Graham Buddry remembers a French juggernaut of Lord Grimthorpe’s stable, prized sire Fortina

YESTERDAY’S HEROES
Graham Buddry
How many of us have been asked why Arkle, Red Rum, Desert Orchid etc never bred and when it was explained they were geldings the wide eyed question was “why?”, quickly followed by an exclamation of what wonderful offspring they would have had.
The harsh truth is that these horses, and virtually every other National Hunt horse down the years, would not have been anywhere near as good as they were if they hadn’t been gelded. This has less ...