In 1956, when French Morocco became independent, Spain surrendered Spanish Morocco to the new nation, but retained control of Sidi Ifni, the Tarfaya region and Spanish Sahara. |
Ifni Du Luc led going down the back straight for the final time and shook off the attentions of L'Epicurien between the final two flights to score by four lengths. |
In 1969, under international pressure, Spain returned Sidi Ifni to Morocco. |