Sad. Mad. Bad - Peter Savill has got it all wrong pulling Celtic Swing from the Derby
Across the last 40 years ten individuals have served as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Ireland has had the same number of government leaders. Over those four decades the Racing Post has had just six editors.
From founding editor Graham Rock to the current incumbent Tom Kerr, the six journalists charged with leading the Racing Post have overseen the chronicling of some incredible stories.
As part of our anniversary celebrations, we asked the 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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