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“I haven’t won any. My predecessors, Lord Halifax and Nicholas Wrigley, told me I would, and that’s it,” he said.
However, although he has won many accolades during his lifetime as a spectator, blood officer and long-time race director of Prince Khalid Abdullah, his pride in leading his local track is palpable.
But it is also a source of non-public frustration that is lost on the last day of York’s career in 2020, and the last of his tenure, as he is quarantined after traveling to France last weekend to attend Enable to win a 3rd. History Award. ” Arc de Triomphe when ground and conspiracy opposite the mare.
“These wonderful honors are very simple to accept and very difficult to pass,” he told the Yorkshire Post in an exclusive interview to mark the end of an era. “If you appreciate it as much as I do, it has been a great honor and a privilege. I also hope I have learned a lot about track control and what is happening on stage, thanks to the most productive in the industry, William Derby (general manager) ».
York has won countless awards during Grimthorpe’s reign and is identified as one of the most vital racetracks in the world, as well as one of the highest reception, a notable feature of the last decade with Grimthorpe, a figure avucular with his hat with the Panama logo, treating everyone from the royal circle of relatives to the humblest runners with the same warmth and charm.
His non-public focus was this thrilling race in August 2012 when Frankel, Prince Khalid’s lifelong horse, won juddmonte International against a visibly ill teacher, Sir Henry Cecil. “I have other people who come to me and say, “There, ” he recalls.
More recently, Enable’s double victories at Yorkshire Oaks 2017 and 2019 have been smart days, as have the quality of last year’s Ebor festival. Grimthorpe points out, however, that his presence has little effect on the fact that Abdullah’s horses. “runs faster or slower. “
And although York has been blessed over so many historical days due to its prestige and location (quotes the Pope’s visit, the Tour de France, Royal Ascot, the Olympic Torch Relay and Rod Stewart), it says Covid’s legacy and the spectatorless race. , identify as the sport’s currency crisis deepens.
“Everyone understands the unrest facing the economy as a whole, so we don’t have to be trapped in our own little bubble because everyone thinks they’re special,” he ventured.
“The racetracks have shown, wonderfully, that they can spend safe days with the crowds and we want to expand that; not only the acceptance of the government (local and national government) but also of the general public. “
And while the return of paying spectators next year, along with corporate parties and family circle parties held in the countryside, is for York as Bridget Guerin prepares to take the reins as president, Grimthorpe will remain on the career committee and is excited. about the future, once the pandemic has passed.
“We have been ambitious in terms of the progression of the racetrack and its amenities in terms of status,” says Grimthorpe, who still recalls the silence of Brigadier Gerard’s supposedly invincible defeat at Roberto’s first Benson and Hedges International 1972.
“We will have to look forward to our plans for the Melrose booth, as well as the county booth, and those will be projects that will be something special to anticipate.
One of the big challenges, he says, is to take a look at the audience’s wishes in the 2030s. It explains how much has been replaced from any popularity (many transactions are made via cell phones) and says, by way of illustration, that “there is no point in having a parking lot if everyone goes through a hovercraft. “
“What does the crowd expect from a race track?” he adds. Everyone thinks we’re competing with other circuits, but we’re not. We compete with other stadiums; Other events for spectators; other festivals of all kinds, cultural and musical.
“We want to inspire others to come and enjoy the race at Knavesmire. That’s what drives the whole team spirit in the York Races; it’s everything we inherit and help build on it, grow year after year and make other people feel welcome.
“I liken it to a virtuous circle. Good facilities. Good horses. Good cash. Good people. If you run into one of them, everything else falls with it. You can’t have one without the other. “
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