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There were chaotic scenes following a two-year-old filliesâ maiden at the Galway Festival on Tuesday evening after Alizarine, apparently a 4-1 winner on debut for trainer Jessica Harrington, was disqualified when she âcould not be positively identified post-raceâ. This, it soon transpired, was because âAlizarineâ was in fact Aurora Princess, a three-year-old filly due to run in a handicap later on the card.
Harrington later apologised for the mix-up, which was discovered before a âwinner all rightâ message â the Irish equivalent of âweighed inâ â had been issued to make the result official for betting purposes. The initial placings were later revised, with Aidan OâBrienâs Twinkle, the 5-4 favourite, promoted to first place.
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Conduit and Ryan Moore are led to the winnerâs circle after the 2009 Breedersâ Cup Turf at Santa Anita. Photo: Breeders Cup/Phil McCarten
Ryan Moore underlined his status as one of the world’s elite jockeys (he is currently world #6 in the TRC Global Rankings) with a hugely successful visit to Hong Kong’s International Races at Sha Tin earlier this month, when he won two of the four G1s.
His wins in the Vase and the Sprint and placings in the Mile and Cup, earned total prize money of £2,827,851 for connections. His ride to win the Sprint from the widest gate 14 on Japanese raider Danon Smash was acclaimed for its precision manoeuvring and flair in a big field of runners.