thoroughbred

In a chaotic last half hour, Carse charged down the Lord's slope like a thoroughbred that had unseated its rider.

John C. Harris, California horse-racing mogul, had a particular love for the thoroughbred breeding and racing sector of his company, Harris Farms.

“Wayne is one of the greatest competitors and most important figures in thoroughbred racing history,” said Mike Anderson, president of Churchill Downs racetrack in Kentucky, after the Lukas family announced the severity of his illness.

With such thoroughbred sporting credentials, Tyler is currently proving a big golf hit at Florida State University.

While the Derby is the richest flat race in Britain, with a total purse of £1.5m, and described as the ultimate test of the thoroughbred, its popularity in recent times has been under pressure.