Sunday’s topic is Brits abroad – who have been your favourite raiders to strike overseas? Ben Linfoot kicks us off and we want your views too.
Who are your favourite UK-trained success stories overseas? Share them with us via
Dave Parker: Horses trained in the UK that did well abroad - several come to mind. 1985 Pebbles Breeders Cup Turf great ride by Pat Eddery and brilliantly trained by Clive Britain. Pat Eddery again in the Arlington Million on Tolomeo in 1983 trained by Luca Cumani I think he was the first 3 year old to win the race
In more recent times Ouija Board who must have travelled more miles than any other horse?
Enable who is still in training who could improve her record even more, brilliantly trained by John Gosden and ridden by the Frankie Dettori who is probably the best in the world when racing unfortunately had to stop.
Also a mention for the National hunt scene - L'ami serge in 2017 French Champion hurdle - great ride by Daryl Jacobs and trained by Nicky Henderson. great performance.
Carl Tysoe: Mine are definitely Snow Fairy who went east to win in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Cup and Japan twice QEII. Her first win was most impressive in Japan coming from off the pace to win easily. Conduit winning consecutive Breeders' Cup Turf races at the fantastic racecourse setting also one of my favourites especially with the American commentary.
Dave Youngman: I have been lucky enough to experience some very memorable winning occasions racing overseas and 1995 was one of my favourite times. LAMMTARRA winning the Prix De L'arc De Triomphe for trainer Saeed Bin Suroor ridden by Frankie Dettori, The son of Nijunski was out of Snow Bride who was a daughter of Blushing Groom and trained as a juvenile by Alex Scott until his untimely death, the colt then passed into the care of Saeed Bin Suroor. He won all of the four races he ran in and was an underated horse really, he became very difficult to get onto the gallops at the finish here at Newmarket and very often used to dig in his heels and refuse to go into a canter, former trainer Jeremy Noseda was at Godolphin stables at that time and had a lot to do with the handling of the colt and showed just how brilliant he was at handling difficult horses. I have seen many people who were excellent with difficult horses, Clive Brittain was also great, he was still with Noel Murless when I was there in my early days in racing.
Tony Harbour: One of my favourite fillies from the early nineties was SAYYEDATI trained by Clive Brittain. Winner of some big races she beat kingmambo among others for a narrow win in the 1993 prix jacques le marois. Another who finally got his day well and truly in the sun was BARATHEA trained by Luca Cumani in the breeders cup mile in 1994. Having finished second in the Guineas, fifth in the Derby and fourth in the July Cup, he brilliantly swept to a decisive victory in America.
David Chapman: As per Dave Parker I thought Pebbles win was a great night, a night that proved what we already knew that if you gave Clive Brittain the ammo then he could get the job done anywhere. Middays win for SHC in the Fillies and Mares was also wonderful as it was prob Sir Henrys last hoorah in the U.S.A - had serious illness not blighted his later life then I am sure he would of had many more, Frankel himself would surely of provided at least one night of magnificence in America. BUT for me my all time favourite abroad again goes way back to Mill Reef's destruction of the Arc field in in 1971, for a horse so small in stature he really was a giant.
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