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Article: Racing: It's the ups and Epsom Downs; PICTURE SPECIAL ON THE LEGENDS OF FLAT RACING'S BLUE RIBAND SPECTACULAR.(Sport)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2001
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1970: Lester Piggott produced NIJINSKY with a devastating late swoop. He was the last horse to win the Triple Crown, also landing the 2000 Guineas and St Leger, and was the third of Vincent O'Brien's
1981: The ill-fated SHERGAR (Walter Swinburn) won by a record 10 lengths. Sadly he was later kidnapped from the Co Kildare Ballymany Stud by the IRA and killed.
THE MILLENNIUM DERBY: SINNDAR (far left) races up the hill to win the first leg of his treble. He became the first horse to win the big Epsom race, the ...