Lights out on Derby hero

A PELVIC injury has caused the retirement of last year’s Vodafone Derby winner North Light.

Lights out on Derby hero
Wed, 22 Jun, 2005 - 01:00
Robert Pratt

His trainer Sir Michael Stoute said yesterday: “North Light has sustained a stress fracture of the right ilial wing and will now be retired.

“He has been a joy to train and we shall long remember his victories in the Dante Stakes and Epsom Derby.”

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