Sir Alex Ferguson ECSTATIC as his horse Spirit Dancer makes history with back-to-back wins in $1million Bahrain race

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SIR ALEX FERGUSON's Spirit Dancer made past by winning the $1million Bahrain International Trophy for a SECOND twelvemonth running.

The Richard-Fahey trained equine provided the erstwhile Manchester United manager with the "best infinitesimal successful racing" erstwhile winning the contention past year.

Sir Alex Ferguson was ecstatic arsenic the equine won the race

Oisin Orr rode Spirit Dancer to ANOTHER triumph successful the race

But fixed Spirit Dancer had been beaten by implicit 13 lengths by John and Thady Gosdens' Lead Artist, the favourite for this year's race, different triumph did not look likely.

Especially erstwhile the Gosdens' three-year-old, the youngest equine successful the race, cruised to the beforehand with bags near successful the tank.

And yet, Spirit Dancer came from obscurity to triumph the Grade 2 contention erstwhile again and make past successful the process.

In a post-race interview, Sir Alex, 82, said: "Unbelievable.

"I mean it's truthful acold back, I was saying - he's not going to bash it. I don't cognize wherever helium got it from. And aforesaid gully arsenic past year.

"I can't judge helium got there. I'm truly arrogant of him. I'm arrogant of the jockey due to the fact that helium sat motionless."

He added that, if past year's triumph was his "best infinitesimal successful racing", this was the 2nd best.

Jed Mason added: "Lightning won't onslaught the aforesaid spot doubly but it has today. Richard and the squad are present contiguous and recognition to them for getting him backmost from his injury.

"Fantastic. So blessed for this chap [Sir Alex] who bred him."

Ferguson has nary uncertainty had a turbulent and precocious illustration travel erstwhile it comes to owning racehorses.

Earlier this twelvemonth helium splashed £660,000 - a grounds astatine the clip - connected the Gordon Elliot-trained Caldwell Potter, successful a bid for Cheltenham Gold Cup glory.

The horse, who moved to Paul Nicholls, suffered a insignificant setback astatine the Ditcheat yard, but is expected to beryllium backmost connected the way astatine the extremity of this month.

But he's nary alien to occurrence successful the racing game. Rock Of Gibraltar, who helium owned partially with Coolmore's John Magnier, became the archetypal equine to triumph 7 Group 1s connected the trot successful the bluish hemisphere.

But the 2 infamously went to warfare successful a immense instrumentality suit implicit the horse's stud fees.

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