APPLEYBY'S FLOWER A BLOOMING CELEBRITY

DESERT FLOWER defended her perfect record in the 1,000 Guineas to deliver Godolphin a fourth Classic = two on each side of the Atlantic — in less than 72 hours.

- BY DAVID YATES

“It's unquestionably Godolphin's best weekend,” said Hugh Anderson, managing director of Sheikh Mohammed's racing enterprise.

He reflected on the successes of Good Cheer in the Kentucky Oaks and Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby — Godolphin's first in the opening leg of the US Triple Crown — adding to the Guineas double of Ruling Court and Desert Flower.