Dear Track King, From the momentI found you, and afterA few thrilling victoriesI knew one thing was realI fell in love with you A love so real I gave you my all From my time and mindTo my spirit and soul As a grown manPassionately in love with youI…
Reds Breeding Stud Founded:28th Apr 2010 TK Nuts say farewell to a legend and the best breeder to ever grace Track King! Its time for me to say goodbye to TK, I have written a couple of long ass posts over the last week or so and never really felt…
“His 3,111 wins still rank him at number five among the winning most Flat jockeys of all time in Britain, just above Frankie Dettori.” Continue reading → Is that a smile from Lester?
We say farewell to a Track King Legend who will go down as one of the best racer to have ever grace the community of TK. Founded: 05th Jan 2008, A total of 41 World Cup victories, 35 Regional Cups and 39 Local Cups & Ribbons. You will definitely be missed BIG-B,…
Steve Dennis unearths some nuggets about the greatest chaser ever. The Beatles were third; Bobby Moore, captain of England’s World Cup winners, was second; Arkle, as ever, was first. Continue reading →
The negatives brought to life one of the most significant – and bizarre – moments in horse racing history. One revealed a portrait reportedly taken Oct. 29, 1947, of Man o’ War. James W. Sames III, an aspiring photographer from Lexington, Ky., said it was the last photograph of…
Thursday, 7 July marked the 41st anniversary of the death of arguably one of the greatest fillies of the modern racing era, Ruffian, writes LISA BARRETT. Her efforts at the track were so brilliant that she was ranked by Bloodhorse, the “bible” of American racing, as among the greatest…
“After a horse like Slew, there was nothing,” Polston said. “I didn’t want to be around horses anymore, because I knew it wouldn’t be the same. Everybody expected everything I touched to be another Seattle Slew.” Read the full story here Seattle Slew – Full Documentary
Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and became the most successful sire of the 20th century. As a competitor, Blood-Horse magazine ranks him as one of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred champions of the…