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LONDON (Reuters) - Ramil Guliyev, representing Turkey after switching allegiance from Azerbaijan, pulled off a shock 4003 meters victory at the World Championships on Thursday, edging an emotional favorite Wayde van Niekerk into second place in a blanket finish.

The race resulted in a blanket finish, and although the colt finished sixth, he was beaten less than a lengths by the winner Callio.

Epiphaneia tracked the early leader, Verxina, before taking the lead 400 metres from the finish but was outpaced in the closing stages and finished fifth behind Gentildonna, To The World, Gold Ship, and Just A Way in a blanket finish.

Neither of them won, but Proctor Knott beat Salvator by placing, while Salvator showed. It was a blanket finish in which a colt called Longstreet (a son of Longfellow, who was known as "King of the Turf") won. Salvator never lost again. Four days later, he won the Jersey Handicap.

On 20 August Covert Love started 15/8 favourite against ten opponents including Jack Naylor and Curvy in the Yorkshire Oaks at York. She went to the front a furlong out, but in a blanket finish she was overtaken and beaten a neck by Pleascach with Sea Calisi and Curvy just behind.

He produced what was probably his best effort of the season as he finished third in a "blanket finish", beaten a head and a short head by Royal Diamond and Massiyn. Brown Panther ended his third season by finishing unplaced in the Prix Royal Oak on heavy ground at Longchamp Racecourse in October.

After being restrained in the early stages she stayed on well in the straight but was unable to reel in the leaders and finished sixth, beaten just over a length by the winner Channel in a blanket finish. A month later it was announced that Siyarafina had been retired to become a broodmare for her owner's stud.

Fame and Glory went clear of the field in the straight but then began to struggle as Massiyn, Brown Panther, Aiken and Royal Diamond all stayed on strongly. In a "blanket finish" Royal Diamond gained the advantage in the final stride and won by a head, a short head and a neck from Massiyn, Brown Panther and Aiken.

On her final appearance of the season, Chimes of Freedom started favourite for Britain's most prestigious race for juvenile fillies, the Cheveley Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket. In a blanket finish in which the first five finishers were separated by one and a half lengths, she finished third of the eleven runners behind Dead Certain and Line of Thunder.

The race produced a five-way blanket finish, with Zafeen, having briefly led the field in the straight finishing fourth, beaten a head, a short head and a neck by Reel Buddy, Statue of Liberty and Norse Dancer, and a neck in front of Moon Ballad. He was subsequently transferred to the ownership of Godolphin but did not race again.

Zee Zee Top raced towards the rear and turned into the straight in tenth place before launching a strong late run in the last 300 metres. She took the lead in the final strides and prevailed in a "blanket finish", beating Yesterday by a head, with Bright Sky and Trumbaka a neck and a head away in third and fourth.

"The only question was whether he could go that far," said jockey Florent Geroux. "But he showed he can do it and he did it well. When I asked him at the quarter pole, he responded nicely." In the Arlington Million on August 13, World Approval was in contention until late in the race, when he weakened to finish seventh in a blanket finish.

She then finished second in the Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine on June 29 behind Holy Helena. On August 24, she was entered in the Ballston Spa Stakes at Saratoga. She fought with her jockey during the early portion of the race, "skygazing past the stands". She eventually settled and made a strong run in the stretch to finish third in a blanket finish.

This time, Ortiz decided to press the pace more closely and raced side by side with Justify until mid-stretch. At that point, Justify started to inch away while Bravazo and Tenfold started closing rapidly. In a blanket finish, Good Magic finished fourth to Justify, but just one length behind. The change in tactics was somewhat controversial, with Ortiz feeling that he had "messed up".

Throughout the final furlong Reiff, with his whip in his right hand, and Piper, with his whip in his left, continued to drive their horses into each other, leading to repeated bumps as the other horses drew nearer. Craganour crossed the line first in a blanket finish, just ahead of Aboyeur, Day Comet, Louvois, Great Sport and Nimbus, with Shogun, Sun Yat and Bachelor's Wedding finishing just behind.

He took the lead inside the final furlong and prevailed in a "blanket finish", winning by a neck, a short head and a neck from Del Deya, Grand Lodge and Muhtarram. For his final run of the season Cezanne was sent to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Classic on the dirt track at Churchill Downs on 5 November and finished ninth of the fourteen runners behind Concern.

Sans Frontieres began his racing career in a maiden race over seven furlongs at Lingfield Park on 1 September in which he started the 5/6 favorite against nine opponents. Ridden by Shane Kelly, he took the lead inside the final furlong and won from Rafaan, Admiral Duque and Beat Up in a "blanket finish" which saw the first four finishing within half a length of each other.

In a "blanket finish" Arcano won by a short neck and a neck from Special Duty and Canford Cliffs with Dolled Up and Zanzibari also finishing within a length of the winner. Brian Meehan commented "Our horse is still a baby and there's masses of improvement to come. All options are open, but he does want to go further". The winning time of 1:07.90 was a new course record.

World Approval stalked the early pace set by Midnight Storm and Heart to Heart, then swung wide to get racing room as the field turned into the stretch. He wore down the tiring front runners and drew off to win by lengths, with Lancaster Bomber prevailing in a blanket finish for second place. World Approval raced three times in 2018, winning the Grade III Tampa Bay Stakes while unplaced in his other two starts.

In a field of 14, he went off as third favorite at 4.70–1. Nyquist was bumped hard at the start and was forced to race from behind. He was four wide around the first turn and backstretch, then swung six wide in the final turn. He went to the lead at the top of the stretch and held off the rapidly closing Swipe by half a length, with Brody's Cause and Exaggerator just back in a blanket finish.

