Matz hails Rags-to-riches story.
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Trainer Michael Matz insisted Union Rags had always possessed star quality after the colt claimed the Belmont Stakes.
Although the race was greatly diminished by the withdrawal of Triple Crown aspirant I'll Have Another, New York racegoers were still treated to a blockbuster finish as Union Rags, ridden by John Velazquez, came fast and late in the $1million heat to deny Paynter by a short neck
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Shantaram in frame for King Edward.
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Connections of Shantaram are mulling options for the promising colt after he got off the mark at Newmarket on Friday.
The King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot remains a possibility for the John Gosden-trained three-year-old, who made hard work of landing prohibitive odds of 1-8, but that was put down to a dislike for rain-softened ground.
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