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Gordon Lord Byron seeks to cap eventful week with victory

Tom Hogan: 'Gordon will tell me when he wants to retire and he hasn’t said anything yet!'
Tom Hogan: 'Gordon will tell me when he wants to retire and he hasn’t said anything yet!'Credit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

totescoop6 EBF Stallions Guisborough Stakes (Listed) | 7f | 3yo+ EBF eligible | RUK

Film premieres are typically restricted to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's finest. But last Sunday the red carpet was laid out for a four-legged equine star as the remarkable story of Gordon Lord Byron was showcased in a documentary called Against The Odds.

The three-time Group 1 winner has been dubbed the 'horse nobody wanted' after failing to sell as a yearling, but the evergreen eight-year-old has gone on to have a decorated career worthy of the big screen.

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