Meet the Racing Post's first ever Newmarket correspondent - who used it as the launchpad for an astonishing career
Peter Thomas talks to journalist-turned-trainer Simon Crisford about the charms and challenges of life on the Heath
The Racing Post this week marked a major milestone as we celebrated our 40th birthday.
As part of our anniversary celebrations, Peter Thomas interviewed trainer Simon Crisford, who was the first Newmarket correspondent of the Racing Post.
Across a week of fascinating features and in-depth interviews, we also asked our five surviving editors to look back over their time in the hot seat and nominate what, for them, were the most memorable stories of their tenure. The stories chronicle racing's highs and lows and all of them can be read here.
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