Kathy Turner has lauded the fact Doncaster will run this year’s Brocklesby Stakes in memory of her father Bill as a “fantastic tribute”.
Bill Turner, who won the opening two-year-old race of the season on six occasions, more than anyone else, died after an accident at his yard at the age of 78.
His daughter has taken on the licence and has three possible runners in the first race of the Flat turf season, the William Hill Bill Turner Brocklesby Stakes.
She said: “I got a call from Doncaster and I was terribly emotional. It’s a fantastic tribute. But, not being big-headed, he totally deserved it. He didn’t just win it six times, he was second and third in it many times. He targeted it every year.
“I have the choice of three to run in it. Martha Brown is an Aclaim filly, Summer Sadness is a Territories gelding we bought at Newmarket and Nevernotrememberu is a filly by first-season sire Caturra, who’s tiny but quite speedy, although she might only just get the five furlongs.
“They’re all going well, doing nice bits of work and have come out of the stalls. Dad would probably never have run two in it but I think that gives you more chance so I might run two, I’ll see how the week goes. To win the race would be a dream come true – and we’ll give it a good go.”
