The Coolmore Stud confirmed its status as the most powerful bloodstock
operation in the world here yesterday. Godolphin, once considered a
serious rival to John Magnier's breeding empire, merely confirmed the
depths of its decline, and while the scoreline was merely one-nil, as
Mastercraftsman took the St James's Palace Stakes for Aidan O'Brien,
the gulf in class was embarrassing.
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