Racing’s love of ‘buzz’ horses is clear from how the most talked-about runner at the Curragh on Sunday will be one who’s never run at all.
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Waterville boasts a superb pedigree being a Camelot half-brother to the ill-fated Irish Oaks winner and Arc runner up, Sea Of Class.
He makes his racecourse debut in a mile and a quarter maiden and will be accompanied by plenty expectation. O’Brien made no secret of how much he likes the three year old colt at a recent media event where he described him as a potential Derby horse.
With a record eight victories in flat racing’s ‘Blue Riband’ no one’ …
- April 9, 2022
