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History maker Yeats is pure gold
18.06.09
Yeats raced into the record books by becoming the first horse in history to claim the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot for a fourth time.
Aidan O'Brien's eight-year-old may have disappointed on his reappearance at Navan, but he was sent off the heavily-backed 6-4 market leader on his return to the Royal meeting.
Settled in behind the early leaders, Johnny Murtagh sent him to the front well before the turn for home and he quickly put distance between himself and his rivals.
Patkai was the only one to come out of the pack and make inroads up the home straight, but Yeats found plenty for pressure to record a momentous victory.
