sport news Stradivarius returns with second successive victory in Yorkshire Cup ...

Stradivarius returns with second successive victory in Yorkshire Cup under Frankie Dettori The five-year-old defied a 3lb penalty to win on his comeback at York on Friday  He is now 6-4 favourite to land the Gold Cup at Ascot for second year running  Stradivarius landed his team a £1million triple crown bonus last season  

By Marcus Townend for MailOnline

Published: 18:39 BST, 17 May 2019 | Updated: 20:54 BST, 17 May 2019

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Stradivarius showed it will take a lot to prize the stayers' crown from his grasp with a three-quarter length win from Southern France in the Yorkshire Cup.

It was a second success in the race for the John Gosden-trained colt, who is now 6-4 favourite to also land the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot for the second year running.

Last season Stradivarius landed his team a £1million bonus by adding wins in the Ascot Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup and Lonsdale Cup back at York in August to his Yorkshire Cup win. That is the aim again.

Stradivarius repelled the challenge of Southern France to win a second Yorkshire Cup

Stradivarius repelled the challenge of

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