I remember a picture of Pendil jumping a fence, with Richard Pitman on board. He was taking of from outside the wings, and it absolutely captured his sheer athleticism
Thats definatley someone who has come back to life as a horse, the personality and surreal human like emotions is fascinating.
I still maintain that she’s the only horse in the sport today capable of attracting non-racing fans.
She is such a unique character. The majority of a horses intelligence is used to simply put one foot in the front of the other – it’s no surprise she’s as good as she is!
If the link works, my all time favourite pic. Omly Red Rum could stand this far off the Chair and make it look easy. Also note Tommy in perfect balance…
It’s ‘The Savage’- Great Prospector biting at Golden Derby in the 1980 tremont stakes. I just think it’s very dramatic and an incredibly rare moment to catch with a camera.