  
                  Vodafone Derby News  
                  Derby glory for Sir Percy 03/06/06 
                  Sir Percy got up in the dying strides to claim a thrilling
                  victory in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom beating Dragon Dancer
                  (66-1) by a short head and Dylan Thomas, a head further back.
                   Fallon Cannot Believe
                        Alexandrova’s Oaks Performance 02/06/06 
Kieren Fallon, winning his fourth Vodafone Oaks on easy scorer Alexandrova, had
  predicted that he would be back in the winner’s enclosure after his victory
  in the first.
                   Visindar Heads 33 Going Forward For The Vodafone
                    Derby 19/05/06 
                    The Andre Fabre-trained Visindar heads 33 horses going forward
                    for the £1,250,000 Vodafone Derby, run at Epsom Downs
                    on Saturday, June 3, following today’s forfeit stage,
                    which represents a healthy increase on the 27 horses engaged
                    in Europe’s richest race at this stage in 2005 and
                    the 25 in 2004.                  
                   Strong Vodafone
                        Derby Festival Handicaps In Prospect 17/05/06 
                  The two big handicaps at the Vodafone Derby Festival
                  - the £75,000 Vodafone “Dash” and the £75,000
                  Vodafone Rose Bowl - are both building into very strong contests.
                  
                   Arise, Sir Percy 06/05/06 
                    Marcus
                    Tregoning was thinking about the Vodafone Derby within moments
                    of Sir Percy’s second behind George Washington
                    in the Stan
                    James 2000 Guineas. 
                  totesport.com Derby Trial At Lingfield Park 05/05/06 
                    The
                    parasols and flags will be out for the busy summer season
                    at Lingfield Park, Pimms on the lawn, champagne corks popping,
                    the Lingfield Derby and Oaks trials are here again and summer
                  racing really begins on Saturday, May 13.  
                  Channon Looking
                        For Championship Pointer In Letheby & Christopher
                  Predominate Stakes 05/05/06 
                  Mick Channon is hoping
                  that Championship Point can put himself among the leading fancies
                  for the Vodafone Derby with victory in Goodwood's long established
                  Derby trial, the Listed Letheby & Christopher
                  Predominate Stakes. 
                  Vodafone Derby Contenders Boosted By 12 11/04/06  
                    The premier colts' Classic, the Vodafone Derby,
                    attracted 12 colts at the second-entry stage, it was announced
                  on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. 
                  Sir Percy Among 136 Vodafone Derby Hopefuls After
                    First Forfeit Stage 22/03/06  
                    The
                    2006 Vodafone Derby, run at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 3,
                    promises plenty after 136 horses stood their ground at the
                    initial forfeit stage - the first there has been since the
                    yearling entry in 2004. 
                  Motivator -
                    Background Information On The 2005 Vodafone Derby winner. 
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