Blue Diamond Stakes foaling dates, do they matter?

by | Feb 21, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

If you looked at the birth dates of Tony Mcevoy’s two guaranteed starters in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes, you’d expect him to say Dublin Down was destined for the $2 million Group 1 and Rue De Royale was the surprise packet. The McEvoy pair are at the opposite ends of the age… Read More »

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