Our little team of five, including two guides and two German riders, left Barskoon early in the morning, with me wondering whether I would be able to handle two weeks in the saddle.

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But Wiggins' winning ride, coming amid a two-day flurry of British medals on the water and in the saddle, appeared to be the moment when London and the wider nation decided to stop worrying and enjoy the party for which they were, after all, footing the bill.

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To have three partners in the same saddle may be to risk a fall.

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He will be at Newmarket in England on Saturday to saddle three horses in the famed 2, 000 Guineas.

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The junction at Saddle Road in Douglas will be closed with a one-way system in place between Millmount Industrial Estate and Ballaughton Close.

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Doug O'Neill will be looking for his own spot in the Preakness record book as the first trainer to saddle consecutive winners since Bob Baffert with Point Given (2001) and War Emblem (2002).

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The Irishman appears to be riding better than ever and few would back against him notching up number seven next year, but one jockey he won't be coming up against is Pat Eddery, who retired after a glittering 36-year career in the saddle.

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