Career of a racing legend

Best Mate’s story started on January 28, 1995 near Trim in County Meath, Ireland when the mare Katday produced a bay-coloured foal.

Having been sold at the sales at Fairyhouse for Ir2,500 guineas to famed horse dealer Tom Costello, he made his public bow as a four-year-old in a point-to-point at Lismore in February 1999.