11-06-2013, 15:57
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Re: Horse Racing
Farewell, King Henry
http://www.attheraces.info/article.a...=&sub=&day=Tue
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Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil was one of the most popular and greatest racehorse trainers of this, or any other, era.
Perhaps those newer to the sport will not be able to quite appreciate his level of domination of British racing in the 1980s and 90s, but the records speak for themselves. Ten champion trainer titles and 25 British Classic winners are the tip of the iceberg, with his 75 victories at Royal Ascot not in danger of being eclipsed any time soon.
The names trip off the tongue. Slip Anchor, Reference Point, Oh So Sharp and Indian Skimmer are just four brilliant horses of yesteryear to graduate with distinction from the Cecil academy in Newmarket, and more recently the exploits of Twice Over, Midday and the incomparable Frankel had propelled him back to where he belonged - at the top table
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Warren Place: the greats
http://www.attheraces.info/article.a...=&sub=&day=Tue
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Following the death of Sir Henry Cecil, we remember some of the greatest horses trained at his famous Warren Place establishment in Newmarket:
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