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Cardinal Stakes (USA).''
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horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at
Chelmsford City
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over a distance of 1 mile.
The race was run for the first time in 2019 as the last of seven races in the European
Road to the Kentucky Derby
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a points system by which horses qualify for a position in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. It features dozens of stakes races for 2 and 3-year-old Thoroughbreds – the number and specific races have chang ...
series, through which horses earn points and the chance to qualify for the
Kentucky Derby
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Winners
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes
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Racing Post
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Flat races in Great Britain
Chelmsford City Racecourse
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Recurring sporting events established in 2019
2019 establishments in England