Article by Amanda Duckworth: Twenty-five years ago, Victory Gallop denied Real Quiet a historic Triple Crown in a Belmont Stakes thriller. Exported to Turkey for his second career at stud, he became a highly successful sire – and, having just turned 28, he’s still thriving as a beloved elder statesman
Captain Rio had reached the grand age of 23 by the time of his death at stud in Turkey earlier this month but there is an added sadness for his joint-owner
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