Graham Buddry looks at the career of a horse that won the St James’ Palace and the Sussex Stakes in the same season

Graham Buddry
YESTERDAY’S HERO
Many great horses hit the headlines during 1984 but one horse seemed to fly under the radar yet has every right to be remembered just as much as the others, if not more. His name was Chief Singer.
Jeff Smith had dabbled with racehorse ownership, much to the chagrin of his family, and some small successes with Barry Hills led to the empire he has created today. Back then Ron Sheather worked for Hills and when he set himself up as a tra...