The Al Shira'aa King George V Gold Cup. It’s a whoop of Whitakers. If you’re wondering how I know this, I consulted The Book of St. Albans, compiled by Dame...
The name Whitaker is nothing short of royalty in the British equestrian landscape. And there’s no venue where that royalty reigns quite as supreme as Hickstead in West Sussex. Twenty-twenty...
From Irish banks and towering stone walls to that legendary, 10-foot drop down the bank, it takes a special kind of horse to win the Al Shira’aa Derby at Hickstead....
If Black Beauty needed a real-life equine stand-in for a modern remake, Robert Whitaker’s ride, Vermento, would be a good place for casting to start. Bred by Robert’s father, British Olympic silver...
