PROPER PRIDWELL BEAT ALL THE ODDS 17 March 2024 0 comments Graham Buddry plots the career of a horse who defied expectations If an incredible champion loses it can sometimes be […]
THEY SAID YOU’LL NEVER WIN IT WITH NOVICES 18 February 2024 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers the day Coneygree stunned the old timers They said it couldn’t be done. Quite simply novices couldn’t […]
HAPPY EASTER! 25 January 2024 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at the career of one of the sport’s first big superstars Born in 1920 in Ireland, […]
A SAD END TO THE LIFE OF ‘PERCY’ 21 December 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry reflects on the highs and lows of O’Sullivan favourite Attivo The chances are that most readers of this […]
DERBY KING – AND AN ARC CHAMP TOO 25 September 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on the career of Sinndar, who rewrote the record books, both here and across the Channel […]
Best things come in small packages 27 July 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at the career of Alcide, who made up for in talent what she lacked in stature […]
Mtoto magic made a mark 29 June 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on the mercurial career of a horse who probably won’t ever get the acclaim he deserves […]
Brown was the jack of all trades 25 May 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry is back for part two as he looks back at the career of the legendary Brown Jack We […]
Young Gun who rocked the World 27 April 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at the career of American Steve Cauthen, who will go down in folklore both sides of […]
MANIFESTO WAS A TRUE CHAMPION 23 March 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at the National record of the 1890s favourite, as well as other Aintree legends It’s that […]
THE JACK OF ALL TRADES 23 February 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on the career of a Champion Hurdler of the 1920s Brown Jack Almost lost in the […]
FLY GAVE US ALL A BUZZ 26 January 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on the career of an unlikely hero Hurricane FlyWhen you consider all the great horses that […]
A PERFECT FIT FOR ALL 26 January 2023 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at the career of top jumper Young Snugfit While the general public can build a certain […]
Fly gave us all a buzz 22 December 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on the career of an unlikely hero When you consider all the great horses that have […]
IT WASN’T ALWAYS SUCH AN EASBY RIDE 27 October 2022 0 comments A look back to the topsy-turvy career of a top hurdler Those who have owned, or even dreamed of owning […]
MIESQUE WAS SIMPLY MAGIC OVER A MILE 29 September 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at a flying filly who conquered all In the mid 1980’s, racing was blessed with some […]
ALLEGED WAS AN UNWANTED HERO TO BE 25 August 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry tells how a bargain buy became a superstar When a racehorse achieves a standard that puts it into […]
Mill reef finally doused the firechat 28 July 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back at a colt who ended a legacy At the start of each new flat season, trainers […]
KINCSEM WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME 30 June 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on a record that will never be beaten KincsemThe modern thoroughbred is so carefully nurtured, pampered, […]
ESTIMATE FINALLY ENDED ROYALS’ WAIT FOR SUCCESS 26 May 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry says the Monarchy have had to be patient at Ascot The Aristocracy is primarily responsible for the emergence […]
THE TETRARCH WAS SIMPLY A JOY TO BEHOLD 21 April 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry looks back on the career of an all-time great Asa new flat racing season gets fully under way […]
LAST FENCE HORROR FOR GOLD CUP HERO 24 March 2022 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers the ill-fated Forgive ‘n’ Forget Forgive ‘n’ Forget (No.6) battles at the last before finishing third in […]
MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUSLY TALENTED 25 November 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers the great Flyingbolt Strangely the best horses have often been neighbours in the same stable. Pendil and […]
THE TATLING RACED ON IN HIS 15TH YEAR 26 August 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers the remarkable horse who ran 176 times Many horses featured in these pages have been exemplary beasts […]
NATHANIEL GAVE FRANKEL CLOSEST RACE 29 July 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers Gosden’s Galileo colt By any standards Nathaniel was a champion although luck was never on his side.The […]
GENEROUS HONOURED AT EPSOM 1 July 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers the outstanding 1991 Derby winner Many racecourses and equine centres have lifesize statues of famous racehorses which […]
CECIL DYNASTY BEGAN WITH BUCKSKIN 27 May 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers Henry Cecil’s great stayers In the late 1970’s there were fewer horses to challenge the masters of […]
SUPER SCEPTRE RUN RAGGED BY TRAINER 22 April 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers a hard-working, brilliant filly TThere are five English Classics which resonate throughout the racing world. Their standing […]
FAIRYTALE OF ADANITI AND CHAMPION 25 March 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry retells the amazing story of the 1981 National Despite their size and strength horses are incredibly fragile. Thin, […]
DARTMOOR AIR WAS AN ELIXIR FOR MAC VIDI 25 February 2021 0 comments Graham Buddry remembers the ageless chaser Graham Buddry There comes a time in life when you’ve done enough, had enough […]