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What does Coolmore's one-dart policy say about this year's Derby?
Bolshoi Ballet: a rare soloist for Coolmore in the DerbyCredit: Patrick McCann
4.30 Epsom
Cazoo Derby (Group 1) | 1m4f, 3yo colts and fillies | ITV/RTV
* Please note this piece was published before Mohaafeth became a non-runner
It is the Derby rather than the Grand National which provides racing's answer to the Open Championship or Paris-Roubaix. It stands with those in a dwindling pool of sporting events where tradition bends money and progress to its will rather than the other way around.
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