Tag: Brass Hat
Have the Bradleys been blessed with another Brass Hat?
Earlier this year Kentucky-based trainer William “Buff” Bradley looked on as veteran star Brass Hat, his “horse of a lifetime,” stood quietly in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle as warm applause and cheers rained down from an appreciative crowd as the old campaigner bade farewell to life on the racetrack.
Ode to a great horse: Brass Hat is retired
At a time of year when racing’s focus is firmly on the glamorous 3-year-old division and a possible rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Shackleford, the Churchill Downs-based colt who rebounded to beat the former in the Preakness, we are watching thoroughbred racing at its essence.
