Aged 67, Sir Michael Stoute moved to England from Barbados aged 20 and was licensed to train in 1972. He has been crowned Britain's champion trainer on 10 occasions and has won a host of G1 titles including four Breeders' Cups Turf, 15 English Classics including five Derbies at Epsom, two Japan Cups, a Dubai World Cup and even a Champion Hurdle. The most famous of his stars remains the ill-fated Shergar, but he has trained numerous international champions, notably Dubai World Cup and Japan Cup winner Singspiel and Breedersˇ¦ Cup Turf winner Pilsudski, as well as Two Thousand Guineas and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Golan. In Hong Kong he won the Vase in 2000 with Daliapour and the International Bowl in 1994 with Soviet Line. In 2008 he finally completed his set of all five English Classics when subsequent dual Breeders' Cup Turf winner, Conduit, landed the St Leger. In 2010, Harbinger won the G1 King George at Ascot by 11 lengths and Workforce won both the Derby and the Arc. Sea Moonˇ¦s G2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, Stouteˇ¦s 64th at the meeting down the years, was his 2012 highlight. |