Passage is Rite result for Weld

INTERNATIONAL campaigner Dermot Weld avenged the narrow defeats of Vinnie Roe and Vintage Crop in the Gold Cup as Rite Of Passage gallantly claimed the highlight on Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot yesterday.

Passage is Rite result for Weld
Fri, 18 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
Martin Kelly

The Curragh maestro is no stranger to global success with trophies from two wins in the Melbourne Cup as well as the Belmont, American Oaks and American Derby amongst numerous other prizes decorating his Rosewell House base.

The stayers’ showpiece on day three of the Royal meeting was one major event to slip though his grasp though, with Vinnie Roe finishing a neck second in 2002 and Vintage Crop also runner-up by three-quarters of a length in 1994.

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CourtsRacingPlace: Royal AscotPlace: Rosewell HousePlace: LeopardstownPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Vinnie RoePerson: Rite Of PassagePerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: BallydoylePerson: O’BrienPerson: YeatsPerson: Pat SmullenPerson: PatPerson: Ronan LambePerson: WeldPerson: Paddy PowerPerson: SmullenPerson: Derrick SmithPerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: Luca CumaniPerson: Ryan MooreEvent: Gold CupEvent: Melbourne CupEvent: BelmontEvent: American OaksEvent: American DerbyEvent: RoyalEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Ascot Gold CupEvent: 2007 Melbourne CupEvent: Goodwood CupEvent: LonsdaleOrganisation: RiteOrganisation: WeldOrganisation: ASKOrganisation: Manifest
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