Talking Horses: Bolshoi Ballet can lead rivals a merry dance in the Derby
Bolshor Ballet can give master trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-extending ninth Derby win 20 years after his first. Picture: PA
More than any other race, one is the magic number when it comes to the Epsom Derby.
As Italian breeder Federico Tesio famously put it: “The thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended, not on experts, technicians, or zoologists, but on a piece of wood: The winning post of the Epsom Derby.”
