Bill Gredley, businessman, art collector, racehorse owner, nonagenarian, eccentric, father of an Olympic aspirant, has always liked to metaphorically chuck a hand grenade into the cloisters, stand back and enjoy the reaction, good or bad.
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Two-year-old racing in Germany faces an existential threat which could have implications across Europe. If it proves to be the thin end of the wedge, there would be a knock-on effect for the key three-year-old races, including the biggest one of all: Saturday’s Betfred Derby at Epsom.
The Derby is the richest race in the British racing calendar and is always sure to draw a selection of the finest three-year-old colts to Epsom on the first Saturday in June.