Graham Buddry looks back at the career of American Steve Cauthen, who will go down in folklore both sides of the water

At the beginning and end of each season it is the horses who raise the expectations, fulfil the dreams, win the big races and, in very rare cases achieve the immortality our sport craves, and rightly so.
However, it is the jockey on top who can ultimately make the difference between winning and losing and although down the ages there has usually been a standout rider for each generation, some time ago our sport was endowed in incredible riches.
Jockeys such as Eddie Hide, ...