'If I ever had a stroke of genius it was bringing him back to a mile for the QEII - that day he was majestic'
Where do we start? That is the first question that needs to be answered on arrival at Luca Cumani's delightful home on the outskirts of Newmarket.
More than 2,000 winners are listed next to his name, with just about every achievement on the racecourse ticked off during his 43 years with a training licence.
With so many to choose from, pinpointing the horses who had the biggest impact on an illustrious career is not going to be easy, but luckily Cumani is home alone, stocked with plenty of Italian coffee and ready to delve deep into a treasure chest of golden memories.
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Published on inThe Horses Who Made Me
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Copy- 'I just wish he had been at his best that day because I would have given Frankel a big run for it'
- ‘No-one knew how good she was - but all the owners and quite a few of my friends did. They absolutely smashed into her’
- 'He was no star, but they don't have to be stars to be a star to somebody. He's my favourite horse and always will be'
- 'I was very much an introvert - but all of a sudden I was riding all over the place and I had to come out of my shell'
- 'I was being laughed at for saying I dreamed of winning Classics - then suddenly we did it and never looked back'
- 'I just wish he had been at his best that day because I would have given Frankel a big run for it'
- ‘No-one knew how good she was - but all the owners and quite a few of my friends did. They absolutely smashed into her’
- 'He was no star, but they don't have to be stars to be a star to somebody. He's my favourite horse and always will be'
- 'I was very much an introvert - but all of a sudden I was riding all over the place and I had to come out of my shell'
- 'I was being laughed at for saying I dreamed of winning Classics - then suddenly we did it and never looked back'