TEARS flowed following the Grade 1 Manhattan Stakes at Saratoga at the weekend, and no wonder. The winner was the four-year-old Liam’s Map (Unbridled’s Song) colt Deterministic, and his victory brought into focus two sad losses suffered by the worlds of bloodstock and racing.

Carrying the colours of Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St Elias Stable who race him in partnership with others, Deterministic’s win came just two weeks after the passing of his trainer Christophe Clement, and was crediting his son Miguel with just his third winner, and first at stakes level, since he took over the stable from his late father.