Patrick Costello
Mill Reef
Mill Reef (1968–1986) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was bred in the United States, but sent to England as a yearling to be trained by Ian Balding (father of Andrew and Clare) at Kingsclere. He won the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
"Swift as a bird I flew down many a course.
Princes, Lords, Commoners all sang my praise.
In victory or defeat I played my part.
Remember me, all men who love the Horse,
If hearts and spirits flag in after days;
Though small, I gave my all. I gave my heart."
Mill Reef
Mill Reef (1968–1986) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was bred in the United States, but sent to England as a yearling to be trained by Ian Balding (father of Andrew and Clare) at Kingsclere. He won the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
"Swift as a bird I flew down many a course.
Princes, Lords, Commoners all sang my praise.
In victory or defeat I played my part.
Remember me, all men who love the Horse,
If hearts and spirits flag in after days;
Though small, I gave my all. I gave my heart."