Jonathan Powell looks back at the season enjoyed by a super horse and her popular trainer Jessica Harrington

Jonathan Powell

Alpha Centauri ridden by Colm O’Donoghue wins the Coronation Stakes

Alpha Centauri’s year of outstanding achievement come to a disappointingly premature end through injury at Leopardstown on September 17.
The loss of such a superb flagship will be hard to bear for her trainer Jessica Harrington and her team though there is consolation that their multiple Group 1 winner will be able to enjoy the next stage of her life as a broodmare at stud.
As the top f...