Verse is poetry in motion

Immortal Verse confirmed the superiority of French three-year-old fillies as she led home a memorable one-two for the Collet family in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2011 - 19:15

Immortal Verse confirmed the superiority of French three-year-old fillies as she led home a memorable one-two for the Collet family in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The front two were not exactly locked together, with Robert Collet’s Immortal Verse producing a stellar finishing kick to sprint two and a quarter lengths clear of Nova Hawk, saddled by the trainer’s son Rodolphe.

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