She recovered from a poor start to gain the advantage in the final strides and win by a neck from Easton Angel. In the King George Stakes at Goodwood at the end of July she came home fifth in a blanket finish, beaten less than a length by the winner Take Cover. In September she was sent to France and finished second to the gelding Just Glamorous in the Prix du Petit Couvert over 1000 metres at Chantilly Racecourse.

On 27 April 2008 at Assen he achieved his second World Superbike podium finish, finishing behind Troy Bayliss and Checa in the first race . Neukirchner took his maiden victory (and the first for a German rider) in the first race at Monza, his 70th race in SBK. He won by just 0.058 seconds from Noriyuki Haga. In race 2, he achieved another podium, finishing 2nd to Haga, missing out on victory by 0.009 seconds in a three-way blanket finish.

Doubtful Venture failed to progress but Valiant Ray picked up a second success, the only greyhound apart from Sand Star to remain unbeaten. Sand Star caught Kilbelin Style in the semi-finals winning by a short head in a repeat of their second round race. Barrack Street claimed third from Valiant Ray. The other semi produced a blanket finish with Hard Held getting the photo finish decision from Petrovitch and Ploverfield Dan, the unlucky favourite Pallas Joy was badly bumped and knocked out.

Justify narrowly wins in a blanket finish at the 2018 Preakness The track conditions for the 2018 Preakness Stakes, run on May 19 at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, were even worse than for the Derby. After heavy rain over several days, the track was sloppy. The rain finally stopped shortly before the race but then a heavy fog descended, limiting visibility to about a sixteenth of a mile. The start was once again critical, and Justify broke well to take the early lead.

In a five-way blanket finish, Dernier Empereur produced a decisive late run to take the lead in the final strides and won by a short-head, a neck, a head and a neck from Grand Lodge, Muhtarram, Mehthaaf and Hatoof. Guillot later described the win as the best moment of his riding career. On his final start of the year he was tried on dirt in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in November but finished unplaced behind Concern.

Kizuna made his three-year-old debut in the Grade 2 Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho at Nakayama Racecourse on 3 March. In a blanket finish, he took fifth place in a field of twelve runners, less than three-quarters of a length behind the winner Camino Tassajara. Three weeks later, Kizuna started the 1/2 favourite for the Grade 3 Mainichi Hai at Hanshin. Ridden by Yutaka Take, he won by three lengths from Geyersworth, with Bad Boy three and a half lengths back in third.

The other runners included Taniyar (Prix du Pin), Toormore, Gordon Lord Byron (winner of the race in 2012), Custom Cut (Boomerang Stakes), G Force (Haydock Sprint Cup) and Ride Like The Wind. After tracking the leaders, Peslier switched his mount to the outside to make his challenge 400 metres out. Make Believe accelerated into the lead, opened up a clear advantage and won by one and a quarter lengths from the fast-finishing Limato. Toormore got the best of a five-horse blanket finish for third place.

In a "blanket finish" he took third place, beaten a short neck and half a length by Carnegie and Hernando. On his final start for Fabre, Apple Tree was sent to Tokyo Racecourse for the Japan Cup on 27 November but finished unplaced behind Marvelous Crown. In 1995 Apple Tree was transferred to race in North America where he was trained by Bill Mott. He made only one appearance for his new trainer, finishing ninth in a Grade III race at Meadowlands Racetrack in October.

After the race, Ward said that he was "leaning" towards running the colt in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. The colt's connections opted to bypass the Breeders' Cup Sprint, running instead in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park on November 1. Ridden by Frankie Dettori, he started the 18/5 favourite against thirteen opponents. He took the lead inside the final furlong but was overtaken in the last strides by Bobby's Kitten and finished second in a blanket finish, half a length behind the winner.

She finished eighth behind Harmonic Way in the Cork and Orrery Stakes and then ran unplaced behind Mozart in the July Cup. She then finished seventh behind Mozart in the Nunthorpe Stakes and seventh behind Nuclear Debate when she was made favourite to repeat her 2000 victory in the Haydock Sprint Cup. In September she finished fourth behind Nice One Claire in a blanket finish to the Diadem Stakes at Ascot. In her final appearance she contested her second Prix de l'Abbaye and started a 20/1 outsider.

The filly hit the front a furlong out and prevailed by a neck from the 200/1 outsider Black Tommy in a "blanket finish", with the first six horses crossing the line in a group. The winning time of 2:45.0 broke the race record by three seconds. Her victory was met with surprise and disappointment by the professional gamblers, many of whom had lost heavily on the result. Two days after winning the Derby, Blink Bonny reappeared in the Oaks, for which she started the 4/5 favourite against twelve other fillies including Imperieuse.

After the race, Head-Maarek described Special Duty as "a progressive type who could go on to better things". In October Siyouni won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, France's most prestigious race for two-year-olds. A month later, Special Duty was matched against the unbeaten English colts Canford Cliffs and Arcano in the Prix Morny at Deauville. Pasquier sent the filly to the front from the start and she held the lead until she was caught in the last strides and beaten a short neck by Arcano in a blanket finish.

Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Carl Hanford, his brother Ira Hanford would be La Corredora's regular jockey. As a two-year-old, La Corredora's most important win came in the 1951 Pimlico Breeders' Stakes for trainer Alan Clark. 1952 saw Carl Hanford responsible for the three-year-old's race conditioning and she won the July 30 Monmouth Oaks by a nose in a highly competitive field that produced a blanket finish. On November 11, 1952, La Corredora won the inaugural running of the Gallorette Handicap at Pimlico Race Course.

