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DUBAI MILLENNIUM IS RETIRED

Dubai Millennium, described by owner Sheikh Mohammed as the horse of a lifetime, has been retired after suffering a serious injury in a gallop at Newmarket this morning.

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WELD CLOSE TO GREATNESS

A double at Galway tonight brought Dermot Weld another step closer to a place in the record books as Ansar and Francis Bay secured contrastingly comfortable successes.

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PERUGINO DIAMOND SPARKLES

Seamus O'Farrell couldn't quite believe what had just happened after Perugino Diamond claimed a thrilling victory in the #100,000 Galway Hurdle today.

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DOVALY WINS THE GALWAY PLATE

The Galway Plate, the highlight of the festival week, today depicted the classic tale how ones fortune is another dreadful misfortune when a highly entertaining, if not somewhat bizarre race unfolded at Galway this afternoon.

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QUEALLY STEERS TUSHNA TO GALWAY VICTORY

Fifteen year-old apprentice, Tom Queally, recorded the biggest race victory of his short career when he successfully guided Tushna around the undulating Ballybrit course to land the featured McDonagh EBF Handicap on day two of the Galway festival.

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GAMEKEEPER LANDS FEATURE AT BLEAK GALWAY

Tremendous downpours threatened to drown out the optimism that swelled around Ballybrit on day one of the Galway festival but despite the menacing showers, a record-breaking Monday night crowd of 20,035 were on hand to witness a surprise 25/1 chance battle to victory in the feature race of the day.

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WELD LANDS AMERICAN DERBY

Dermot Weld landed another big overseas prize when Pine Dance sprang a surprise in the American Derby at Arlington Park in Chicago last night.

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