Dylan Thomas poetry in motion as he spreadeagles Derby field

DYLAN THOMAS produced an explosive turn of foot to destroy his rivals in the Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh yesterday.

Dylan Thomas poetry in motion as he spreadeagles Derby field
Mon, 03 Jul, 2006 - 01:00
Pat Keane, The Curragh

A contest described by Kieren Fallon as “shit-hot”, was turned into a procession by the son of Danehill, who swept clear from the furlong pole.

He gave ice-cool Fallon his second success in this great race - to go with Hurricane Run a year ago - while Aidan O’Brien was adding to previous gains with Desert King, High Chaparral and Galileo. In all O’Brien has now won eleven Irish classics.

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