Benefiting from a perfect trip, he again stalked the early pace before drawing away at the top of the stretch to win by lengths. On June 10, World Approval was entered in the Grade I Manhattan Handicap at a distance of miles over Belmont Park's inner turf course. The race attracted multiple stakes winners from the United States and Europe but was won by long-shot Ascend, who won easily in his graded stakes debut. World Approval finished fifth after being outkicked in a blanket finish for second place.

On 2 October, Hernando contested the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for the second time and started at odds of 6.7/1 in a twenty-runner field. After racing in mid-division for most of the race Hernando moved up to challenge the leaders in the straight. In a blanket finish, he finished second, a short neck behind the winner Carnegie and just ahead of Apple Tree, Ezzoud and Bright Moon. Amussen's ride was criticised with the Racing Post's Ian Taylor later writing that he had managed to "snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".

He briefly took the lead two furlongs out but faded in the closing stages and finished fourth behind Saratoga Springs, City Honours and Border Arrow. City Honours and Border Arrow went on to finish second and third behind High-Rise in the Derby. Dr Fong bypassed the Derby and reappeared in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly Racecourse on 31 May. He started the 1.3/1 favourite and finished strongly, but in a five-horse "blanket finish" he finished third, beaten a neck and a nose by Almutawakel and Gold Away.

On 2 October, Carnegie was one of twenty runners to contest the 73rd running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and started at odds of 3/1 as part of Sheikh Mohammed's four horse entry which also included King's Theatre, Intrepidity and Richard of York. Jarnet sent the colt into the lead in the straight and he prevailed in a blanket finish from Hernando, Apple Tree, Ezzoud and Bright Moon. His success was a third in the race for Fabre, a second for Jarnet and a first for Sheikh Mohammed.

Sweep Tosho made a successful track debut in a contest for previously unraced over 1400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse on 18 October. Three weeks later she was moved up in class for the Grade III Fantasy Stakes over the same course and distance and won again, beating Royal Selangor and ten other fillies. She was stepped up in class again in December for the Grade I Hanshin Juvenile Fillies over 1600 metres. In a blanket finish, she finished fifth behind Yamanin Sucre, Yamanin Alcyon, Concordia and Royal Selangor, beaten less than one and a half lengths by the winner.

In the Princess of Wales's Stakes on 4 July he finished second to Epsom Lad, who was winning his first race since beating Diamond Jubilee as a two-year-old. In the Eclipse Stakes later in the month, Diamond Jubilee delayed the start with his familiar antics, but ran well to finish a close fourth in a "blanket finish" behind Epsom Lad, to whom he was conceding three pounds. Diamond Jubilee ran his last race on 3 October at Newmarket when he finished third to Pietermaritzburg and Epsom Lad in the Jockey Club Stakes, after which he was retired to stud.

As a five-year-old, Opera House contested seven races, all of them at Group One level, and won three times. He was ridden in all but one of his races by Michael Roberts. On his debut he traveled to France for the first time for the Prix Ganay at Longchamp, where he led in the straight before being caught close home and narrowly beaten by Vert Amande. At the Derby meeting at Epsom in June he recorded his first Group One win when getting up to win the Coronation Cup in a "blanket finish" from Environment Friend and Apple Tree.

The other contenders included Luna Wells (Prix Saint-Alary), Papering (runner-up in the Nassau Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks), Shamadara (Prix de Malleret), Zafzala (Ballyroan Stakes), Tulipa (Ribblesdale Stakes) and Bint Salsabil (Rockfel Stakes). Asmussen settled the filly in fifth as Papering set the pace before moving up on the inside in the straight. In a blanket finish, she took the lead inside the last 100 metres and won by a head from Papering with the subsequently disqualified Zafzala a head away in third. Miss Tahiti was a short neck away in fourth, just ahead of Leonila and Luna Wells.

The race, run on soft ground, produced a blanket finish, with little more than two lengths covering the first ten finishers. Hours After prevailed by a short head from Ghost Buster's [sic], just ahead of Emmson, Exactly Sharp, Nasr El Arab and Waki River. Hours After was sent outside France for the first time when he contested the Irish Derby over one and a half miles at the Curragh three weeks later. Ridden on this occasion by Gerald Mosse, he started at odds of 14/1 and finished ninth of the eleven runners on good to firm ground behind Kahyasi.

Zenno Rob Roy did not begin his five-year-old season until 26 June, when he finished third behind Sweep Tosho and Heart's Cry in the Takarazuka Kinen. He was then sent to Europe where he was lodged at the stables of Geoff Wragg at Newmarket and in August he contested the International Stakes at York Racecourse. He stayed on well in the closing stages to finish second of the seven runners, a neck behind the winner Electrocutionist in a "blanket finish". The colt returned to Japan where he ran in all three legs of the Autumn Triple Crown.

Nineteen days later at Longchamp Racecourse became the third filly after Imprudence in 1947 and Miesque in 1987 to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches after winning the 1000 Guineas as she defeated Duckling Park by a neck in a blanket finish. Ravinella returned to England in June for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. She started the 4/6 favourite but finished third beaten six lengths by the winner Magic of Life. In October she was dropped in class for the Group Three Prix du Rond-Point at Longchamp in which she was matched against colts and older horses.

She sustained her first defeat as she came home third in a "blanket finish" beaten half a length by the winner Magical Romance. Wachman offered no excuses saying "She just did not go through the final furlong after coming with a run that made it look as if she could win. I am sure it was not the distance, so maybe it is just the end of a long season for her". In the International Classification for 2004 Damson was rated the best two-year-old filly trained in Ireland and the second best female of her generation on Europe behind Divine Proportions.

