Sad news abiut Wilkins and Bristow. It was rumoured Wikins lost his coaching job at Chelsea as he was an alcoholic and that his bevvying had got out of hand and he had been battling it for a wee while although a they were just rumours so don't know how true.
I thought he was older. If his talent was anywhere near as big as his ego he'd have been a bit better than average. It wasn't
Only seems like yesterday when he and Kauto Star were battling it out, both are gone now. Wonder what sort of age a racehorse usually lives to? don't know if 18 is good or bad.
Red Rum was 30. Deaert Irchid 27 so 18 looks young compared to them but if course most racehorses don’t live long enough to die of old age as most of them end up in the lnaxkers yard so in that respect he’s probably had a good life
