547:)Gordon Lord Byron, Es Que Love and Jack Dexter. The field split into two groups, with Slade Power tracking the leaders on the far side (the right side from the jockeys' viewpoint) before taking the lead approaching the final furlong. In the closing stages he hung left towards the centre of the course but won by one and a half lengths from the Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old Due Diligence. After the race, Lynam explained that he had had no doubts about the horse's ability to cope with the fast ground until the day of the race, saying "I never had any issues about the ground but when I read all the clever guys and watched The Morning Line, I started to question it. Nothing wrong with the ground. He just pulls up in front. He's always done that. But it's daunting here. He's used to looking up at one man and his dog in the mornings and 70,000 people roaring at him today".
506:). He tracked the leaders before taking the lead two furlongs from the finish and held on in the closing stages to win by a neck from Jack Dexter. Following the race, Lynam said I was seriously concerned about the ground for him but Wayne said his class got him through it. He was pulling up a long way out and when he got to the front he was looking about". Slade Power ended his season in the Hong Kong Sprint on 8 December. He started slowly and was never in contention, finishing tenth of the fourteen runners, eight lengths behind the Japanese champion
562:), the Spanish colt Noozhoh Canarias, and the American-trained gelding Undrafted. As at Ascot, the field split into two groups and Lordan positioned Slade Power just behind the leaders of far side group (the left side from the jockeys' viewpoint). He took the lead a furlong out and won by a length and a half from the 66/1 outsider Tropics, with Gregorian, who raced on the opposite side of the course, taking third ahead of Undrafted. After the race, Lynam named the
571:, who's the exceptional sprinter over there". Commenting on the fact that the horse had sweated badly before the race, David Power said "that was never a concern. It would be a concern if he didn't sweat up. It's part of his nature... We always said this horse needed time and this was always going to be his year" Slade Power made his final racecourse appearance in the Darley Classic but was unplaced, finishing eleventh of the thirteen runners behind Terravista.
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British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot.
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Australia as the horse's end of season objective, with the Haydock Sprint Cup as a possible interim target. He said "if he retires to stud as champion European sprinter, it's fine but let's give him the chance to be champion world sprinter. Let's bring him to where they have the best sprinters in
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October 2013), in the Greenlands Stakes on 24 May. Starting the 5/2 second favourite, he took the lead a furlong from the finish and drew away in the closing stages to win by two lengths from Maarek. On 21 June 2014, Slade Power started the 7/2 favourite for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on firm
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424:) but I chickened out of it. He seemed to handle the ground well, though Wayne Lordan said he wasn't in love with it." Slade Power did not race again until 20 October, when he was sent to England for the
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1122:"Greenlands Stakes result"
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943:"Sandy Lane Stakes result"
822:. Racing Post. 2 June 2011
514:2014: five-year-old season
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798:"Dutch Art Stud Recordt"
1268:"Darley Classic result"
398:Haydock Park Racecourse
258:Power bookmaking family
772:"Slade Power pedigree"
635:Halland Park Lass (GB)
238:Diamond Jubilee Stakes
193:Diamond Jubilee Stakes
1311:2009 racehorse births
380:over six furlongs at
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178:Phoenix Sprint Stakes
533:Prix du Palais-Royal
459:Newmarket Racecourse
438:veterinary physician
657:Palacegate Episode
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1192:"July Cup result"
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92:2 April 2009
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1296:Slade Power
1029:Racing Post
993:Racing Post
872:Racing Post
728:Last Tycoon
717:Rumuz (IRE)
702:Balbonella
697:Six Crowns
678:Key of Luck
500:Park Stakes
465:, with the
451:Royal Ascot
366:Pat Smullen
360:surface at
334:maiden race
207:Slade Power
73:Key of Luck
24:Slade Power
1305:Categories
1274:20 October
776:Equineline
756:References
744:Advocator
706:Gay Mecene
624:Storm Bird
475:Sole Power
455:Group race
406:Fairyhouse
262:Prix Morny
248:Background
157:Major wins
152:Ā£1,067,761
64:Girl Power
712:Bamieres
660:Drumalis
588:Dutch Art
471:Shea Shea
469:champion
426:Group Two
358:Polytrack
305:Doncaster
294:Tipperary
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144:20:10ā3ā2
51:Grandsire
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641:Spectrum
596:Medicean
575:Pedigree
301:yearling
254:markings
242:July Cup
198:July Cup
149:Earnings
83:Stallion
55:Medicean
1252:13 July
1224:13 July
1198:13 July
1176:13 July
1150:13 July
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905:13 July
883:13 July
851:15 July
826:13 July
804:13 July
782:13 July
741:Balqis
354:furlong
346:lengths
336:at the
309:guineas
131:Trainer
115:Breeder
100:Ireland
97:Country
69:Damsire
691:Danzig
434:Maarek
200:(2014)
195:(2014)
190:(2014)
185:(2013)
180:(2013)
175:(2013)
170:(2012)
165:(2012)
141:Record
105:Colour
89:Foaled
723:Marju
719:1994
682:1991
680:(USA)
674:2004
637:1999
600:1997
592:2004
390:filly
299:As a
123:Owner
1276:2016
1254:2014
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951:2014
929:2014
907:2014
885:2014
853:2014
828:2014
806:2014
784:2014
598:(GB)
590:(GB)
585:Sire
342:14/1
264:and
240:and
228:and
41:Sire
670:Dam
486:at
396:at
109:Bay
79:Sex
61:Dam
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