On 11 August the colt had his first run in France since April when he contested the Prix Jacques Le Marois over 1600 metres at Deauville. The race resulted in a "blanket finish" in which Lycius produced another fast finish but was beaten a nose by Hector Protector, just ahead of Danseuse du Soir, Polar Falcon and Priolo. In the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp Racecourse in September Lycius turned into the straight in ninth place before making good progress and finishing third behind Priolo and Mukaddamah. Danseuse du Soir and Hector Protector finished fifth and seventh respectively.

In the 100 m final itself there were seven false starts, one of which led to both Lippincott and the eventual winner Ralph Craig sprinting the whole length of the track.Duncanson N, The Fastest Men on Earth, p 33 To relieve his tension at the start, Lippincott squeezed a cork that is still in the family's possession. When the race finally got underway, George Patching from South Africa (the only non-American in the final) led until halfway, where the three Americans Craig, Lippincott and Alvah Meyer drew level. Craig then drew ahead, but it was a blanket finish and the crowd was unsure who had won.

The field split into two groups on either side of the course and although Music Show proved the best of the group on the stands side (the left side from the jockey's viewpoint) she finished sixth overall behind Jacqueline Quest (disqualified), Special Duty and three others who raced on the opposite side. Three weeks later she started favourite for the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh but despite a strong late run she finished third behind Bethrah and Anna Sallai, beaten less than half a length in a "blanket finish". Music Show returned to England for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on 18 June.

He struggled to obtain a clear run in the closing stages before breaking through in the final strides to win by a short head and a short neck from Saint Loup and the odds-on favourite Double Glory. Gauvain commented "I was a little worried because early on he was a little keen, but he showed on the sand at Cagnes he is a real competitor, and Antoine showed a very cool head". In the Group Two Prix Greffulhe over the same course and distance four weeks later he started 3.3/1 second favourite and finished fourth in a blanket finish behind Kesampour, Albion and Navel Orange.

Five weeks later, Oxbow was entered in the Grade II mile and one-sixteenth (1,700 m) Risen Star Stakes. Ridden for the third time by Jon Court, Oxbow was assigned the far outside post at number ten, and was the second favorite at 4–1. He broke fifth from the gate, moved to third passing the stands, but lost ground by being five horses wide around the first turn. In the stretch, Oxbow took the lead but could not hold it and finished fourth, although he and the three top-placed horses all ended the race within a length and a half of each other in a blanket finish.

Originally sold at the November 2005 Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale for $20,000, Kinakin purchased him at the 2006 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) Summer Mixed Sale for $21,401. The winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint in a four-horse blanket finish, the race marked the fourth straight win for Dancing in Silks and his first try in a Grade One event. Dancing in Silks shared 2009 California Horse of the Year honors with California Flag.2009 California Horse of the Year at the CTBA He continues to train at Santa Anita Park and is expected to make his next start there in January 2010.

After the race Dettori commented "It was really a question of not losing too much ground early on so I could have a shot at the finish, but I must admit I was worried at the furlong marker when I was still three lengths behind Bertolini". On his final start of the year Diktat was sent to France again and started odds-on favourite for the Prix de la Forêt over 1400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 17 October. After turning into the straight in tenth place he made steady progress but finished fifth in a blanket finish behind Field of Hope. It was Diktat's first defeat in over fourteen months.

Behind them, Salwa Eid Naser ran Bahrain from well off the pace back into contention. Holding a 5 metre lead, Obi Igbokwe ran strong as Martyn Rooney for GBR, Javon Francis for Jamaica and Abubaker Abbas for Bahrain all closed the gap on the home stretch. USA crossed the finish line first in 3:12.42, barely ahead of the blanket finish of Jamaica 3:12.73, Bahrain 3:12.74 and GBR 3:12.80, the four fastest times in the short history of this event, including USA's world record, in a qualifying heat. The previous world record holding and world leading team from Poland won the second heat.

Disappointment followed at Saint- Cloud a month later, when she finished only fifth to Testosterone in a blanket finish to the Prix de Malleret. Danedream returned to Germany for her next start and produced by far her best performance to date in the Grosser Preis von Berlin. After being held up early in the race she was sent into the lead by Andrasch Starke 300m out and drew clear to win by five lengths from the 2010 German Horse of the Year Scalo, with the 2009 German Horse of the Year Night Magic in fourth. In September she confirmed her status as Germany's best racehorse by beating Night Magic by seven lengths in the Grosser Preis von Baden.

He returned two weeks later for the Prix Lupin over 2100 metres at Longchamp and finished seventh behind Youth: he tired badly in the closing stages and was never again raced at a distance of further than 1600 metres. Manado returned to action in the Prix Maurice de Gheest over 1300 metres at Deauville in which he raced against specialist sprinters and finished fourth, beaten just over a length by the filly Girl Friend. A week later at the same course he contested the Group One Prix Jacques Le Marois over 1600 metres. In a blanket finish in which the first seven runners crossed the line together he finished fourth behind Gravelines, Radetzky and Vitiges.

The Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at Leopardstown on 11 August saw Bradawn Breever start a 14/1 outsider in a nine-runner field. The British challenger Changing Times (winner of the Black Duck Stakes) started favourite, while the other fancied runners included Safety Tactic, Storm Melody (fourth in the Norfolk Stakes, Maledetto (Marble Hill Stakes) and the previously unraced Festive Cheer. Griffiths sent Bradawn Breever into the lead from the start and the colt maintained his advantage throughout. Despite tiring in the final furlong he just held on to win in a four horse "blanket finish" beating Maledetto by a head, with Festive Cheer and Safety Tactic a head and short head away in third and fourth.

