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Well done, Sir.
The guy has always been something of a hero to me. Have been interested in this sport since I was nine years old and found myself following his horses after being drawn to the colours of Khalid Abdullah.
So many outstanding talents have emerged from his stable, and when it comes to training fillies the man has no peers.
I guess he just knows how to charm the ladies!
More than just a great trainer, but a true gentleman.
Here’s hoping he enjoys a few more Royal Ascot winners next week.
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Aside from the heart-warming personal angle, this is a significant honour for Racing.
Michael Stoute received his knighthood for services to Barbadan tourism, not for services to racing. Sir Henry is the first Racing Knight since (I think) Sir Noel Murless.
Of course there’s an equally glaring omission amongst the sport’s greats, but alas for fiscal reasons we’re highly unlikely ever to see Sir Lester. No jockey has had the honour since Sir Gordon Richards, and he was the first.
Meanwhile, I hope the flag is flying at Warren Place – though Cecil’s personal modesty will doubtless preclude any such vulgar boast!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t tell you how pleased I am to hear that news.
Henry is one of the few trainers in my lifetime that will compare historically with the likes of John Porter, Fred Darling, Sir Noel Murless, etc.
I have followed him closely ever since I became interested in racing in the mid-70s.
Fantastic honour for both him and racing.
Well done Sir Henry Cecil.
I could not be happier! This man has been a very special part of my racing life. He trained his first winner the year I was born.
I followed him during the glory years of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
I was there when Bosra Sham won that incredible Champion Stakes the year he lost the retainer with Sheik Mohammed. Still my best ever days’s racing.
I despaired when he lost everything at the beginning of the 2,000’s and trained just 12 winners.
I rejoiced when Passage of Time won a listed event at the end of 2006 and the recovery began and I wept with everyone the following year at Epsom when Light Shift won the Oaks.
I was there when Frankel won the Dewhurst and Greenham and watched gobsmacked in a betting shop on holiday when he produced the greatest 2,000 Guineas performance of all time.
I will be there on Tuesday for what I hope will be another crowning moment for this legend of a man.
Through all that time, through good times and bad, he has remained my sporting hero and nobody in sport has ever been more deserving of this honour.
Thank you your majesty`and thank you……SIR HENRY!!!!!!
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"
Brilliant!. I am so pleased that he is, at last, Sir Henry Cecil.
His ability with the horses is legendary, but he also has, in abundance, all the other skills that make him a great trainer.
His conduct with his fans, other racegoers and the press, makes him so well respected in the sport.
A great man, and a supremely well-deserved honour.
Of course there’s an equally glaring omission amongst the sport’s greats, but alas for fiscal reasons we’re highly unlikely ever to see Sir Lester. No jockey has had the honour since Sir Gordon Richards, and he was the first.
If their handing out knighthoods to blokes who run down elderly couples whilst almost two and a half times over the legal limit, or who have "encounters" with 800 quid a night hookers in Brighton hotels while the missus is in The Priory, then surely Lester can be forgiven as well. He’s been a saint in comparison.
Cecil, a great trainer yes, a great man, no. Flawed and human like the rest of us.
Arise, Sir Lester.
p.s. the hooker and drink driving are already in the public domain
Brilliant news.
In an age where knighthoods are handed out like flyers on the street, finally one is given to a man who is thoroughly deserving of the title, Sir.
In my opinion it has been long overdue.
Well Done Sir Henry !
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Of course there’s an equally glaring omission amongst the sport’s greats, but alas for fiscal reasons we’re highly unlikely ever to see Sir Lester. No jockey has had the honour since Sir Gordon Richards, and he was the first.
If their handing out knighthoods to blokes who run down elderly couples whilst almost two and a half times over the legal limit, or who have "encounters" with 800 quid a night hookers in Brighton hotels while the missus is in The Priory, then surely Lester can be forgiven as well. He’s been a saint in comparison.
Cecil, a great trainer yes, a great man, no. Flawed and human like the rest of us.
Arise, Sir Lester.
p.s. the hooker and drink driving are already in the public domain
Cav – I’m sure this will be a very popular post and I’m sure it tells us a lot more about you than it does about SIR Henry.
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"
Cecil, a great trainer yes, a great man, no. Flawed and human like the rest of us.
If they restrict knighthoods to those who’ve led blameless lives without flaw they will be very thin on the ground.
I’m sure HRA has, like most of us, many regrets in his private life but he has been recognised for services to racing and in that respect surely no one could begrudge him this accolade.
Great news for racing and a much well deserved honour for a proper Gentleman of the Turf.
Now all we need is Ginger McCain to get some recognition for all his work over the years.
Sir Henry Cecil, sounds like its meant to be.
Already stripped of his OBE, Lester has virtually no chance of receiving a Knightood following his jail sentence for tax evasion.
* Speaking of other knighted trainers. Sir Mark Prescott.
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Steady on there boys, your not doing the reading between the lines thing (again).
My post is a reply to Pinza’s comments regarding Lester. If Sir Henry can be forgiven his non racing indiscretions why not Piggot? Didn’t Jeffrey Archer stroll straight back into the House Of Lords after his time in the big house.
Sir Henry, a great trainer, thoroughly deserves his award for services to Racing, no more, no less.
Arise, Sir Lester.
Sir Henry Cecil, sounds like its meant to be.
It certainly does!
Sir Henry Cecil is one of the very few trainers who’re the elite of the racing world.
A true legend.
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