Jockey Pat Smullen says partnering Harzand to Investec Derby glory at Epsom was his “greatest day in racing“.
Smullen won the 2000 Guineas in 2003 and has eight Classic wins to his name in Ireland, but he feels his victory on board Harzand eclipses all of his previous achievements.
“It was my greatest day in racing. When you start out and dream of being a jockey as a child it’s something special,” Smullen told At The Races.
“You need everything to go right to win a race like the Epsom Derby.
“We knew we had a very good horse on our hands, but he is a horse that needs ease in the ground. There was sufficient ease in it for us and he’s improving rapidly.”