Nononito's championship season began with a fourth place in a blanket finish to a Listed race at Évry, but than ran a poor race when unplaced in the Prix de Barbeville. He showed improved form in the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier in late May when he finished strongly to be second to the British-trained Double Eclipse. He was then sent to Royal Ascot for the Gold Cup where he stayed on at one pace in the straight to finish third behind Classic Cliche and Double Trigger. Nononito continued to run well without winning when running second in the Prix Kergorlay and fourth in the Prix Gladiateur before his second attempt at the Prix du Cadran.

Lillie Langtry did not appear as three-year-old until 23 May, when she contested the Irish 1000 Guineas the Curragh. She was the 11/1 sixth choice in the betting behind Music Show (Rockfel Stakes), Gile Na Greine (third in the 1000 Guineas), Lolly For Dolly (Athasi Stakes), Anna Salai (Prix de la Grotte) and Termagant. Lillie Langtry finished strongly but was not quite able to reach the lead and finished fifth in a blanket finish behind Bethrah, Anna Salai, Music Show and Remember When. On 18 June Lillie Langtry was sent to England for a third time and was made the 7/2 favourite for the Group One Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Ridden as in most of his early races by Royston Ffrench he tracked the leaders before taking the lead 150 yards from the finish. In a blanket finish, he prevailed by a neck from Mutamared with five other runners within a length of the winner. In the Ayr Gold Cup in September, Borderlesscott carried top weight of 136 pounds and finished second of the 23 runners behind Fonthill Road, before being sent to France where he finished sixth in the Listed Prix de Bonneval at Chantilly Racecourse. On his final appearance of the year he was stepped up to Group Three level for the first time for the Bentinck Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 13 October.

Tolomeo next ran in The Derby over one and a half miles on soft ground, finishing ninth of the twenty-one runners, more than twenty lengths behind the winner Teenoso. Following the Derby, Tolomeo returned to shorter distances and produced three good performances without winning. He finished second by a head to Horage in the St James's Palace Stakes, third in a blanket finish for the Eclipse Stakes and second to the five-year-old Noalcoholic in the Sussex Stakes. In August, Tolomeo was one of four British-trained horses sent to Chicago for the third running of the Budweiser Million, which was then the most valuable horse race in the world.

Ridden by Lordan, Japan raced towards the rear and turned into the straight in eleventh place before making strong progress on the wide outside. Despite Lordan dropping his whip inside the final furlong the colt finished third to Anthony Van Dyck and Madhmoon in a blanket finish with Broome and Sir Dragonet just behind. Twenty days after his third place at Epsom Japan ran for the third time in England when he was partnered by Moore and started 6/4 favourite for the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. His seven opponents included Private Secretary (Cocked Hat Stakes), Pablo Escobarr (runner-up in the Lingfield Derby Trial) and Bangkok (Sandown Classic Trial).

On 24 February 2019 Lucky Lilac was matched against male opposition when she contested the Grade 2 Nakayama Kinen. After racing in second place behind Maltese Apogee she took the lead in the straight and opened up a clear advantage but was caught on the line and beaten a neck by the five-year-old Win Bright. In April the filly started odds-on favourite for the Hanshin Himba Stakes and came home eighth in a blanket finish, beaten less than two lengths by the winner Mikki Charm. Despite five consecutive defeats Lucky Lilac was made the 3.3/1 favourite for a strong renewal of the Victoria Mile at Tokyo on 12 May.

With Yves Saint-Martin opting to partner El Rastro, Gravelines was ridden by the Australian jockey Gary Moore. The race produced a blanket finish, with the first seven home covered by less than a length, but Gravelines prevailed by a head from Radetzky and Vitiges, who dead-heated for second, with Manado, Ellora, Avaray and El Rastro just behind. After a break of seven weeks, Gravelines returned for the Group One Prix du Moulin at Longchamp on 26 September. With Saint-Martin resuming the ride, the grey colt started 7/10 favourite, coupled with Monsanto and the Prix Jean Prat winner Earth Spirit, against a field which included Avaray, Manado, Ellora, Son of Silver and Dona Barod.

The Wokingham Stakes winner Baltic King started favourite ahead of Balthazaar's Gift (runner-up in the July Cup) and Ashdown Express with Fayr Jag starting a 16/1 outsider in a seven-runner field. After racing in second place Fayr Jag went to the front a furlong out and held on in a blanket finish to win by a neck from the 25/1 outsider Kodiac, with Tawwaassol, Balthazaar's Gift, Baltic King and Ashdown Express close behind. Fayr Jag failed to win in his six remaining races in 2006. He finished unplaced in the King George Stakes, Phoenix Sprint Stakes, and Nuthorpe Stakes before running fourth under a weight of 140 pounds in the Scarbrough Stakes.

Epiphaneia made his three-year-old debut in the Grade II Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho over 2000 metres at Nakayama Racecourse in which he was ridden for the first and only time by William Buick. He started the 1.3/1 favourite and finished fourth in a blanket finish behind Camino Tassajara, Miyaji Taiga, and Codino, with Kizuna in fifth. On 14 April, over the same course and distance, the colt started the 2.9/1 second favourite for the Grade I Satsuki Sho and finished second of the eighteen runners, beaten half a length by the favourite Logotype. Epiphaneia was then moved up in distance for the Tokyo Yushun over 2400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse on 26 May.

