Adayar joined a select group of colts to win both the Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, reaching the landmark at Ascot on Saturday.
The Frankel colt became the 14th horse to complete the Epsom-Ascot Group 1 double in the same season, adding his name to an illustrious list that includes Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Shergar, Nashwan, Generous, Lammtarra, and Galileo - the last to do so in 2001.
William Buick, on the Derby hero, disputed the early running with Irish Derby runner-up Lone Eagle, the only other three-year-old in the 12-furlong highlight, until Aidan O’Brien’s Broome challenged after a slow start to lead the five-strong field after the first two furlongs.
Adayar continued to race keenly alongside Lone Eagle before settling better in a clear second with a mile to race.
The Charlie Appleby-trained colt then closed in on Broome turning for home and the Godolphin contender took up the running approaching the final quarter-mile.
Dubai Sheema Classic winner Mishriff set a stiff challenge a furlong-and-a-half out but Adayar responded gamely before powering clear inside the final furlong for a length and three-quarter success, with the same margin back to another O’Brien runner Love in third.
“I am absolutely delighted and I think this season couldn’t be improved upon,” Hugh Anderson, Godolphin managing director for UK and Dubai, told Godolphin's website.
“It looked like a very decisive win by an Epsom Derby winner and it’s fantastic with Hurricane Lane as well this year.
“Credit to Charlie, his team and of course His Highness Sheikh Mohammed (bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai). We haven’t won this race for a long time and that was a brilliant performance.”
Godolphin's Hurricane Lane was third to Adayar in the Epsom Derby and went on to win the Irish equivalent and the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris at the Longchamp racecourse.
“We are delighted for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, everyone at Moulton Paddocks and team Godolphin,” Appleby, who has now saddled six of the 11 Group 1 winners for the royal blues this year, said.
“I didn’t expect to be out of the first three going into to race because of the three-year-old weight allowance and I also felt that Adayar was a very good horse.
“Adayar has defied history by becoming the first horse since Galileo to win the Derby and this race and it’s fitting that his grandson has managed the feat. I would imagine that we will work backwards from the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with him now.
“As things stand at this moment, I would say that Hurricane Lane would more likely go down the St Leger/Arc route and Adayar will potentially go for the Prix Niel before the Arc itself.
“It’s fantastic for everybody – it’s fantastic for His Highness and fantastic for racing. We are all looking for that star horse, the next Enable or Frankel. Hopefully, Adayar or Hurricane Lane can pick up that mantle and carry the flag.”
Buick added: “I am very fortunate to ride these horses and Adayar is a great horse. He was a great Derby winner and he just gives you the feeling of endless power.
“It’s a privilege to be able to ride him because these horses don’t come around very often.
“Charlie had conversations with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed and they were adamant that the quicker ground today wasn’t an issue for him. Good horses can adapt and that is exactly what this horse is.
“It was a very simple race to ride once he dropped his head when we turned into Swinley Bottom. When I picked him up, the response was instant and he was relentless to the line.
“Sheikh Mohammed has given me the opportunity to ride these horses and to work for Godolphin. I will be forever grateful for that. Charlie Appleby is obviously having a fantastic season and I am the lucky one who rides these horses.”
Some of Darwish's last words
"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008
His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.
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Day 5, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance
Moment of the day When Dilruwan Perera dismissed Yasir Shah to end Pakistan’s limp resistance, the Sri Lankans charged around the field with the fevered delirium of a side not used to winning. Trouble was, they had not. The delivery was deemed a no ball. Sri Lanka had a nervy wait, but it was merely a stay of execution for the beleaguered hosts.
Stat of the day – 5 Pakistan have lost all 10 wickets on the fifth day of a Test five times since the start of 2016. It is an alarming departure for a side who had apparently erased regular collapses from their resume. “The only thing I can say, it’s not a mitigating excuse at all, but that’s a young batting line up, obviously trying to find their way,” said Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s coach.
The verdict Test matches in the UAE are known for speeding up on the last two days, but this was extreme. The first two innings of this Test took 11 sessions to complete. The remaining two were done in less than four. The nature of Pakistan’s capitulation at the end showed just how difficult the transition is going to be in the post Misbah-ul-Haq era.
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