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This Dutchman is still flying: Xander Brett talks to Adrie de Vries, the saddle star from the Netherlands

With just four thoroughbred tracks between them, the Low Countries may seem an insignificant corner of the racing world. But what these nations lack in racing infrastructure, they make up for in exports.

With just four thoroughbred tracks between them, the Low Countries may seem an insignificant corner of the racing world. But what these nations lack in racing infrastructure, they make up for in exports.

Belgium has sent out Christophe Soumillon and Kevin Philippart de Foy. The Netherlands has given us Adrie de Vries, a jockey with a string of Group 1-winning rides to his name.
The 55-year-old, perhaps most famous for his exploits in Germany and the Middle East, began his career in Holland, where his father rode and considered making it as an apprentice.
After a childhood surrounded by poni...

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