Who will shine at Epsom?
Jul 02, 2020
3 minutes
The Investec Derby
English King
Bay colt by Camelot out of Platonic (Zafonic)
Form: 71-1
Foaled: 11 April 2017
Breeder: Ecurie Des Monceaux Et Al
Owner: Bjorn Nielsen
Trainer: Ed Walker
Jockey: Frankie Dettori
BUSINESSMAN and racehorse owner/breeder Bjorn Nielsen has enjoyed a run of success with brilliant Stradivarius, who recently won a third Ascot Gold Cup. Nielsen jokes he has been trying to breed a Derby winner for years and instead created one of racing’s great stayers. However, English King – a horse bred in France and bought by Nielsen as a yearling for €210,000 – could provide him
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