting point for his Stan James 2000 Guineas hero, who has been sidelined since pulling a hip muscle when finishing second to Araafa in the Irish equivalent over two months ago. The son of Danehill was put through his paces earlier today and O'Brien said this evening: "Everything went fine this morning, but I don't think he is going to be supplemented for the Desmond Stakes as he needs more time. "The Celebration Mile would be a possible, but we will have to see how he comes along. "The important thing is to try and get him started back and try and find a race for him."
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#3
08-23-2006, 02:58 PM
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From Racing Post.....
 George on course for Goodwood highlight by RP staff GEORGE WASHINGTON has come through his latest workout with all guns blazing and will travel to Goodwood on Sunday for the Totesport Celebration Mile, where he will be ridden by Mick Kinane. The Stan James 2000 Guineas hero has been off the track since pulling a muscle in his hip in the Irish equivalent but is ready to return to the track ahead of a crack at next month's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. "The plan is run as he worked this morning and it all went very well," said trainer Aidan O'Brien. "We just want to get him back on the track and hopefully Mick will be coming over to ride him." O'Brien blamed a lack of match practice and the soft ground at York for the reverse of Dylan Thomas in the Juddmonte International on Tuesday. "I gave him a break after the Irish Derby and he ran very fresh yesterday," O'Brien said. "He is a horse with a huge cruising speed but he just didn't settle as they went so slow. He is a very good moving horse and he needs to be bouncing off the ground."
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#4
08-25-2006, 09:47 AM
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Sunday August 27 2006
Goodwood 15:50 Totesport Celebration Mile (group 2) £100000.00 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class 1, £56780.00 penalty 6 runners Going: Good No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey 1 (3) 310-163 Rob Roy (USA) 25 4 9-4 Sir Michael Stoute R L Moore 2 (5) 1112-13 Caradak (IRE) 8 5 9-1 Saeed bin Suroor L Dettori 3 (2) 1111-12 George Washington (IRE) 92 3 9-1 A P O'Brien M J Kinane 4 (1) 12-4162 Soviet Song (IRE) 25 6 9-1 J R Fanshawe J P Spencer 5 (4) 32-1040 Killybegs (IRE) 10 3 8-9 B W Hills M Hills 6 (6) 02-10 River Tiber 92 3 8-9 A P O'Brien D R McCabe
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#6
08-27-2006, 10:50 AM
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He was a well beated 3rd.
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#7
08-27-2006, 12:39 PM
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I'm actually more surprised about Soviet Song.
Aaaah well..... Sunday August 27 2006 Goodwood 15:50 - Result Totesport Celebration Mile (group 2) £100000 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class 1, £56780 penalty, 6 ran Going: Good Winning Time: 1m 37.26s Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP 1 5 Caradak (IRE) 9-1 L Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 5 6/1 tracked leader, 10 lengths adrift 5f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led 1f out, hard driven inside final furlong, held on close home touched 15/2 2 4 s.h Killybegs (IRE) 8-9 M Hills B W Hills 3 50/1 tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, pressed winner and every chance inside final furlong, hard ridden and just held close home 3 2 1¼ George Washington (IRE) 9-1 M J Kinane A P O'Brien 3 5/6 f started very slowly, took keen hold in rear, ridden over 2f out and plenty to do, carried head high, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders opened 4/5 touched 8/11 £1000-£1200 (x5) £8000-£10000 £6000-£7500 £2000-£2500 (x2) £800-£1000 (x5) £400-£550 4 6 1½ River Tiber 8-9 D R McCabe A P O'Brien 3 100/1 led, 10 lengths clear 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakening when headed 1f out, kept on well for 4th place 5 1 hd Soviet Song (IRE) 9-1 J P Spencer J R Fanshawe 6 3/1 held up 5th, ridden over 2f out, no headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace touched 10/3 £6660-£2000 £1666-£500 Each Way £1000-£300 6 3 nk Rob Roy (USA) 9-4 R L Moore Sir Michael Stoute 4 7/1 held up 4th, ridden and outpaced from 2f out touched 8/1 Tote Win: £6.50 Tote Place: £2.80,£7.70 Straight Forecast: £156.86 Exacta: £124.70
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