The first of the five races on Championship Day (the richest day of racing in Great Britain) went to Royal Diamond, trained and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. The top 3 finishers were all descendants of our little Canadian champion Northern Dancer.
1) Royal Diamond (IRE) - great great grandson x3 through Nuryev, Danzig, Sadlers Wells
2) Harris Tweed (GB) - great great grandson x2 through Nijinsky, Lyphard
3) Eye of the Storm (IRE) - great grandson x2 through Galileo/Sadlers Wells
photo from Sportinglife
video of race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhnAv7ZviD4
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