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Ace was
rated as high as 125 by Racehorses of
2005. A winner of his first three starts,
incl. the Group 3 Desmond stakes, Ace
recorded a string of fine efforts, which
yielded over £ 450,000 in prize money as a
four year old (total £ 585,534). He kept his
form from April till October, contesting 8
Group/Grade 1 races in 4 different countries,
against the world's best horses, and only once
finished out of the first four.
Continuously pitted against the best in the
UK, Ireland, Europe and America, Ace placed 9
times and finished within a mere 2 lengths
in 7 Group/Grade 1 races from champions
AZAMOUR, SHIROCCO, ORATORIO,
ELECTROCUTIONIST, GREY SWALLOW
and BAGO.
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ACE winning
the Gr.3 Desmond Stakes,
Leopardstown, completing his
hat-trick.
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ACE fighting it out with
champion AZAMOUR to go down by
just 11/2
lengths at the post, ahead of
champion ELVESTROM,
NORSE DANCER and OUIJA BOARD
in the Gr.1 Prince of Wales's Stakes,
Royal Ascot, York. |
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Rated as high as 125 by Racehorses of 2005.
A winner of 3 races and placed 9 times
(within 2 lengths of the winners in 7
Group/Grade 1 races),
earning £
585,534
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Nobber Maiden (debut),
Leopardstown |
8f
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Lucas to Leopartstown
Race, Leopardstown |
8f
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Desmond Stakes, Gr.3,
Leopardstown |
8f
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Prince of Wale's Stakes, Gr.1,
York (by 1.5 lengths to AZAMOUR
and ahead of ELVSTROEM, NORSE DANCER
and OUIJA BOARD |
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2nd |
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John Deere
Breeder's Cup Turf, Gr.1, Belmont
Park (by 13/4
lengths to SHIROCCO and ahead of
AZAMOUR, BAGO, ENGLISH CHANNEL,
SHAKESPEARE). |
1m 4f
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2nd |
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Ladbrokes.com
International Stakes, Gr.3,
Curragh |
1m
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Dubai Al Rashidiya, Gr.3,
Nad Al (by a short head) |
1m 1f
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3rd |
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Prix Ganay, Gr.1,
Longchamp (by 11/2
lengths to BAGO) |
1m 21/2f |
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Tattersalls Gold Cup, Gr.1,
Curragh (by 11/2
lengths to GREY SWALLOW &
BAGO and ahead of AZAMOUR
& NORSE DANCER) |
1m 21/2f |
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Joe Hirsch
Turf Classic Invitational, Gr.1,
Belmont Park (by a head and
1/2
of a length to SHAKESPEARE &
ENGLISH CHANNEL) |
1m 4f |
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High Chaparral European
Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes,
Gr.3, Curragh (by 1 length) |
1m 2f |
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National Day Cup
Sponsored by ADEC, L, Abu Dhabi |
1m |
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Juddmonte
International Stakes, Gr.1 (by 1
length to ELECTROCUTIONIST) |
1m 21/2f |
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Baileys
Irish Champion Stakes, Gr.1,
Leopardstown (by 11/2
lengths to ORATORIO,
1/2
a length behind MOTIVATOR, a head
behind ALEXANDER GOLDRUN and
ahead of AZAMOUR & GREY
SWALLOW) |
1m 2f |
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