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		Champion racehorse Rock of Gibraltar was raced by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in partnership with Mrs Susan Magnier, and was named Europe's Champion Racehorse after a career which saw the son of Danehill win seven Group One races in a row, the only European horse to ever accomplish such a feat.
		Rock of Gibraltar's only defeat as a three-year-old came when he was second to Domedriver in the Breeders Cup Mile at Arlington Park in America.
		Rock of Gibraltar is a dual hemisphere stallion, covering mares in the spring of both Europe and Australia for the massive Coolmore conglomerate.
	www.sunline.co.nz (269 words)

	The Observer \| Sport \| Rock star: future racing immortal, Rock Of Gibraltar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For it was Rock Of Gibraltar's seventh consecutive Group One victory, and his inexplicable little turn of foot had helped to break a record that had stood for 31 years: the six consecutive Group Ones, set by Mill Reef.
		Rock Of Gibraltar's series of victories had taken him full circle, from the Grand Criterium at Longchamp in 2001, through the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, and then, as a three-year-old, the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas, the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.
		For example, the second-placed horse in the Prix Du Moulin, Banks Hill, was acclaimed as a great filly herself when she won her Breeders' Cup race last year, which knocks on the head the argument that Rock Of Gibraltar is not beating much.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /osm/story/0,6903,803094,00.html (2620 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Gibraltar is a Rock in Guineas
		In contrast to some two-year-olds who spend their first season in the gentlest of rehearsals, Rock of Gibraltar was campaigned in racing's premier league, winning both the Gimcrack and the Dewhurst in England, the Grand Criterium in France and the Railway Stakes in his native Ireland beating yesterday's runner-up, his stable companion Hawk Wing.
		For when the draw was published on Thursday, Rock of Gibraltar's allocation of 22 of 22 - the wide outside - seemed to be a definite disadvantage, while Hawk Wing's number 10 stall appeared perfect.
		Rock of Gibraltar's group, led by Redback, Twilight Blues and Parasol drifting across to the far rails; Hawk Wing's headed by Naheef, King of Happiness and Ho Choi coming up the deeper carpet on the stands' rail.
	telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/05/04/shbruf05.xml (905 words)

	Daily Racing Form - Breeders' Cup 2002 - Mile
		The highs and lows of horse racing were encapsulated in the final quarter-mile of the race, when Domedriver, ridden by Thierry Thulliez, took full advantage of an opening near the rail to race to a dramatic 1 1/4-length victory.
		Rock of Gibraltar rallied late to get second by a nose over Good Journey, who had another 1 1/4 lengths over Forbidden Apple in the field of 14.
		Rock of Gibraltar, a 3-year-old who now will be retired with 10 wins from 13 starts and earnings of nearly $1.9 million, was just the second horse to be an odds-on favorite in the Mile.
	www.drf.com /bc/2002/mile/mile.html (722 words)

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		Tomorrow, Rock of Gibraltar, the horse he part owns, will run in the first of the British flat racing season classics, the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in eastern England.
		Trained by record-breaking Irishman Aidan O'Brien, Rock of Gibraltar is also part owned by Sue Magnier, whose husband John has built up a significant shareholding in Manchester United together with his friend and millionaire gambler JP McManus.
		Rock of Gibraltar has won three group one races, the Grand Criterium at Longchamp, the Gimcrack Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes last year and is rated a 10-1 shot for the 2000 Guineas by British bookmaker William Hill.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2002/05/03/sport/HORSE.HTM (311 words)

	BBC SPORT \| HORSE RACING \| Rock wins 2,000 Guineas
		Sir Alex Ferguson's Rock of Gibraltar held off a scintillating late burst from favourite Hawk Wing to land the 2,000 Guineas, the first Classic of the Flat season.
		Rock of Gibraltar hugged the right-hand side of the course as the 22-strong field spilt into three groups early on, with the lowly-drawn Hawk Wing on the left.
		Rock of Gibraltar was the only horse to beat Hawk Wing in their juvenile year when he edged his rival into second in the Railway Stakes at The Curragh.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/1968287.stm (581 words)

