'When Hawk Wing was good, he was just exceptional'
David Jennings looks back on the Ballydoyle colt's stunning display at Newbury
The golden child of a golden generation.
The three-year-old class of 2002 were a bunch of nerds. Perfectionists, if you prefer. Rock Of Gibraltar and High Chaparral rarely failed to find an answer and ended their careers with 13 Group 1 wins between them, yet there was always a suspicion that on his day Hawk Wing was better than both.
That day was May 17, 2003. The track was Newbury. The distance was a mile. The race was the Lockinge. The result was never in doubt. It was proof that all we thought we knew about Hawk Wing was actually true after all. The day the problem child turned golden again.
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