Geoff Lewis, who has died aged 89, reached the pinnacle of his career as a jockey in 1971, when he rode Mill Reef to win the Derby, Eclipse, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l ...

This week marks 50 years since Mill Reef won the Derby, during a spectacular Classic campaign. Kate Johnson charts the career and astonishing survival of the “little horse with a big heart” “HE was a ...

​Ian Balding, who has died aged 87, was the trainer of Mill Reef, one of the greatest racehorses of the past half-century. Mill Reef ran in the famous black and gold colours of the ...

BETTER than Nijinsky II, Englishmen were saying. Four days before the race, one player felt so strong about this that he was able to carry 14,000 pounds into William Hill's betting shop and place the ...

Jockey great Geoff Lewis, the only Welshman to ride a Derby winner, has died aged 89. Lewis earned his place as one of Wales' sporting greats when he rode Mill Reef to victory at Epsom in 1971. Born ...

Sadler's Wells, whose sons and grandsons have a virtual shut-out in the upcoming Epsom Derby (Eng-I), ran wild last week, particularly in concert with his old ally Mill Reef. In Australia, his number ...

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The Mill Reef is no longer the sire-making race it once was and its Group 2 status is starting to look questionable. In years gone by we would see future champion sprinters and milers using Newbury’s ...

Legendary jockey Geoff Lewis, who became synonymous with Mill Reef, one of the greatest racehorses of the 20th century, has died at the age of 89. Lewis, who was born in Talgarth, Breconshire, moved ...

It’s usually some while after they’ve been retired before even the best horses get to have a race named after them – Frankel is still awaiting that honour, for example – but in Mill Reef’s case he was ...