Even at the time, there was a feeling that the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs was one of the greatest fields ever assembled. Twenty years later, the gift of hindsight only strengthens the argument.
Britain’s champion jockey, Silvestre De Sousa, will be based in Hong Kong this winter. The Brazilian, long one of the most underrated riders in the world, has been granted a licence by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the four months from November 1 to February 28, it was announced yesterday.
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