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High Hopes for an American Racehorse in Europe

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Verrazano is a horse trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle in Ireland. He won two Grade 1 races last year but lost three races in a row. His previous owners, Kevin Scatuorchio and Bryan Sullivan, live in New Jersey. They bought him for $250,000 as a yearling. Coolmore bought an interest in him. He is now training at Royal Ascot. Verrazana's sire is More Than Ready, a leading American stallion. More than Ready is popular in Australia. Many of his offspring have raced in more than a dozen countries.

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