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Breeders' Cup Connections: Lee Vickers and Far Bridge
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3/20/2025
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I'm from England, you can tell by the accent, and I'm a third generation jockey, my grandfather
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was a jockey, my dad was a jockey, so obviously got involved with horse racing from a very
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young age.
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I was probably riding race horses when I was about 12 or 13.
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I was very lucky to be involved with some nice horses and jump racing in England, the
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Cheltenham Festival.
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I rode at Ascot, I rode some really big tracks, and I rode a couple of winters at Epsom where
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the Epsom Derby is, and decided I want to hone my skills in America, so I was lucky
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enough to be introduced to the Clements, and they helped me with my breezing, get some
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times together, and I fell in love with the place in America.
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Started as a breeze rider, next size rider for Mr. Clement, and then evolved from there
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and ended up assisting with travelling, going out of state with the horses out running.
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It's a great team, it's great camaraderie, everyone works together, just a really good
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connection with the horses.
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Farbridge, originally we had him in our barn as a two to three year old season, and we
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campaigned him in Florida.
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The boss had pencilled in the Belmont Derby as a target, but unfortunately we lost him.
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He got sold, his owner sold him on, but we were incredibly lucky to get him back after
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he'd had his three year old campaign.
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He's got his quirks, he's a quirky character, but he's all hearts, and he's got a serious
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engine.
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But he is an incredible horse, and we adore him.
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We just found him unlucky in some of his races, poor trips I think, I think he got a bit unlucky.
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Then the other day everything went right, and he showed to everyone that he's a top
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class individual.
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Farbridge digging in, he's a tough customer, Measure Time is lengthening that stride and
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cutting into every single inch of ground, 16th pole, Farbridge, Measure Time, Farbridge
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will not be denied, all the way in the Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer.
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Always winning your in-series, it's great to get that straight, that entry, that berth,
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and it's what everyone's looking for because it's the pinnacle of the racing year.
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It's the culmination of a year when you're going into these big races, that's where the
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year ends, and that's where you want to go, and it's fabulous to be considered to get
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that invitation and get the opportunity run for the Breeders' Cup, it's brilliant.
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Here to ride the horse around the track, you need to make a connection with your horse
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and get a rapport with them because there's a lot going on, and I think you need to get
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a relationship with them.
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Incredibly lucky to be involved in the industry, it's taken me globetrotting, and I just feel
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incredibly lucky to be in the industry.
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It's a labour of love, but it has taken me all around the world, introduced me to some
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lovely people, great teams, great horses, and I think that's what it's all about, it's
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being involved with these horses, getting these relationships and seeing them progress,
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and it's really rewarding when things go to plan.
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