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

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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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Keith MelroseBetting editor

Published on 4 June 2021inPreviews

Last updated 16:58, 5 June 2021

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