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ACE (IRE)
Bay 2001 by DANEHILL - TEA HOUSE by SASSAFRAS
RACE RECORD

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.

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
1st : Nobber Maiden (debut), Leopardstown 8 f
1st : Lucas to Leopartstown Race, Leopardstown 8 f
1st : Desmond Stakes, Gr.3, Leopardstown 8 f
2nd : Prince of Wale's Stakes, Gr.1, York (by 1.5 lengths to AZAMOUR and ahead of ELVSTROEM, NORSE DANCER and OUIJA BOARD 1m 21/2f
2nd : 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
2nd : Ladbrokes.com International Stakes, Gr.3, Curragh 1 m
2nd : Dubai Al Rashidiya, Gr.3, Nad Al (by a short head) 1m 1f
3rd : Prix Ganay, Gr.1, Longchamp (by 11/2 lengths to BAGO) 1m 21/2f
3rd : Tattersalls Gold Cup, Gr.1, Curragh (by 11/2 lengths to GREY SWALLOW & BAGO and ahead of AZAMOUR & NORSE DANCER) 1m 21/2f
3rd : Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational, Gr.1, Belmont Park (by a head and 1/2 of a length to SHAKESPEARE & ENGLISH CHANNEL) 1m 4f
3rd : High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes, Gr.3, Curragh (by 1 length) 1m 2f
3rd : National Day Cup Sponsored by ADEC, L, Abu Dhabi 1m
4th : Juddmonte International Stakes, Gr.1 (by 1 length to ELECTROCUTIONIST) 1m 21/2f
4th : 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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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 ELVESTROM, NORSE DANCER and OUIJA BOARD in the Gr.1 Prince of Wales's Stakes, Royal Ascot, York.