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fence, just before the water jump, when he crashed upon landing. The crash seemed to be contagious as Tobiano, following closely behind, also stumbled upon landing, catapulting his jockey, Clydetta Poe, out of the saddle.
Carried on by his momentum and the excitement of the race, Tobiano galloped on to the next fence but then stopped suddenly when he saw the water on the other side.
Unfortunately Carlo Friend and Baron Zantippy, following closely behind, could not stop and jumped the fence awkwardly, landing on their knees on the other side. Carlo Friend pitched forward onto his head and rolled, losing jockey James Lawrence from the saddle. Baron Zantippy managed to regain his feet, however, and with jockey Peter Holloway set Off in vain pursuit of the rest of the field.
At the front Prince Saran was stretching his lead on the smooth and lightning fast course, pulling away from Private Gary and Freeman’s Hill overevery fence.
As he cleared the final two fences Mr. Sloan carefully looked behind him to make sure no one was trying to sneak up on him as Constantine had done last year.
The coast was clear, however, and the pair sailed over the finish line a good 12 lengths ahead of their rivals. Prince Saran’s time for the four-mile route was 8:29 minutes, the fastest time since John Warner's Annual Meeting won the Gold Cup at Broadview Farm in 1971.
Charlie Fenwick, riding in place of injured “Speedy”. Smithwick, guided Private Gary under the wire for the second place followed five lengths back by William Meister on Freeman’s Hill.
It was a perfect race for Tennesseean John R. Neal’s Prince Saran.
“The only problem I had was to keep him rated,” a happy but exhausted Mr. Sloan said after the race. “He just jumped his way to the front. He loves the course, loves the fences and loves the crowd. He knew this was his day.”
Prince Saran and Mr. Sloan have shared a long and fruitful partnershiptogether in the five years Mr. Neal has owned the dark bay or brown gelding.
“More than any other horse I’ve ridden, he’s a true professional,” Mr. Sloan said of his equine racing partner. “He is truly one of the greats. He’s proven himself.
“His qualities are intelligence, stamina, strength..
“Arrogance,” inserted Mr. Sloan’s new bride, Lin.
“Yes, arrogance,” added Mr. Sloan. “And confidence.”
“His intelligence keeps him out of so much trouble. A stronger, less intelligent horse would not pick his fences to stay out of trouble the way this horse does. He jumped every fence beautifully.”
For the first time at a Gold Cup meet, two timber races were contested during the day.
Novice timber horses went to the
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