	Observer \| Rock the wonder horse
		Rock Of Gibraltar followed up his Guineas win with facile triumphs in the Irish equivalent and at Royal Ascot.
		It would have been nearly as pleasurable to watch the Rock erase Mill Reef's name for the record of most consecutive Group Ones last Sunday in the Prix du Moulin but, disappointingly, the BBC elected to show the penultimate round of the Superbikes championship at Assen rather than this moment of racing history.
		After the race, O'Brien said: 'If you could get four horses to do all that he has done you'd be over the moon, but he's the horse that's done it all himself.' For the normally temperate O'Brien to be catapulted four times over the moon by the achievements of a single horse is quite something.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4501457-108367,00.html (836 words)

	RolandSeeds.com: Recreational racing featuring MatchUp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Many horses were affected by the minor setback and although Rock Of Gibraltar was not one that was affected, there were disruption going on all around him.
		Rock Of Gibraltar’s career record was achieved while he was a two and three year old.
		The horse which Rock Of Gibraltar beat time and time again, Landseer, is too an underachiever and his only notable race win was the French 2000 Guineas (a race for three year olds who aren’t necessarily a strong miler).
	www.rolandseeds.com /matchup/MatchUp3.html (4725 words)

	Rock of Gibraltar Heads European Shuttle Stallions - bloodhorse.com
		Rock of Gibraltar, a record breaker on Europe's racecourses before entering stud this year at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, will be calling Coolmore's Australian branch near Jerry Plains home for the next several months.
		Rock of Gibraltar's sire, deceased Coolmore stallion Danehill, achieved lasting fame during his many shuttling seasons to Australia, and Coolmore officials are confident that "The Rock" can do likewise.
		Four-year-old Rock of Gibraltar, who was produced from the Be My Guest mare Offshore Boom, will stand Down Under for A$120,000 (approximately $81,000 in U.S. funds).
	www.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=16847 (359 words)

	Breeders' Cup at Arlington Park horse racing in Illinois - Chicago Barn to Wire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Horse of the Year and Eclipse Awards for all divisions will be on the line during that outstanding afternoon of sport that will be broadcast live during a five-hour telecast on NBC Sports from 1:00-6:00 p.m.
		Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) is being acclaimed Europe's best milers in decades and was made the even-money favorite in the full field of 14 3-year-olds and up entered in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
		Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) has won 10 of 12 career starts and, the last seven consecutively in Group I races to break a record set by the legendary Mill Reef in the early 1970s.
	www.barntowire.com /AP-BCadvance.html (1695 words)

	ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Rock of Gibraltar may go to Classic
		Rock of Gibraltar, Europe's leading miler, could end his career in the Breeders' Cup Classic, his trainer Aidan O'Brien said Tuesday.
		O'Brien said that Rock of Gibraltar, a 3-year-old son of Danehill, was being seriously considered for the $4 million Classic.
		In fact, O'Brien said that not only is Rock of Gibraltar still a Classic possible, but so too is Hawk Wing, the recent nose runner-up in the Irish Champion Stakes, and High Chaparral, the Epsom and Irish Derby winner who is still being aimed at the Arc on Oct. 6.
	espn.go.com /horse/news/2002/0925/1436516.html (394 words)

	The Virtual FormGuide - Magic Millions - Rock Of Gibraltar On A Roll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rock Of Gibraltar yearlings sold very well on the first day of the Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Yearling Sale.
		Five of the six Rock Of Gibraltar yearlings offered on the first day were sold, with Demi O'Byrne buying the Cloister colt for $320,000 and Graeme Rogerson buying two for $250,000 and $100,000 apiece.
		A seven time Group 1 winner of the highest calibre, Rock Of Gibraltar is ranked among Coolmore's finest stallion prospects by Howard.
	virtualformguide.com /cgi-bin/tvf/displaynewsitem.pl?20060113rock.txt (409 words)

