2001: three-year-old season Golan (horse)




1 2001: three-year-old season

1.1 spring
1.2 summer
1.3 autumn





2001: three-year-old season
spring

golan sent straight highest level three-year old, making first appearance of season in 2000 guineas. despite lack of experience, golan had been supported in betting race on strength of impressive work in training, price falling 25/1 9/1 before steadying @ 11/1 on day. colt did show signs of inexperience, breaking , tracking sharply left last of 18 runners after furlong. fallon settled golan @ of field took him outside produced sustained run. golan moved last take lead furlong finish, , driven out fallon win 1 , quarter lengths tamburlaine fallon described golan s acceleration incredible, best ve ever known horse , while stoute called him exciting prospect . more neutral observers impressed, noting colt s pedigree contained stamina influences, suggesting triple crown contender.


summer

golan made favourite derby, position challenged form of aidan o brien-trained galileo , @ epsom 2 colts started joint favourites @ 11/4. golan ridden veteran pat eddery, fallon serving ban irresponsible riding. golan settled , turned straight in sixth place. made steady progress in last quarter of mile, moving second furlong out. galileo, however, had gone clear , ran on beat golan 3 , half lengths. after race, stoute offered no real excuses, except golan may have been unsuited firm ground.


three weeks later, golan again challenged galileo in irish derby @ curragh. started 4/1 second favourite, never threat favourite, , although made progress in straight, beaten 8 lengths, finishing third behind galileo , derby italiano winner morshdi.


autumn

golan prepared prix de l arc de triomphe , appeared next in prix niel, recognised trial race. although niel group 2 race, typically attracts field of group 1 strength, having been won in previous 5 years horses such sinndar, montjeu , helissio. in 2001 running, golan opposed 2 leading french colts, anabaa blue (prix du jockey club) , chichicastenango (prix lupin, grand prix de paris). fallon tracked leaders on golan before sending colt past anabaa blue furlong , half out. golan driven out win 3 quarters of length in race record time of 2:27.00. fallon said golan arc horse , while bookmakers undecided, offering odds ranging 3/1 10/1.


in arc, run on soft (officially holding ) ground, golan made 7.6/1 fourth choice behind godolphin favourite sakhee. golan ridden positively, , attempted challenge sakhee when favourite sent lead in straight. unable make headway against leader, however, , tired in closing stages, losing second , third places close finish.


on final start of year, golan, ridden johnny murtagh, finished sixth of 15 behind jungle pocket in japan cup.


before run in derby, weinstock had sold half-share in golan coolmore, view standing horse @ 1 of irish organisation s studs @ end of season. after japan cup, however, announced golan stay in training, stoute reported confident of gaining further success.








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