In 1961, former foundryman Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut to orbit the earth, and the first man in space outright, getting an early lead for the Soviets in the Race to the Moon. The name of the 4-year-old Kempton winner by Sea The Moon (Ger) out of Soviet Terms (GB) is a thoughtful and deserving one.
3rd-Kempton, ,5,400, Novice, 6-15, 3yo/up, 10f 219y (AWT), 2:21.70, st.
YURI GAGARIN (GB) (g, 4, Sea the Moon {Ger}–Soviet Terms {GB}, by Soviet Star) Sales history: 300,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $8,883.
O-Godolphin; B-Genesis Green Stud Ltd And Thurso Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden.
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