Horses run in the King's Stand Stakes during the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England, June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples
ASCOT, England (Reuters) - American raider Animal Kingdom flopped at Royal Ascot on Tuesday but while one lofty reputation was tarnished, another was restored when Dawn Approach atoned for his Epsom Derby failure to hand embattled Godolphin some respite.
Animal Kingdom's bid to add a Royal Ascot victory to his Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup successes ended in huge disappointment when he finished nearer last than first in a Queen Anne Stakes won by Aidan O'Brien's Declaration of War.
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