Celestial Gold career over.Byline: John Sexton John Edward Sexton (born 1942) is the fifteenth President of New York University, having held this position since 2002. Prior to that, he served as Dean of the NYU School of Law, one of the top five law schools in the country according to U.S. News and World Report. CELESTIAL GOLD, tailed off at Cheltenham on Saturday, has been retired by owner David Johnson, writes John Sexton. "He's been a great servant, and if ever a horse deserved to retire sound it's him. He owes us nothing and we think now is the right time to call it a day," said Johnson. "Timmy Murphy said on Saturday that the horse has got a bit too wise and, as he'll get no favours from the handicapper hand·i·cap·per n. Sports & Games 1. One who assigns handicaps. 2. One who predicts the winners in a horserace, especially one who publishes such predictions as a guide for bettors. Noun 1. , the best thing is to find him a good home. I know Moorcroft would like him." David Pipe trained Celestial Gold to win two points before father Martin took over. Within a year of a winning debut at Towcester in November 2003, the horse had won the Paddy Power Gold Cup The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 4½ furlongs (4,124 metres) on the Old Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in mid November. and the Hennessy Gold Cup. Celestial Gold ran in three Gold Cups, but completed only one, when seventh to Kicking King in 2005. |
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