{"id":143466,"date":"2023-11-06T12:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143466"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:25:12","slug":"legendary-horse-trainer-makes-comeback-aged-76-and-admits-people-will-think-im-mad-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/legendary-horse-trainer-makes-comeback-aged-76-and-admits-people-will-think-im-mad-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary horse trainer makes comeback aged 76 and admits 'people will think I'm mad' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
HENRIETTA KNIGHT, best known training legendary triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate, will return to the training ranks in the new year. <\/p>\n
She will train out of West Lockinge Farm in Oxfordshire, where she was based from 1989 to 2012.<\/p>\n
Having originally retired from the sport in 2012, the 76-year-old plans to return with a team of around 30 horses. <\/p>\n
Knight told Telegraph Sport: "People will probably think I\u2019m mad starting again when most people are stopping. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut I like doing things and I miss the buzz. Everything, all the facilities including the schooling field, is still here at Lockinge." <\/p>\n
Knight is best known for training Best Mate, who became the first horse since racing icon Arkle to win the Gold Cup three times.<\/p>\n
She also tasted Cheltenham success with Champion Chaser Edredon Bleu and getting back to the Festival is Knight's main goal. <\/p>\n
She said: \u201cCheltenham\u2019s where I love and I can\u2019t wait to get back there. <\/p>\n
"I hardly ever had a runner in the National. The emphasis will be on trying to find a few chasers to take me back to Cheltenham. I\u2019m very excited and want to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n
Knight worked as biology and history teacher before becoming a prominent figure in the eventing world. <\/p>\n
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