No Joke

Though one or two made a more blatant impact-above all Juddmonte, either side of the water, while McKinzie will be receiving due attention from colleague Jill Williams in her Saturday Sires series-let's start by celebrating a less obvious contribution to a fabulous weekend of racing. It is now 30 years since the birth in Florida of a filly by Medieval Man, a sprinting son of Noholme II (the Australian sire recalled principally for his hard-knocking son, Nodouble). She was out of a hardy campaigner by Never Bend's son Distinctive, and...