THE FANTASTIC DUELS OF THE FLYING FILLIES

Graham Buddry remembers the great Oaks winners Time Charter and Sun Princess

YESTERDAY’S HEROES
The Epsom Oaks is won by the best horse on the day – but occasionally throws up a very good filly indeed. In consecutive years of 1982 and ’83 we were treated to a pair of fillies of the highest class who would capture the hearts and spirits of the racing world.
Bred by the Barnett family, Time Charter was sent to be trained by Henry Candy, whose best horse to date had been Master Willie, runner up in the Derby and winner of Grade 1 races including the Eclipse, Cor...

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