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My greatest day is racing is how Pat Smullen described his success on Harzand in the Investec Derby at Epsom. Smullen added the worlds premier Classic to his impressive list of achievements that included the 2000 Guineas on Refuse To Bend in 2003, and his eight Classics in his native Ireland where he has also been champion jockey eight times.He enjoyed a picture-perfect ride as he brought the 13/2 chance, trained by his boss Dermot Weld, to victory by a length and a half over US Army Ranger. It was my greatest day in racing. When you start out and dream of being a jockey as a child its something special, Smullen told At The Races.You need everything to go right to win a race like the Epsom Derby.We knew we had a very good horse on our hands, but he is a horse that needs ease in the ground. There was sufficient ease in it for us and hes improving rapidly.Smullen was delighted that for once the race went just as he had hoped it would. Smullen after winning the Investec Derby aboard Harzand Everything went according to plan in the race which is a rarity, he said.Drawn nine, Idaho and Seamie (Heffernan) were in eight and the horse that made the running (Port Douglas) was in stall 10.I thought that horse might make the running and that Seamie wouldnt be too far away. Idaho is a very good horse. We beat him in the Ballysax and that is a very good race. I was quite happy to follow him all the way through the race.Id been riding the race 100 times in my mind prior to it. For it to come off exactly as was planned was one of those rare things but it worked out.I think the most impressive thing from yesterday was 100 yards from the line when Ryan (Moore on US Army Ranger) was at my girth, my horse found again. Smullen celebrates at Epsom He pulled away to be a length and a half in front at the line. It showed he had a turn of foot as well as stamina.Hes a good horse and improving. Lets hope he continues to improve.Hes 100 per cent genuine and has a huge heart. Tactically hes very adaptable. My only worry yesterday was if he had the initial pace to get the position we wanted but he proved me wrong there.He jumped into that position really well. You can put him anywhere where it suits. Hopefully that will stand him well in the future in all these races.Yesterday was my greatest day in racing. Any Derby is very special but the Epsom Derby is such an historic race. Im absolutely thrilled to have won it. Balenciaga Speed Trainer Australia . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. Air Jordan 1 Australia . It might not have mattered. 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Michael Ennis.He might not have been a one-club man, but the Cronulla veteran joined the group of players to bow out of the game with a premiership after the Sharks NRL grand final win over Melbourne.And the 32-year-old did it in style at ANZ Stadium on Sunday, setting up the match-winning try for teammate Andrew Fifita and in doing so, delivering the Sharks their maiden premiership.Ennis struggled to hold back the tears in the sheds as he attempted to come to grips with the enormity of what he and the club had just accomplished.Pulling out in the bus at Cronulla today and seeing everyone along the highway, all the flags, jerseys, signs and families together... it means a bloody lot to the people out there, he said.Cronulla had dominated the game for much of the contest, but could only muster an eight-point lead as Melbourne grimly defended their tryline.A Storm win looked inevitable when Will Chambers stunningly stole the lead late in the game, however Ennis refused to let his fourth shot at premiership glory elude him again.Melbourne dont get beat when they get back in front. They just seem to get it done, he said.ddddddddddddEarly on in that first half we were going through the middle of them. Second half we tried to go around them. We needed an extra try. When it got to 12-8, we needed to get back to us.And that was when Ennis made arguably the biggest play of his 273-game, 14-year career.I saw the opportunity to play short to him and, hes best player Cronullas ever had, he said.Three times Ennis had suffered grand final heartbreak.Injury robbed Ennis of appearances on the big stage with Brisbane in 2006 and then Canterbury in 2014, while his Bulldogs were gazumped by the Storm in 2012.However he finally got his premiership ring on Sunday in what was a fairytale end to a career that the likes of Simmons, Meninga, Webcke and Menzies all experienced.Id be lying if I didnt say Id had visions of being with my kids and wife at the end of the game, and my teammates. It all came through, he said.Ive been so close. I wanted to feel what it was like to win it. I didnt know what itd feel like. Id seen all the vision, but it feels good. Feels amazing. ' ' '