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Nostalgia beats form every time - and these colts retired too soon remain the hardest to forget

Aidan O'Brien is about to smash John Gosden's prize-money record - and it tells a story racing's lower leagues would rather not hear

She’s the €1.7 million filly who now looks like a bargain - and she’s surely Aidan O’Brien’s most likely Arc winner

How Coolmore's ambivalence quietly hollowed out the King George - but that might be about to change

Flat racing needs Godolphin at the top of their game - and these dazzling two-year-olds suggest they're back

Constitution River doesn't deserve the praise heaped on him - he has to beat Ombudsman first

What Sir Michael Stoute, Montjeu and Sadler’s Wells tell us about one seemingly impossible sire stat

Victory for Gstaad at Ascot would have been a terrible look for racing - the sport must now take decisive action against team tactics

Billy Loughnane is about to face his biggest ever test - and that's just the start of a week that has everything

This year's three-year-olds look a golden generation - Sod's law the Derby field had their big day hijacked

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