Sorry to have to inform all Dads followers that he sadly passed away on Monday 2nd December.
He has now been turned out to grass with all the other champs!
1975 Grand National
Red Rum & Brian Fletcher, in the yellow cap,
No.12 Southern Quest ridden by Sammy Shields,
No.3 Glanford Brig, ridden by Martin Blackshaw,
and
No.2 The Dikler ridden by Ron Barry
... Also, OTD 1947 Gordon Richards rode his 269th winner of the season when Campanelle won at Lingfield Park, thereby becoming Champion Jockey for the twentieth time. 🏇 #HeWasAmazing#AnAllTimeGreat
OTD 1933 Gordon Richards equalled Fred Archer's record of 246 winners in a season when Elsinore won at Hurst Park. It was exactly 47 years to the day that Fred Archer rode in his last race; Tommy Tittlemouse at #Lewes. 🏇 Two GREATS of the Turf. #RacingHistory
OTD 2003 the 11-times Champion jockey Pat Eddery rode his 4,633 & final winner when the John Dunlop-trained Spotlight won the EBF Stallions Montrose Fillies' Stakes @NewmarketRace, he retired 1 week later @DoncasterRaces. A true horseman, one of the all-time great jockeys. 🏇 🌟
📽️Coming to a cinema near you!
Exciting news that Jeremy Irons has been cast to play the late, great Sir Henry Cecil in a film about FRANKEL 🙌
We can't wait to see this ❤️