Sangster rep. wins inaugural Stakes
NZPA-Reuter Dublin The Irish-trained Sadler’s Wells, a 3 to 1 shot, won the Phoenix Champion Stakes, the newest event in the international racing calendar and the second richest race in Europe, on Saturday. Sadler’s Wells, owned by Robert Sangster and trained by Vincent O’Brien, was eased out of a leading position in the market after a disappointing fourth place in the York Gold Cup last time out. The win, worth $275,000, was poetic justice for Sangster and O’Brien, leading members of an international syndicate that bought and revived the Phoenix Park racecourse and who put up much of the sponsorship
cash for the race. It was also some consolation for Sangster. Half an hour earlier, his star sprinter, the much fancied Committed, was almost brought down in a top race at Haydock Park in England, sponsored by his football pools firm. The filly could finish only
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