The Golden Slipper
|April 2004

Cousin Peter's Charge Forward was one of the contenders in the Golden Slipper, the richest two-year-old horse race in the world. The family was out in force for the event.

 

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Ladies wear hats on Slipper Day.

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We visited Charge Forward in his stall about an hour before the race.

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Peter talked seriously to the trainer and others.

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Daniel and his friend relax before the big event.

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In the stands, just before the race. The horses are advancing to the barrier.

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Charge Forward came second by a neck. He ran a great race, and was only beaten by an fantastic horse, Dance Hero. We had a great day.