"And the style of his win was equally memorable. Punters who backed the proven Group One form of Minnie Hauk and Rebel's Romance might beg to differ, but it gladdened the heart to see an Ebor Handicap winner leave the pair of them standing with a stretch run for the ages. Mullins was, momentarily at least, lost for words after Ethical Diamond and Dylan Browne McMonagle powered across the line."
"It was only a very last-minute plan after winning the Ebor, Mullins said, when we knew we couldn't get down to Australia with him, and we thought, let's have a go at this race. David Casey, my assistant, came up with the plan. He said: Look, the mile-and-a-half there, he's good enough to run in and take a shot.' You can't win these races unless you're in them. That's always been my policy, have a go."
"where Mullins explained that had it not been for the strict veterinary rules attached to runners in the Melbourne Cup, Ethical Diamond would not have been within a thousand miles of southern California. Ethical Diamond had a screw inserted into one of his legs earlier in his career to aid his recovery from an injury, which is far from uncommon."
Willie Mullins brought Ethical Diamond to Del Mar as his first-ever runner at the meeting and secured the $2m Breeders' Cup Turf prize. Ethical Diamond delivered a memorable stretch-run victory that outpaced established Group One rivals Minnie Hauk and Rebel's Romance. Dylan Browne McMonagle rode Ethical Diamond to the finish. The Del Mar entry was a last-minute plan after the Ebor win when Melbourne Cup veterinary rules prevented travel to Australia. Assistant David Casey proposed the target based on the horse's suitability for the mile-and-a-half. Ethical Diamond previously had a screw inserted in a leg, which bars Melbourne Cup entry.
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