Ian Balding, trainer of legendary Derby winner Mill Reef, dies aged 87
Epsom victor was one of 20th century’s greatest horses ‘A wonderful family man … and a brilliant sportsman’ Ian Balding, who trained the brilliant Mill Reef to win the Derby and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1971 and later saddled the hugely popular sprinter Lochsong to a series of big-race victories, has died at the age of 87, his family said in a statement on Friday. “We are deeply sorry to share the sad news that Ian Balding has passed away,” they said on the Instagram page for their Park House Stables. “A wonderful family man, a hugely successful racehorse trainer and a brilliant sportsman. He will be greatly missed by all at Park House.” Continue reading...
Epsom victor was one of 20th century’s greatest horses
‘A wonderful family man … and a brilliant sportsman’
Ian Balding, the trainer of the Derby winner Mill Reef, has died at the age of 87.
Balding, who was also a Cheltenham Festival-winning rider in his amateur days, sent out many top-class performers from his Kingsclere yard including Glint Of Gold, Selkirk and Lochsong, but the 1971 Derby hero remains the standout name among his Group One victors.
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