Sebastien Le Forban

Baker Eyeing International Double

Trainer George Baker plundered a significant international prize a fortnight ago when his Wargrave (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) took the feature event at Switzerland's St. Moritz White Turf meeting, the Longines 81st Grosser Preis von St Moritz, and the Surrey-based trainer looks to double up with Graignes (Fr) (Zoffany {Ire}) in the $1-million stc 1351 Cup at Riyadh on Saturday. "We pulled off the first half of the February double up that mountain and I can't wait to see if we can pull off the second half in Saudi Arabia," Baker...

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Sebastien Le Forban Dies

The French bloodstock industry was shaken on Thursday by the tragic news of the death overnight in Florida of bloodstock agent Sebastien Le Forban, who was just 35 years old. Le Forban's friend Rupert Pritchard Gordon, who he also had a successful business relationship with, said, "He had a lot of good friends and we are all in total shock. He has gone far too soon. "Seb was a great guy, very thoughtful and kind. He was also the funniest and most quick-witted man a lot of us had ever...

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