St Nicholas Abbey wins Coronation Cup at Epsom

St Nicholas Abbey could head to Royal Ascot after defending his crown in the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup at Epsom with a brilliant performance under Joseph O'Brien.

Sat, 02 Jun, 2012 - 16:20

St Nicholas Abbey could head to Royal Ascot after defending his crown in the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup at Epsom with a brilliant performance under Joseph O'Brien.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained son of Montjeu was sent off the 8-11 favourite to get back to winning ways, having suffered a shock defeat at the hands of his pacemaker Windsor Palace on his reappearance at the Curragh.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: EpsomPlace: CurraghPlace: Royal AscotPlace: YorkPlace: HardwickePlace: AscotPlace: MelbournePerson: Joseph O'BrienPerson: Aidan O'BrienPerson: O'BrienPerson: Ed DunlopPerson: Red CadeauxPerson: Prince of WalesPerson: Derrick SmithPerson: DunlopEvent: Coronation CupEvent: Diamond Jubilee Coronation CupEvent: Breeders'Event: Melbourne CupEvent: Yorkshire CupEvent: Gold CupOrganisation: St Nicholas AbbeyOrganisation: Windsor Palace
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