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And the stats don't help Neptune Collonges much either, as horses that are beaten in Gold Cups rarely win it subsequently.
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Armitstead, 23, from Otley near Leeds, was beaten to the gold at the end of the 140-kilometre race by Holland's Marianne Vos in a sprint finish on The Mall.
BBC: London 2012: Team GB wins first Olympic medals
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An interesting option could be Yamana Gold, which has delivered a 15% return in the last three months and beaten bullion and its general peer group. (Read Existential Gold Investors Seek Fresh Catalysts).
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Japan were denied another judo gold however when Yuki Yokosawa was beaten by Xian.
CNN: Thai gold as Asian athletes excel
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Switzerland have also beaten the Czech Republic and Canada - the last two Olympic gold medallists - in their four matches.
BBC: SPORT | Other Sport... | Winter Olympics | Sweden beat USA to make quarters
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The British team pursuiters were beaten by Australia at Athens 2004, but roared back to Olympic gold in 2008.
BBC: Ed Clancy admits fight is on for GB team pursuit places
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But if you're looking for something off the beaten path, a good local music store can be worth its weight in gold -- especially if your odd tastes match the management's odd tastes.
CNN: Where to buy music on the Web
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The dance's punch line, almost an afterthought, has the most innocent and impecunious of the potential clients for the local Shady Ladies saved from being beaten to a pulp by the Procurers when one of the pimps appears to have the "heart of gold" often attributed to the sex workers in such fictions.
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