Black Queen, White Queen

Despite the close finish and her languishing at the end, on a soft, undulating and uphill finish, having prematurely been let up, the beast gave one last desperate effort to win its 22nd race from as many starts, the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot, and rightly go down in history as the greatets sprinter that ever breathed. Fittingly, the queen of the turf met the Queen off the turf, exchanging greetings. She will almost certainly now be retired. Long live the Queen.