Graham Buddry remembers the great sprinter Choisir, and those that followed

Graham Buddry
YESTERDAY’S HEROES

Choisir, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, wins the Golden Jubilee Stakes in 2003

There is nothing more English than Royal Ascot. The Queen in attendance every day, top hats and morning suits, impeccably dressed ladies in incredible hats of every size, shape and colour, afternoon tea on the lawn and every winner toasted in Champagne.
Being a civilised nation we invite some of our near neighbours over from Ireland, put up with the occasional Frenchman and even tolerate the unusual ap...