Tragedy and Transfers Take Gloss Off a Tremendous Year
The Northern Echo › March 17, 2005
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Attraction's success has made it a record year for Mark Johnston, but there have been down-sides too, he tells COLIN WOODS
MARK JOHNSTON has made a habit of breaking records over these past few years and he was at it again last year when Attraction became the first-ever filly to complete the English and Irish 1,000 Guineas win double.See the full content of this document
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Tragedy and Transfers Take Gloss Off a Tremendous Year
"It's very hard to put into words just how much pleasure Attraction gave us.
In some ways, it was very simple to say she's the best horse we've ever trained, having won four Group 1 races in a single season, whereas the best we had done before was two Group 1s in a year with one horse, " he said."Then along came Shamardal, who I began to think was the best two- yearold I'd ever trained. Clearly Shamardal has a lot to do before he reaches Attraction's heights, but the potential is there even though we don't train him ...See the full content of this document
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