Few sports fans ever have the privilege of watching a world-class trainer cultivate a champion athlete—and even fewer fans have the opportunity to witness the development of an elite animal athlete. The transformation of Cigar from a horse that showed modest turf ability to one that developed into a legend on dirt illustrates how critical a trainer’s role can be in our sport. The transformation of Cigar from a horse that showed modest turf ability to one that developed into a legend on dirt illustrates how critical a trainer’s role can be.
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‘Without hope you have nothing,’ says jockey after paralysis
Grand National winner Graham Lee is supporting the charity Spinal Research at Wetherby Racecourse.
‘Without hope you have nothing,’ says jockey after paralysis
Grand National winner Graham Lee is supporting the charity Spinal Research at Wetherby Racecourse.
Horror as British jockey suffers catastrophic injuries in sickening fall during race in France
Felix De Giles started his career at the famed Seven Barrows yard in Lambourn of Nicky Henderson, for whom he rode a winner at the Cheltenham Festival in 2009.
