The Derby is the biggest race of the Flat season and the most important of the British Classics.
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.