Spirit One's victory in the Arlington Million is being somewhat overshadowed in the European press by the manner of Archipenko's defeat. The Guardian quotes trainer Mike de Kock as referring to Johnny Murtagh's ride on 3rd-place finisher Mount Nelson as : "...the most ungentlemanly piece...

By now, the news that Rags to Riches has been retired is common knowledge; while the official story is that she re-injured the leg she fractured last year, one does wonder whether (for which read 'if') that happened during or after a nice workout at Palm Beach Downs on March 19th. It's hardly...