Comment: 'A mile is the top end of George Washington's trip range. He's very, very fast'.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: May 8, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: James Willoughby Chief correspondent

THERE are two chances that George Washington is a Derby horse. And slim has just ridden out of town. Any horse who can throw in successive quarters of 22.89, 22.92 and 22.86 while pulling his jockey's arms out is either the greatest middle-distance horse ever born - or not a middle-distance horse at all. You be the judge.

Those three split times add up to six furlongs in 1min 8.67sec - faster than the latest winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, which is also timed from a running start. And imagine if Kieren Fallon had let George ...

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