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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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#2
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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#4
08-27-2006, 10:50 AM
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He was a well beated 3rd.
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#5
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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#6
08-27-2006, 04:17 PM
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Okay he didn't win but hey..... HE BEHAVED!
 From RP..... George was on his best behaviour pre-race  by Paul Binfield GEORGE WASHINGTON (pic, middle) may not have won the Celebration Mile, but the colt with the flighty temperament gained an ‘A-’ from his trainer for the way that he behaved back in the public eye at Goodwood. When he won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket in May, the star with the strop refused to walk down the walkway into the winner's enclosure, stopping at the top, before being cajoled into the pre-parade ring. He also misbehaved before finishing second in the Irish equivalent at the Curragh, where he would not leave the parade ring, before drastic action was taken and he was unceremoniously marched out backwards. Connections were taking no risks on Sunday and as well as being accompanied by pacemaker River Tiber for much of the preliminaries, a Group 3 winner was brought over to ensure that 'George' entered the parade ring and went on to the course. The most anxious moment appeared to be when he was saddled on the edges of the pre-parade ring under a tree by O'Brien, with the assistance of four other staff including his groomand the travelling head groom, and the two other horses close by. The sometimes tetchy Danehill colt was on his toes, flicking his tail, and kicked out with his rear left leg, almost giving the handler, who clearly has a wonderful way with thoroughbred racehorses, a memory of Goodwood that he would not care for. George's tail was now swinging up and down, and just before he went into the parade ring, he was clearly showing signs of arousal. However, he entered the parade ring and acted like the perfect gentleman thereafter. The walkway from the ring on to the actual racecourse was a potential minefield, but George followed River Tiber down like a true professional, and then when the pair were met by their stable companion on the course, O'Brien did not need him and waved him away. The pair then had what looked like a parade in front of the packed stands, as O'Brien and staff walked their two runners past and then George was unleashed, trotting off quite well, with the trainer showing his athletic attributes, running alongside his charge. O’Brien later said that George had “behaved great, and all the signs were positive”. Then the stalls opened.
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#7
09-23-2006, 11:30 AM
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He's sure back in form.
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Hybrid Mode
