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In 1907 the Epsom gallery was horrified to see an Irish
owned, Irish trained (if Berkshire bred) horse, Orby, storm to victory at 100/6
in the most prestigious classic race for three-year-olds in the world, the
Epsom Derby. The reaction of the top hat and tails aristocracy was to leave the
parade ring for the presentation. “It’s enough to make one’s hair stand on
end. How absolutely devastating that Britain’s blue riband race has been won by
a peasant from Eire” snorted some Lord or another. Nor was the owner, Ted
“Boss” Croker, received by the King. When news of the Derby victory
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Khalid Abdullah s Juddmonte Farms ranks as one of the world s most prestigious and productive breeding operations. It has few peers, with only perhaps the Aga Khan Studs and Coolmore able to match its strength in depth and achievements.
At the last count, Juddmonte had bred 113 individual Group/Grade 1 winners of 220 elite races, including 28 Classic winners. Its produce includes household names such as Frankel, Enable and Zafonic.
The seeds of such spectacular success were sown in the 1970s when the young owner, a scion of the Saudi royal family but self-styled with typical humility as Mr Khalid Abdullah rather than Prince , recruited former Newmarket trainer Humphrey Cottrill to act as his agent in order to realise lofty long-term ambitions in racing.
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