2008 Contenders //

Mount Nelson

Rock of Gibralter x Independence (Selkirk)

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Trainer
Jockey
Owner

Aidan O'Brien

Aidan O’Brien was born on October 16, 1969. He was apprenticed to top Irish trainer Jim Bolger for three years and Was Irish champion amateur jockey over jumps before he started his training career. He was a five time champion jumps trainer in Ireland; he Won his first trainer’s title on the flat in 1997, repeating that title again in 1999 and every year since.

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John Murtagh

Murtagh is one of the world's top jockeys and was appointed as the Coolmore operation's number one jockey in 2008 after the suspension of Arlington Million winning rider Kieren Fallon. He excels on the big occasion having won many of the big races around the world.

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Tabor, Smith, Magnier

Michael Tabor was the principal shareholder in the Arthur Prince chain of betting shops in the United Kingdom until selling the business in 1996 for $50 million. In 1972, he purchased his first Thoroughbred and 23 years later his Thunder Gulch won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.

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Mount Nelson

Race History

Earnings: $798,169
Race Record: 8-3-1-1

Finish	Date	Race	Charts
1st	07.5.2008	Coral Eclipse Stakes (Group 1) - Sandown Park	Charts
Chased leader final furlong, late burst of speed got the nose bob
5th	06.17.2008	Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) - Royal Ascot	Charts
Prominent throughout, traffic problems late, kept on to be close
3rd	06.8.2008	Prix Equidia du Chemin de Fer du Nord (Group 3) - Chantilly	Charts
Off the pace early, came on late to get third

Pedigree Analysis

Mount Nelson (GB) has already outstayed his miler-oriented pedigree. His sire, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire), ranks as one of the premier milers of modern times. Like Mount Nelson, Rock of Gibraltar was also trained by Aidan O'Brien, for whom he reeled off seven consecutive Group 1 scores. Hailed as Europe's Horse of the Year in 2002, the "Rock" swept the English (Eng-G1) and Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1), St James's Palace S. (Eng-G1), Sussex S.

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Mount Nelson

Aidan O'Brien

John Murtagh

Tabor, Smith, Magnier

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