Virginia Waters started favourite ahead of Maids Causeway and the British challenger Damson (Queen Mary Stakes, Phoenix Stakes) with Saoire the 10/1 fourth choice in the betting. The other runners included Jazz Princess, Mona Lisa, Titian Time (runner-up in the Prix Marcel Boussac) and Penkenna Princess (Fred Darling Stakes). The outsider Sanserif set the pace with Saoire settled just behind the leaders before moving into contention in the last quarter mile. Kinane sent Saoire to the front a furlong out an she held on in a "blanket finish" to win by a short head and half a length from Penkenna Princess and Luas Line with the first ten fillies home finishing within three lengths of the winner.

Stradivarius made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over eight and a half furlongs at Nottingham Racecourse on 5 October in which he started at odds of 3/1 and finished fifth of the nine runners behind Contrapposto. Two weeks later, in a similar event over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse he ran fourth behind his stablemate Cracksman. On 7 November the colt stated favourite for a one-mile maiden on the synthetic tapeta track at Newcastle Racecourse. Ridden as on his debut by Robert Havlin he led for most of the way and rallied after being headed in the closing stages to win in a blanket finish from Bowerman, Mutarabby and Lethal Impact.

The Prix de l'Opéra at Chantilly on 1 October resulted in a "blanket finish" with Wuheida taking fourth place, beaten a head, a neck and a neck again by Rhododendron, Hydrangea and Lady Frankel. For her final run of the year, Wuheida was sent to California for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar Racetrack on 4 November, in which she was ridden by Buick and started at odds of 8/1. Lady Eli started favourite, while the other twelve runners included Rhododendron, Queen's Trust (winner of the race in 2016) and Senga. Buick tracked the pace-setting Zipessa before sending Wuheida to the front as the field exited the final turn.

The National Stakes runner-up Chabal started favourite ahead of Steinbeck and Xtension whilst the other runners included Silver Grecian (Superlative Stakes), Dick Turpin (Richmond Stakes) and Buzzword (Prix La Rochette). Equipped with a visor for the first time Beethoven was settled behind the leaders by Moore as Pure Champion set the early pace. After briefly looking to be outpaced a quarter of a mile from the finish he was switched to the right and began to make rapid progress approaching the final furlong. In a four-way "blanket finish" he gained the advantage with 50 yards to run and prevailed by a neck, a nose and a neck from Fencing Master, Xtension and Steinbeck.

Throughout the final furlong Reiff, with his whip in his right hand, and Piper, with his whip in his left, continued to drive their horses into each other, leading to repeated bumps as the other horses drew nearer. Craganour crossed the line first in a blanket finish, just ahead of Aboyeur, Day Comet, Louvois, Great Sport and Nimbus, with Shogun, Sun Yat and Bachelor's Wedding finishing just behind. After a brief pause, the Judge, Mr Robinson announced the result as Craganour first, Aboyeur second, Louvois third, having apparently missed Day Comet on the inside who had been obscured by other runners. The result would not have been official however until the Stewards (senior racecourse officials) announced that everything was “All Right”.

On 8 September Bianca Nera was sent to Ireland and movedd up to Group 1 level to contest the Moyglare Stud Stakes over seven furlongs at the Curragh. She was made the 3/1 second favourite behind Crystal Crossing (Rose Bowl Stakes) in a ten-runner field which also included Ryafan, Family Tradition (Debutante Stakes), Azra (Silver Flash Stakes) an Air of Distinction (Anglesey Stakes). Bianca Nera settled well but had to be switched to the left a furlong out after failing to obtain a clear run. In a five horse "blanket finish" Bianca Nera hit the front in the final strides and won by half a length, a neck, a head and half a length from Ryafan, Azra, Velvet Appeal and Star Profile.

He was overtaken by Relkino and Empery and weakened in the final furlong to finish sixth of the twenty-three runners behind Empery, Relkino, Oats, Hawkberry and Wollow. On 18 July, Vitiges started the 5.2/1 third favourite for the Prix Eugène Adam over 2000 metres at Saint-Cloud Racecourse but finished sixth of the fourteen runners, five and a half lengths behind the winner Crow. The colt was dropped back in distance and matched against older horses for the first time in the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville. The race resulted in a blanket finish, with the first seven horses crossing the finish line together and Vitiges dead heating for second with Radetzky a head behind Gravelines, just ahead of Manado, Ellora and Avaray.

The gelding was then stepped up in class to contest the Listed Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes on 27 August and started the 13/2 second favourite behind Muthmir (King George Stakes) in a ten-runner field which also included Kingsgate Native, Maarek (Prix de l'Abbaye) and Final Venture. After tracking the leaders Alpha Delphini finished strongly and got up on the line to win in a "blanket finish" by a neck, a short-head and a nose from Willytheconqueror, Muthmir and Final Venture. He was then moved up in class again for the Group 3 World Trophy at Newbury Racecourse on 17 September and sustained a narrow defeat as he went down by a short head to the four-year-old Cotai Glory.

Rose Bowl began her third season by finishing fourth in a blanket finish for the Prix Ganay and then won the second running of the Clive Graham Stakes over ten furlongs at Goodwood in May, easily beating Red Ransom and Anne's Pretender. On 15 June she was sent to Royal Ascot where she was injured when finishing third to the subsequently disqualified Trepan in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. In autumn she returned to form to beat Ricco Boy and Dominion in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, becoming the second horse, after Brigadier Gerard to win the race twice. In the Champion Stakes she came close to a second repeat win, but finished second of the nineteen runners, a neck behind the winner Vitiges.

