Obituary

“Mike had huge integrity and was respected by all that had the privilege to know him.”

Thunder Gulch was the star of the 1995 Triple Crown races when he won the G1 Kentucky Derby, G1 Belmont Stakes and was third in the G1 Preakness Stakes.

In 1980, Lyons decided to “take control of his own destiny.” He launched his own business, Alltech, which built its success upon the application of yeast technologies to animal health and nutrition.

Davis exercised some of the era’s top racing stars of the 1960s.

Trailblazing equestrian Wyatt Thompson was in the first Australian eventing team at an Olympic Games.

Jean-Jacques Guyon was the second French eventer to win individual eventing gold, with Pitou in 1968.

Castletown won 16 racings including six at Group One level, and three consecutive Wellington Cups.

USET Foundation Trustee E. “Hunter” Harrison bred and owned many leading showjumpers.

One of Europe’s tallest horses and WHW’s much-loved adoption horse, Digger has been euthanised at the age of 14.