YESTERDAY’S HEROES

Graham Buddry remembers Zafonic

There is nothing that accentuates the difference between Flat and National Hunt racing more than the longevity of a top class career.
Over the sticks we marvel as old friends slowly mature and blossom into the champions we hold so dear. On the level a career may be over in the twinkling of an eye, the best of them appearing unknown as two-year- olds, thrilling us at three and, only if we’re lucky, earning that undying love and respect through another, final, season.
It always seems strange, therefore, that these b...