In this edition of the OTI Gazette, we have a chat to seven-time Classic winning trainer William Haggas, who is one of the most respected figures in the sport.
We also reflect on all that was great about I’m Thunderstruck, announce a new partnership with Racing Hearts, discuss the Inglis Easter Sale and introduce an attractive yearling colt with the Waterhouse/Bott team.
All that & much more!
A CHAT WITH WILLIAM HAGGAS
“When I left school I came down to spend the weekend with Jeremy Hindley at his yard at Clarehaven in Newmarket. At the end of the weekend, I asked Jeremy if he would give me a job doing anything, mucking boxes out all day, anything to get me into the business and he did. I did a year with him, two years with Sir Mark Prescott as Pupil Assistant and 4 years as Full Assistant to John Winter before starting on my own in 1987.”
LEARNING THROUGH LOSS
“It’s almost a week since I’m Thunderstruck had to be euthanised following a catastrophic injury suffered after surgery. Having come to grips with the initial shock of his demise, it’s interesting to reflect on the reaction from various sectors of racing as a means of helping all of us to understand what racing is all about.”
