THE Derby is the ultimate race for an English trainer to win. If we knew how hard it was to find a Derby horse we would have enjoyed Shammit’s success even more. What he did was pretty phenomenal. Only two horses have won the race on their first start as a three-year-old, so he must have been fantastic on the day. He had the ability, the balance, stamina, and the ability to quicken.
The night before Shaamit’s Derby, my wife asked me ‘how do you think he will run?’ I said ‘I really think he could win’ because I knew he was the best of the Newmarket horses.
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