The late Allen Jerkens trained Beau Purple when he upset the mighty Kelso three times in the 1960s. He saddled Onion when he shocked Secretariat in the Whitney Invitational in 1973 and got the best of “Big Red” once more that year with Prove Out in the Woodward Stakes. Yet, when Jerkens was asked to name the top horse he conditioned, he immediately responded with Sky Beauty. “She’s in front of all of them,” he told the Daily Racing Form, adding, “She was sheer class.”
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Monday, November 18
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Plumpton, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Southwell and Exeter.
Tragedy strikes at Cheltenham as three horses die in one afternoon – including one shortly after winning a race – as authorities vow to investigate heartbreaking deaths
Abuffalosoldier had produced an incredible display of jumping and galloping in the Holland Cooper Handicap Chase and crossed the line to a hero's ovation.
Three horses die during racing at Cheltenham
Sunday's third and final day of the November Meeting at Cheltenham is overshadowed by the death of three horses.