In the following month Limato attempted to repeat his 2016 success in the July Cup and produced a very good effort in defeat as he finished second to the three-year-old Harry Angel with Caravaggio, The Tin Man and Tasleet unplaced. The ground was softer at Goodwood on 1 August when the gelding started favourite for the Lennox Stakes. He took the lead a furlong out but was overtaken in the closing stages and finished fourth in a "blanket finish" behind Breton Rock, Home of the Brave and Suedois. After a lengthy break Limato returned for the Group 2 Challenge Stakes over the straight seven furlongs at Newmarket on 13 October and started 6/4 favourite in an eleven-runner field.

Brocade began her second campaign with a drop back in distance for the Cork and Orrery Stakes over six furlongs at Royal Ascot in June and finished fourth behind the three-year-old filly Dafayna. She then ran sixth to Al Bahathri in the Child Stakes at Newmarket and ninth to Efisio in the Harroways Stakes at Goodwood. After the latter race, when she had looked light and sweaty before the start, Timeform's reporter commented that she had apparently "failed to train on", meaning that she had not made the expected progress from three to four. When attempting to repeat her 1984 success in the Challenge Stakes, Brocade ran fourth behind Efisio, Chapel Cottage and Powder Keg in a blanket finish.

The race resulted in a blanket finish with Blast Onepiece (who recovered from interference in the straight) coming home fifth behind Wagnerian, Epoca d'Oro, Cosmic Force and Etario, beaten less than a length by the winner. After a break of over three months Blast Onepiece returned for the Grade 3 Niigata Kinen over 2000 metres at Niigata Racecourse in which he was matched against older horses for the first time. He was made the odds-on favourite ahead of thirteen opponents and won by one and three quarter lengths from the five- year-old Maitres d'Art. At Kyoto Racecourse on 21 October the colt started 2.4/1 favourite ahead of Etario and Epoca d'Oro for the Grade 1 Kikuka Sho over 3100 metres.

Starting the 1.1/1 favourite she took the lead in the straight but was overtaken in the last 100 metres and finished eighth in a blanket finish, beaten less than two lengths by the four-year-old winner Sweet Stream. On 3 October the filly started a 28/1 outsider for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe over the same course and distance. Ridden by Mick Kinane she raced in mid- division before staying on well in the straight to come home seventh of the nineteen runners behind Bago. For her final run of the year Latice was sent to Sha Tin Racecourse to contest the Hong Kong Cup on 12 December but made little impact and finished tenth behind Alexander Goldrun.

At this point Bethrah, who had raced towards racing towards the rear of the field and been in eleventh place at half way, began to make rapid progress and was then switched to the right to make her challenge. In a "blanket finish" Bethrah caught Anna Salai in the final strides and won by a head with Music Show, Remember When and Lillie Langtry just behind: the first five finishers were covered by three quarters of a length. After the race Weld said "She is tough and very genuine, and has progressed over the winter. We’ve done a lot of work with her at the stalls, and she is a lot more confident these days and went in perfectly today".

After turning into the straight, the runners moved towards the centre of the course and Zafeen, Trade Fair all made progress to dispute the lead approaching the final furlong. Reel Buddy, having been still last of the nine runners entering the last quarter mile, was switched to the right and began to make rapid progress on the inside (Goodwood is a right-handed track). He took the lead 75 yards from the finish and prevailed in a five-horse blanket finish, beating Statue of Liberty and Norse Dancer by a head and a short head, with Zafeen a neck away in fourth, just in front of Moon Ballad. He became the longest- priced winner of the race since 1963 when Queen's Hussar won at 25/1.

On 24 September at Ascot Mehthaaf, racing on her favoured good-to-soft ground, started at odds of 7/1 in a strongly-contested renewal of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes but after reaching third place on the final turn she faded to finish last of the nine runners behind the upset winner Maroof. For her final racecourse appearance, the filly was stepped up in distance for the Champion Stakes over ten furlongs at Newmarket on 15 October in which she was ridden by Richard Hills and started a 12/1 outsider. The race ended in a five-way "blanket finish" with Mehthaaf taking fourth place beaten a short head, a neck and head by Dernier Empereur, Grand Lodge and Muhtarram with Hatoof a neck away in fifth.

She gained the advantage from Soldier's Call in the closing stages and held on to win by a head from the 66/1 outsider Gold Vibe in a blanket finish. After the race Mosse said "They went furious early on and I didn’t want to rush her too much, as I felt she was needing time to get into her stride. Once she was ready for her effort she did it very nicely and she's a very good filly with a very good record. This was not a surprise" while Dods explained "We thought about stepping her up to six furlongs, but there is only one Abbaye. That will be it now for this year and I’m looking forward to her coming back and going for all the top sprints next season".

He gained the advantage 100 yards from the finish and prevailed by half a length from Madhmoon, Japan, Broome and Sir Dragonet in a blanket finish. The 46 year old Heffernan who was winning the race at his twelfth attempt said "It was only a matter of time... When you’re riding for Aidan, you probably have more of a chance than riding for anyone else, that's the bottom line". On 29 June Anthony Van Dyck was ridden by Moore when he started the 5/4 favourite for the Irish Derby at the Curragh in a field which included Madhmoon and Broome. He raced in fourth place before making steady progress in the straight but never looked likely to reel in the pacemaker Sovereign and was beaten six lengths into second place.

