YESTERDAY’S HEROES

Graham Buddry remembers Arc hero Rheingold

Few trainers have ever been so canny as Barrington Hills, more commonly known as Barry, who built his entire training enterprise on the back of a massive gamble, pocketing £60,000 when Frankincense won the 1968 Lincoln for the former stable employee.
Moving swiftly into the training ranks he knew exactly how to get a horse ready, knew that landing a “good touch” was imperative in keeping the wheels turning and, more importantly, knew how to spot potential.
Attending the Newmarket October sal...