Nick Townsend talks to Sam Haggas, who is making his own name in the world of bloodstock

He possesses most people’s idea of an impeccable racing pedigree. Sire and dam: the training grandees William and Maureen Haggas. Grandsire: 11 times champion jockey Lester Piggott. From the moment of his birth Sam Haggas’s destiny was laid out for him. A life in racing was almost an inevitability. As he reflects: “I’ve just grown up with it all my life, with horses quite literally out the back door.”
And though he has fully grasped the opportunity, this 30-year-old has never strived for a career under ...