On 21 May Louvois was moved up in distance for the Newmarket Stakes over ten furlongs in which he was ridden by Frank O'Neill, and ran third behind Craganour and Sun Yat in a race which reportedly saw a good deal of bumping and boring between the first three finishers. Despite his defeat Louvois was regarded as one of the leading contenders for the Epsom Derby, run over one and a half miles on 4 June. In another jockey change, Saxby rode Louvois while Reiff took the ride on the favoured Craganour. The race proved to be exceptionally rough and controversial one and ended in a six-horse "blanket finish" with Craganour, Aboyeur, Day Comet, Louvois, Great Sport and Nimbus all finishing within a length of each other.

He finished ninth to Tangerine Trees in a blanket finish to the Palace House Stakes on 30 April and then ran fourth to Inxile in a five-way photo-finish for the Prix de Saint-Georges at Longchamp on 15 May. Six days later he finished third to Sole Power and Kingsgate Native in the Temple Stakes at Haydock with Borderlescott, Group Therapy, Rose Blossom, Overdose, Tangerine Trees and Markab among the other beaten runners. At Chantilly Racecourse on 5 June he was again narrowly defeated in a strong field when he was beaten a head by the three-year-old filly Wizz Kid in the Prix du Gros Chêne with Inxile in third and the Prix de l'Abbaye winners Total Gallery and Marchand d'Or in sixth and seventh.

In a blanket finish, American Post took the lead 50 metres out and prevailed by half a length from Diamond Green with Byron, Ershaad and Antonius Pius just behind. Criquette Head-Maarek admitted that her colt had been a lucky winner saying "I was disappointed because he would have been second and he was beat" and expressing the view that American Post had been unsuited by the firm ground. For his next race, American Post was stepped up in distance for the 225th running of the Epsom Derby over one and a half miles at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June. Ridden by Hughes was made the 13/2 third choice in a fourteen-runner field behind the Dante Stakes winner North Light and the 2000 Guineas runner-up Snow Ridge.

Rainbow Line's trainer Hidekazu Asami Two weeks after his last start of 2015, Rainbow Line began his second campaign in the Shinzan Kinen at Kyoto and finished sixth of the eighteen runners behind Logi Cry. On 27 February at Hanshin the colt contested the Grade 3 Arlington Cup over 1600 metres on firm ground and started the 5.8/1 fourth choice in the betting behind Urban Kid, Ball Lightning (Keio Hai Nisai Stakes) and Hiruno Magellan. Ridden by Mirco Demuro he raced towards the rear of the field before moving up on the wide outside on the final turn and staying on strongly in the straight. In a "blanket finish" which saw the first five finishers separated by less than a half a length he prevailed by a nose from Dantsu Prius.

James Doyle took the ride when Phoenix of Spain contested the Group 2 Champagne Stakes on 15 September at Doncaster Racecourse. He raced in third place and kept on well in the closing stages to finish second of the six runners, beaten one and a quarter lengths by the odds-on favourite Too Darn Hot. The colt returned to the same track on 27 October when he was moved up in class and distance for the Vertem Futurity Trophy over one mile and went off the 11/2 third choice in the betting. Phoenix of Spain came from well off the pace to dispute the lead inside the final furlong, but after being hampered in the closing stages he finished second in a blanket finish, beaten a head by Magna Grecia with Western Australia, Circus Maximus and Great Scot close behind.

Laurens made her debut in a maiden race over seven furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on 20 July in which she started at odds of 9/2 and won by a neck from Exhort. The filly was then sent to France and stepped up in class to contest the Prix du Calvados over 1400 metres at Deauville Racecourse a month later and finished second of the eleven runners, beaten one and three quarter lengths by the winner Polydream. On 14 September she started the 11/4 favourite for the May Hill Stakes over one mile at Doncaster, with the best of her opponents appearing to be Billesdon Brook, Nyaleti (winner of the Princess Margaret Stakes) and Tajaanus (Sweet Solera Stakes). After tracking the leaders, Laurens stayed on strongly in the closing stages and won in a "blanket finish" from Dark Rose Angel, Nyaleti and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Sizzling.

Tall Poppy's trainer Katsuhiko Sumii On 8 March at Hanshin, Tall Poppy made her first appearance as a three-year-old in the 1600 metre Tulip Sho (a trial race for the Oka Sho) and finished a close second to Air Pascale. In the Oka Sho over the same course and distance five weeks later she started joint- favourite with the Daily Hai Queen Cup winner Little Amapola in a seventeen- runner field. The race resulted in a "blanket finish" which saw the outsider Reginetta narrowly prevailing from F T Maia and So Magic, and although Tall Poppy came home eighth she was only two and a half lengths behind the winner. The 69th running of the Yushun Himba over 2400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse on 25 May attracted a field of eighteen, and Tall Poppy was made the 8.7/1 fourth choice in the betting behind Little Amapola, Red Agate (Flora Stakes) and So Magic.

Qemah began her second season in the Chartwell Fillies' Stakes at Lingfield Park in May in which she started favourite but finished second to Mix and Mingle after being hampered two furlongs out. On 21 June she returned to Royal Ascot for the Group 2 Duke of Cambridge and was made the 5/2 favourite ahead of thirteen opponents including Usherette (winner of the race in 2016), Mix and Mingle, Turret Rocks, Smart Call (from South Africa) and Greta G (from Argentina). Racing up the stands- side of the course (the left-hand side from the jockeys' viewpoint) she took the lead approaching the final furlong and was "driven out" by Benoist to win by three quarters of a length from the 40/1 outsider Aljazzi with Usherette a neck away in third. On 30 July Qemah started favourite as she attempted to repeat her 2016 success in the Prix Rothschild, but finished fourth in a "blanket finish", beaten half a length by the winner Roly Poly.