23 August 2023 , 19:06
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England cricket star Jonny Bairstow scored his biggest win on the racetrack when his horse won at York on Wednesday.
The batsman-wicket keeper, part of England’s Ashes team, could also be involved in one of the most exciting two-year-olds in the country after Indian Run won the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes.
He is a member of the Bronte Collection syndicate, set up by leading owner Steve Parkin, and the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Indian Run could be heading to the Dewhurst Stakes next, Europe’s premier race for juveniles, which was won by 2,000 Guineas winner Chaldean last year.
Bairstow, who has strong York connections, was delighted to witness his horse show such promise.
He said: "There's a few of us from Yorkshire in the syndicate and the season is going well so far but I've had a few things on, what with the Ashes!
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"He really put his head down in the finish and having been wide all the way he did it well.
"I've grown up in York, I went to school in York and to be part of a winner during the Ebor meeting, having been coming for a long while is fantastic.
"I leave all the planning to people far more in the know but I'm sure there are a few options and the right one will be taken.
"I enjoy my racing, I think it's amazing, you see the crowds turn out whether it is the smaller meetings or one like this - it is generally a fantastic day which is an amazing thing for the sport. You see children coming, elderly people, it connects people from all eras and all backgrounds.
"Who knows what the future holds for this horse, we'll stay with our feet on the ground, we'll see how he pulls up and the relevant people will take the relevant action."