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    <title>Godolphin Big Race Focus</title>
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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, 26 Sep 2010 18:37:00 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, 25 Sep 2010 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE ENGLISH ST LEGER]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The St Leger was first staged in 1776 at Doncaster Racecourse, making it the oldest Classic race on earth, pre-dating the Epsom Derby by four years.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=482</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE IRISH ST LEGER]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Group One Irish St Leger is the last of Ireland’s five Classic races to be run during the year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=484</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE 138TH GROSSER PREIS VON BADEN]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Grosser Preis Von Baden was run over 12 furlongs at Iffezheim Racecourse, Baden-Baden, in Germany on Sunday, September 5, 2010, the last day of the six-day "Grosse Woche" Festival. The 138th running was worth 250,000 Euros and was sponsored by Mercedes-Benz.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=475</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PRIX DU MOULIN DE LONGCHAMP]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[France’s Prix du Moulin de Longchamp first took place in 1957 and the contest, staged at Longchamp racecourse in Paris, has long since established itself as one of Europe’s top mile contests.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=471</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE IRISH CHAMPION STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Leopardstown’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes may be one of the newer Group One events staged in Europe, but few of its counterparts have produced such consistently exciting finishes or can boast a more distinguished roll of honour.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=480</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE ARLINGTON MILLION]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Grade One Arlington Million is one of the world’s best known races.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=483</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE BEVERLY D STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Beverly D Stakes is one of the more recent Grade One events founded in North America, having been first staged in 1987.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=481</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE NUNTHORPE STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, run over five furlongs at York, offers a rare opportunity for two-year-olds to take on older horses at the highest level.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=468</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE YORKSHIRE OAKS]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[First run in 1849, the Darley Yorkshire Oaks takes place at York’s historic Ebor meeting in August and is, along with the Juddmonte International and Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, one of the three Group One races over the four days at the British venue.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=464</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Queen was among a vast crowd that travelled to York, England, on August 15, 1972, to watch the first running of the Benson And Hedges Gold Cup, an eagerly-awaited event that lived up to the anticipation - if not in the manner that most had expected.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=463</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PRIX DU HARAS DE FRESNAY-LE-BUFFARD JACQUES LE MAROIS]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Group One Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville is one of the most prestigious mile events in Europe.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=459</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE PRIX MAURICE DE GHEEST]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Established in 1922 and upgraded to Group One status in 1995, the Prix Maurice de Gheest is run over six and a half furlongs at the picturesque Deauville racecourse, located on the northern coast of France.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=479</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE NASSAU STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Blue Square Nassau Stakes, awarded Group One status in 1999, is one of the premier races for fillies and mares in Europe and is held on the last day of Goodwood’s five-day summer festival meeting, often referred to as Glorious Goodwood.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=478</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE SUSSEX STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Sussex Stakes, first run in 1841, is one of the most prestigious mile races in Europe.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=476</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot is a relatively new event in the racing calendar, having been first run in 1951.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=470</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE DEUTSCHES DERBY]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It was only in 1993 that the Deutsches Derby, Germany’s Derby run at Hamburg racecourse, was opened up to foreign-bred runners but, despite no shortage of overseas challengers since then, there has yet to be a non-German-bred winner.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=454</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE DARLEY IRISH OAKS]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Irish Oaks at the Curragh was first run in 1895, 29 years after the inaugural Irish Derby, with Sapling winning the Classic.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=466</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[THE DEUTSCHLAND PREIS]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It may have had a whole array of different names yet the race that began in 1888 as the Grosser Preis von Berlin and in 2009 was run at Dusseldorf on July 19 as the Group One Deutschland-Preis boasts a roll of honour as impressive as any event staged in Germany.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.godolphin.com/BigRaceFocusDetail.aspx?id=473</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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