The Big Picture Free just fabulous in Sussex Owner Jeff Smith (left, with groom Cassia Cooper) had “jet black hair and no worries in the world” the last time he won the Sussex Stakes, with Chief Singer in 1984, but the smile was just the same in the Glorious Goodwood winner’s enclosure this year after Alcohol Free justified the decision to take on male rivals. The Group 1 triumph came under Oisin Murphy, the filly beating 2,000 Guineas winner Poetic Flare to become the first of her sex to win the famous race since 2004. Photos Bill Selwyn
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