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		ASCOT, England -- Rock of Gibraltar, owned by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and ridden by Irish jockey Mick Kinane, won his fifth Group I race in a row yesterday by taking the St. James's Palace Stakes on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
		Rock of Gibraltar, the 4-5 favourite, came from four lengths off the pace in the final 200 yards to win the $429,000, one-mile race for three-year-old colts by two lengths.
		Landseer, Rock of Gibraltar's stablemate at Ballydoyle stables in Ireland, was second, followed by third-place Aramram and Dupont in fourth.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2002/06/19/sport/HORSE.HTM (211 words)

	Gibraltar Official Website gibraltar.gi - Tourism
		When you first see the Rock of Gibraltar, whether it is from the air, from the sea or from either the Costa del Sol or the western end of the Bay, it is its impressive stature, towering isolated above the surrounding countryside, that causes the greatest impact.
		Gibraltar is a beacon which signals the position of the Strait of Gibraltar, the narrow neck which separates Europe from Africa and provides the only link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
		There were many rabbits, red deer, wild cattle and horse along with now extinct species of elephant and rhinoceros; on the cliffs there were ibexes, wild mountain goats.
	www.gibraltar.gi /tourism (580 words)

	Easy Print from BloodHorse.com
		Rock of Gibraltar impressed with this victory in the Prix du Moulin.
		Alex Ferguson and Sue Magnier's Rock Of Gibraltar, a son of Danehill who became the first horse ever to win seven consecutive group I races when taking the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp, was named Europe's Horse of the Year when the Cartier Racing Awards were presented Wednesday.
		Rock of Gibraltar's stablemate Hold That Tiger, winner of the group I Prix Grand Criterium at Longchamp on Oct. 6, picked up the 2-year-old colt award.
	www.bloodhorse.com /viewstory_plain.asp?id=12679 (521 words)

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		In addition, the Rock was second in the Breeder?s Cup Mile, which is widely recognised as the world championship race.
		In this definitive account of Rock of Gibraltar?s life, we learn how the ultimate racehorse became the #100 million prize in a supposedly private but very public contest over stud fees which engulfed the world?s most famous football club, Manchester United.
		Replete with new information, Rock of Gibraltar charts the tale of two men and their obsession, explains how Manchester United became embroiled in the saga and, above all, tells the story of a magnificent racehorse.
	the-grand-national.co.uk /books/rockofgibraltar.php (314 words)

	Book Review - Rock of Gibraltar
		Racing fans in North America remember Rock of Gibraltar as the huge favorite in the 2002 Breeders' Cup Mile who finished a disappointing second after a troubled trip.
		Coolmore boss John Magnier saw it differently, claiming that no part of the horse was ever sold to Ferguson, despite Ferguson being named as the owner of record.
		Rock of Gibraltar has a list price of $35.00 and is available from Amazon.com for $23.10.
	www.horse-races.net /library/review-020205.htm (631 words)

	SOUTH AFRICAN HORSE RACING - SA Horseracing Dot COM
		Rock Of Gibraltar, who won two Classics early in the year, became the first horse ever to win seven consecutive Group 1 races when taking the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp in September.
		Rock Of Gibraltar also received the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt award at the glittering ceremony attended by a capacity audience of 300 at the Four Seasons Hotel in London.
		That victory was a seventh consecutive Group 1 win for Rock Of Gibraltar, breaking the 30-year-old record of six successive wins at the highest level held by Mill Reef.
	www.sahorseracing.com /newsview.asp?id=114 (3064 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Horse racing \| O'Brien gamble pays off with Rock record
		It is a rare to see a horse win a Group One race as if the jockey is thinking about keeping down its handicap mark, and all the more so when it is his sixth Group One in a row.
		Mick Kinane, on Rock Of Gibraltar, tracked the pace set by Sahara Desert, his stable-mate, and was going outrageously well with two furlongs to run.
		Rock Of Gibraltar will be a short price to push back that boundary next time out.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /horseracing/story/0,10149,766991,00.html (650 words)

