THE best horse does not always win the Derby. Dancing Brave and El Gran Senor spring to mind. For varying reasons they came a cropper at Epsom: they both should have won of course but they provide a salutary warning when looking ahead to this year’s race. For many pundits AUSTRALIA is a shoo-in and …[Read More]
ONE of the greatest performances by a racehorse came in 1986 when the marvellous Dancing Brave, under a bucking and kicking Pat Eddery, came about seven horses wide to scythe down a top quality field at Longchamp in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The race had already captured my imagination when Alleged and Lester …[Read More]
SUNDAY’S Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe will bring back a host of memories. Who can forget the famous horses that have lit up Longchamp including Alleged, Sagace, Lammtarra and Sea The Stars. But when you think of the Arc, one horse stands out… Dancing Brave was the best racehorse I’ve ever seen and his …[Read More]
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