Racing Ahead
ODDS AGAINST HAPPY ENDING
Rolf Johnson fears time has run out for the right words from racing bosses You never say quite what you wanted to say or say all...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 1 year agoPROPER PRIDWELL BEAT ALL THE ODDS
Graham Buddry plots the career of a horse who defied expectations If an incredible champion loses it can sometimes be a mind-numbing, head-shaking, unforgettable occasion – yet the...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 1 year agoTHEY SAID YOU’LL NEVER WIN IT WITH NOVICES
Graham Buddry remembers the day Coneygree stunned the old timers They said it couldn’t be done. Quite simply novices couldn’t win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Only a few...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 1 year agoHAPPY EASTER!
Graham Buddry looks back at the career of one of the sport’s first big superstars Born in 1920 in Ireland, Easter Hero ran just once, unplaced before being...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 1 year agoA SAD END TO THE LIFE OF ‘PERCY’
Graham Buddry reflects on the highs and lows of O’Sullivan favourite Attivo The chances are that most readers of this column have never heard of this month’s subject....
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoDERBY KING – AND AN ARC CHAMP TOO
Graham Buddry looks back on the career of Sinndar, who rewrote the record books, both here and across the Channel When researching these articles I have relied heavily...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoBest things come in small packages
Graham Buddry looks back at the career of Alcide, who made up for in talent what she lacked in stature Some horses, however good they were, have always...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoMtoto magic made a mark
Graham Buddry looks back on the mercurial career of a horse who probably won’t ever get the acclaim he deserves Before we had every other horse in English...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoBrown was the jack of all trades
Graham Buddry is back for part two as he looks back at the career of the legendary Brown Jack We left Brown Jack a few months back after...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoYoung Gun who rocked the World
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...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoMANIFESTO WAS A TRUE CHAMPION
Graham Buddry looks back at the National record of the 1890s favourite, as well as other Aintree legends It’s that time of year again when all eyes are...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoTHE JACK OF ALL TRADES
Graham Buddry looks back on the career of a Champion Hurdler of the 1920s Brown Jack Almost lost in the passing of time is a horse, at least...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoFLY GAVE US ALL A BUZZ
Graham Buddry looks back on the career of an unlikely hero Hurricane Fly When you consider all the great horses that have come out of Ireland it’s astonishing...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoA PERFECT FIT FOR ALL
Graham Buddry looks back at the career of top jumper Young Snugfit While the general public can build a certain affinity with a famous racehorse such as Arkle,...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoFly gave us all a buzz
Graham Buddry looks back on the career of an unlikely hero When you consider all the great horses that have come out of Ireland it’s astonishing that one...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoIT WASN’T ALWAYS SUCH AN EASBY RIDE
A look back to the topsy-turvy career of a top hurdler Those who have owned, or even dreamed of owning a racehorse or even just a small share...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoMIESQUE WAS SIMPLY MAGIC OVER A MILE
Graham Buddry looks back at a flying filly who conquered all In the mid 1980’s, racing was blessed with some superb fillies. In the space of just four...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoALLEGED WAS AN UNWANTED HERO TO BE
Graham Buddry tells how a bargain buy became a superstar When a racehorse achieves a standard that puts it into the realms of equine greatness it is interesting...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoMill reef finally doused the firechat
Graham Buddry looks back at a colt who ended a legacy At the start of each new flat season, trainers harbour the hope that perhaps one of their...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoKINCSEM WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Graham Buddry looks back on a record that will never be beaten Kincsem The modern thoroughbred is so carefully nurtured, pampered, trained and raced that they can be...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoESTIMATE FINALLY ENDED ROYALS’ WAIT FOR SUCCESS
Graham Buddry says the Monarchy have had to be patient at Ascot The Aristocracy is primarily responsible for the emergence of Flat racing many hundreds of years ago...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoTHE TETRARCH WAS SIMPLY A JOY TO BEHOLD
Graham Buddry looks back on the career of an all-time great Asa new flat racing season gets fully under way we switch our gaze from the big, robust...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoLAST FENCE HORROR FOR GOLD CUP HERO
Graham Buddry remembers the ill-fated Forgive ‘n’ Forget Forgive ‘n’ Forget (No.6) battles at the last before finishing third in the 1986 Cheltenham Gold Cup behind Dawn Run...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 3 years agoMAD, BAD AND DANGEROUSLY TALENTED
Graham Buddry remembers the great Flyingbolt Strangely the best horses have often been neighbours in the same stable. Pendil and Bula, Night Nurse and Sea Pigeon, Silver Buck,...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 4 years agoTHE TATLING RACED ON IN HIS 15TH YEAR
Graham Buddry remembers the remarkable horse who ran 176 times Many horses featured in these pages have been exemplary beasts who have won the biggest prizes, been awarded...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 4 years agoNATHANIEL GAVE FRANKEL CLOSEST RACE
Graham Buddry remembers Gosden’s Galileo colt By any standards Nathaniel was a champion although luck was never on his side.The son of Galileo was foaled on 24 April...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 4 years agoGENEROUS HONOURED AT EPSOM
Graham Buddry remembers the outstanding 1991 Derby winner Many racecourses and equine centres have lifesize statues of famous racehorses which have become synonymous with them. When I went...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 4 years agoCECIL DYNASTY BEGAN WITH BUCKSKIN
Graham Buddry remembers Henry Cecil’s great stayers In the late 1970’s there were fewer horses to challenge the masters of the Cup races, but yet again they were...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 4 years agoSUPER SCEPTRE RUN RAGGED BY TRAINER
Graham Buddry remembers a hard-working, brilliant filly TThere are five English Classics which resonate throughout the racing world. Their standing is such that a winner of any one...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 4 years agoFAIRYTALE OF ADANITI AND CHAMPION
Graham Buddry retells the amazing story of the 1981 National Despite their size and strength horses are incredibly fragile. Thin, spindly legs which often go wrong have to...
