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Golden thread runs through battle for freshman sire honours

The Golden Rose’s influence runs deep through this season’s freshman sire ranks, with winners In The Congo and Jacquinot represented by their first two-year-olds, while 2021 runner-up Anamoe enters as the early benchmark for first-season sire honours.
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