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    <title>Godolphin Big Race Focus</title>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE HONG KONG VASE]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The HK$14-million (around US$1.8 million) Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase is the longest of all the Hong Kong International races, being run over 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Sha Tin Racecourse in December.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=504</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE HONG KONG SPRINT]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint was first staged in 1999 and is a recent addition to the international racing scene.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=505</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE HONG KONG MILE]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile takes place at Sha Tin racecourse, Hong Kong, and is the richest eight-furlong race in the world, with an increased prize fund for 2011 of HK$20 million (around US$2.6 million).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=503</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE HONG KONG CUP]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The HK$20-million (around US$2.6 million) Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup is run over 2,000 metres (10 furlongs) at Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong, each December, and is the richest 10-furlong turf event in the world.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=502</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE JAPAN CUP]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Japan Cup is Japan’s most prestigious race, with the Group One contest taking place over a mile and a half on turf at Fuchu racecourse in Tokyo on the last Sunday in November.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=501</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE BREEDERS' CUP MILE]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US$2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile is run over eight furlongs on turf.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=499</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Breeders’ Cup Classic, founded in 1984, was the world’s richest race until the Dubai World Cup was created 12 years later.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=497</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE BREEDERS' CUP TURF]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf is the most prestigious race on grass among the 15 Breeders’ Cup World Championships contests.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=496</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE BREEDERS' CUP FILLY AND MARE TURF]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf was introduced to the Breeders’ Cup programme in 1999.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=498</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE MELBOURNE CUP]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The inaugural running of the Emirates Melbourne Cup in 1861 went to the Etienne de Mestre-trained Archer, who beat 16 challengers and returned the following season to become the first of the five dual winners of the race described by the Encyclopedia Britannica as the ‘greatest all-age handicap in the world’.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=500</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TATTERSALLS COX PLATE]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Tatts Cox Plate is Australia’s most prestigious weight-for-age race and one of the top events in the world of horseracing.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=494</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Grade One Pattison Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine, Canada’s top racecourse, was first contested on turf in 1958.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=495</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE CHAMPION STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Champion Stakes was first run in 1877 and the 2011 renewal of the 10-furlong Group One contest, one of the autumn highlights in Britain, took centre stage at the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot. The prize money was boosted massively to £1.3 million, making it Britain’s richest race.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=492</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes was first run in 1955 and success went to the French-trained Hafiz II, owned by the Aga Khan and ridden by Roger Poincelet.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=485</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE DUBAI DEWHURST STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Group One Dubai Dewhurst Stakes is run over seven furlongs at Newmarket, England, and is one of the most important two-year-old races to take place in Europe, producing a host of stars.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=493</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, France, is often described as the greatest race in Europe and the winner of this prestigious and valuable contest is regularly hailed a champion.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=489</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PRIX DE L'ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[First run in 1957, the Qatar Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp is held at Longchamp in the French capital city of Paris on Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Day (the first Sunday in October) and brings together the best sprinters from across Europe and further afield.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=488</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE TURF CLASSIC INVITATIONAL]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Grade One Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational was first run as the Aqueduct Turf Classic Invitational at the New York track of Aqueduct in 1977 and has developed into one of the most significant races on grass in North America.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=487</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PREIS VON EUROPA]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Preis Von Europa was first run in 1963 at Cologne Racecourse, located in the Weidenpesch district of the German city, and the 12-furlong contest became a Group One event in 1972.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=486</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PREMIO VITTORIO DI CAPUA]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Premio Vittorio di Capua is run over a mile at San Siro Racecourse, located in an exclusive suburb of Milan, Italy.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=5886</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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