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Some good horses in the field but Well Armed, once recommended for being put down, romped in the desert in the world's richest race. He certainly never looked back today.

Albertus Maximus was said to be America's shot but Well Armed won his 7th of 23 starts in a dominant fashion. The bloodhorse quoted trainer Harty as saying "This horse chipped a bone in the UAE Derby and then he fractured his pelvis and the vets wanted to put him down Two years on he's won the richest race in the world."

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ushed his bankroll past $3 million dollars, the self-reliant Kip Deville is now pointed towards the Dubai Duty Free in March. Trainer Rick Dutrow's goal is to get his unflappable six-year old gray the male turf horse Eclipse award for 2009. If there were a lifetime achievement turf horse Eclipse, Kip would smoke the competition. As it stands, he's a sure bet for the Hall of Fame and to have more than one graded stakes named after him some day, but I'd love for him to get an Eclipse Award and be officially celebrated in his own time.

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substantial sum for him), trained by Invasor's trainer, Kieran McLaughlin, and pointed towards the Dubai World Cup. I could listen to McLaughlin say nice things about Albertus Maximus all day. Congratulations also to the almost too-aptly-named runner-up, FinallyMadeIt, a horse who was partially paralyzed behind at birth, and who has successfully propelled himself from sprinting to going long. FinallyMadeIt runs his heart out and is a joy to watch.

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