Holy Roman Emperor (Ire0 | Horse Racing Free Tips https://horseracingfreetips.com Horse Race Ratings and Tips - Sports News Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:54:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://horseracingfreetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-horse-racing-free-tips-1-32x32.jpg Holy Roman Emperor (Ire0 | Horse Racing Free Tips https://horseracingfreetips.com 32 32 What’s In a Name: Et Tu Brute (Ire) https://horseracingfreetips.com/whats-in-a-name-et-tu-brute-ire/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:54:00 +0000 https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/?p=247541 Julius Caesar was almost a Roman Emperor. He was prevented from being one by the assassins led by his adopted (and natural, some say) son Brutus, while on his way to the Senate on March 15, 44 B.C. According to Shakespeare-validated legend, Caesar uttered “Et Tu Brute?” (‘You too. Brutus?’) when he saw Brutus among

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3rd-Chepstow, £5,400, Mdn, 6-30, 2yo, 6f 16yT, 1:12.56, gd.
ET TU BRUTE (IRE) (c, 2, Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}–Xinji {Ire}, by Xaar {GB}) Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $4,296.
O-G C Stevens & Partner; B-Horse Breeding Company (IRE); T-Eve Johnson Houghton. *€21,000 Wlg ’18 GOFNOV; £28,000 Ylg ’19 GOFFPR. **1/2 to Xebec (Mizzen Mast), SP-Aus, $227,849.

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