King Edward VII Gold Cup - choosing the Favourites

source by: Sean McNeill

As competitors took to the water yesterday for the practice rounds of the King Edward VII Gold Cup, dockside talk centered on who might be the favorite. The answer was easy: James Spithill.
The 27-year-old Australian is the reigning event champion. Last year he rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Russell Coutts, the event's all-time leading winner with seven victories. The year before that he lost to Coutts, 2-1, in a series shortened by a tropical storm.
Today first matches will take place in Bermuda.
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