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Smullen hails ‘greatest day’
- Updated: June 5, 2016
“My greatest day is racing” is how Pat Smullen described his success on Harzand in the Investec Derby at Epsom.
Smullen added the world’s premier Classic to his impressive list of achievements that included the 2000 Guineas on Refuse To Bend in 2003, and his eight Classics in his native Ireland where he has also been champion jockey eight times.
He enjoyed a picture-perfect ride as he brought the 13/2 chance, trained by his boss Dermot Weld, to victory by a length and a half over US Army Ranger.
“It was my greatest day in racing. When you start out and dream of being a jockey as a child it’s something special,” Smullen told At The Races.
“You need everything to go right to win a race like the Epsom Derby.
“We knew we had a very good horse on our hands, but he is a horse that needs ease in the ground. There was sufficient …
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