James Bowe

[Imperial Call]

http://www.irishracing.com/v5newsitem?prid=33781

RIP

Amazing what he achieved with such a small string of horses. He had an incredible strike rate and all his horses were all incredibly tough and likeable. It’s a pity that mares race at Cheltenham wasn’t around for Solerina as she’d surely have been a multiple winner of it. I suppose Limestone Lad will be the horse he’ll be remembered for most. 65 starts and 35 wins says it all really. I’ll never forget his defeat of Istabraq in the Hattons Grace in 1999. One of the greatest races I’ve ever had the pleasure of witnessing live.

[moehat]

Limestone Lad was awesome, as was Solerina, and I was only thinking of them the other day when Coolcashin won. I’d love to know how they kept finding such amazing horses.

[davidbrady]

They breed all their own horses – both Limestone Lad & Solerina were bred by James Bowe

Here’s an couple of articles from 2003 just before Cheltenham that year

Times Article

Guardian Article

I’ll never forget the AIG Champion Hurdle in Jan-03 when Like-A-Butterfly beat Limestone Lad by a head – as good a race as the Tingle Creek that Moscow Flyer won.

[moehat]

How interesting; it reminds me of a programme I saw years ago about the farmer who bred the Dove horses, starting with, I think Red Dove or Grey Dove. Also interesting that he turns the horses out every day, as does Venetia Williams. To me, these are the real stars of NH racing. Read the other day an article that implied that Aidan O’Brian may go back to training jumpers one day..to me, a man in the same mould as the Bowes; someone who can see inside a horses head.

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