	Sport \| Rock in a league of his own
		But Rock Of Gibraltar is as versatile as he is resilient, and he was still cruising as they turned into the straight, and Mick Kinane was in complete control as Banks Hill struck for home with a quarter of a mile to run.
		Since this was Longchamp on one of the 51 Sundays of the year when they don't run the Arc, the returning horse, rider and trainer received not a fraction of the acclaim that their achievement deserves.
		Ferguson has only missed one race in Rock Of Gibraltar's sequence, when he was required to be at Old Trafford on the day of the Dewhurst Stakes (and watched his team lose to Bolton).
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4497077-108367,00.html (687 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Rock of Gibraltar is Horse of the Year
		Rock of Gibraltar is Horse of the Year
		Rock of Gibraltar, who was retired earlier this week after a record-breaking season, was named Horse of the Year at the 12th Cartier Racing Awards in London last night.
		The horse, who won seven consecutive Group Ones and was only eclipsed in the Breeders' Cup, is owned by Sir Alex Ferguson and Mrs Sue Magnier.
	telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/11/14/shmarc14.xml (421 words)

	Rock Of Gibraltar heads impressive list of newcomers - smh.com.au
		Coolmore Stud has announced its 2003 stallion roster, with Rock Of Gibraltar, Johannesburg and Danehill Dancer the newcomers among its 15 world-class sires.
		Coolmore managing director Michael Kirwan said the introduction of Rock Of Gibraltar and Johannesburg to Australian breeders showed it was continuing to bring the world's best stallions to our shores.
		"Rock Of Gibraltar and Johannesburg were both champions - Rock of Gibraltar as a three-year-old and Johannesburg at two - and Rock Of Gibraltar has just this week been named as the Timeform 2002 horse of the year," Kirwan said.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/03/20/1047749884208.html (904 words)

	Thoroughbred Times: Today's News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Domedriver (Ire) scored a bittersweet upset victory in the $1-million Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), as he dealt 4-to-5 favorite Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) his first loss in eight starts--all Group/Grade 1 races.Rock of Gibraltar's stablemate, French classic winner Landseer (GB), broke his right-front cannon bone at the top of the stretch.
		Rock of Gibraltar, who broke awkwardly and was last through the opening half-mile, finally got going late to wrestle second from Good Journey, but he was no match for the winner, who was away with a three-quarter-length victory in 1:36.92 on yielding turf.
		Rock of Gibraltar's jockey, Mick Kinane, said his horse acted up in the gate.
	www.thoroughbredtimes.com /todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=27490&subsec=2 (447 words)

	Row over Rock of Gibraltar - Horse&Hound online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Former racing superstar Rock of Gibraltar is said to be at the centre of a row between two business associates: Sir Alex Ferguson and Irish multi-millionaire John Magnier.
		Sir Alex is reportedly demanding 50% of everything Rock of Gibraltar makes, and Mr Magnier is claiming he is not entitled to so large a share.
		A spokesman for the Coolmore stud, where Rock of Gibraltar is standing, said the stud fees negotiated between racehorse owners were confidential, but can differ from ownership rights.
	www.horseandhound.co.uk /competitionnews/article.php?aid=41174 (309 words)

	Disagreement Over Ownership of Rock of Gibraltar Sparks Feud - bloodhorse.com
		Ferguson, who purchased a half-interest in Rock of Gibraltar when the son of Danehill was a 2-year-old, believes that the purchase entitles him to part of the income generated by Rock of Gibraltar at stud and has consulted lawyers to see the matter through, according to the Racing Post.
		Four-year-old Rock of Gibraltar, who was produced from Be My Guest mare Offshore Boom recently completed his first season at Coolmore in Ireland is getting ready for the upcoming season at Coolmore Australia, where his fee is A$120,000 (approximately $81,000).
		Rock of Gibraltar won seven group I stakes and ran second in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr.
	breeding.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=17614 (204 words)

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