Episodes

  • Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 50 - Allez France

    Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 50 - Allez France
    Jan 14 2023
    Our last story in this series of Punch a Hole in the Wind keeps us in the 1970s, but takes us across the Atlantic to France, and a wonderful yet rather quirky racehorse who remains the highest-rated European filly since the War.

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    11 mins
  • Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 47 - Nijinsky

    Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 47 - Nijinsky
    Jan 12 2023
    Named after a ballet dancer, Nijinsky had both the elegance and good looks worthy of his name. He was also one of the most brilliant horses ever to be trained in Ireland.

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    11 mins
  • Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 45 - Windsor Lad

    Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 45 - Windsor Lad
    Jan 10 2023
    The mid-1930s was something of a golden age of British thoroughbred champions, and Windsor Lad was right amongst them - helped into the limelight by his wonderful owner.

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    11 mins
  • Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 43 - Tom Fool

    Punch a Hole in the Wind Episode 43 - Tom Fool
    Jan 6 2023
    Reverting to the 1950s US racing scene today, we look at a superb, muscular colt whose 4-year-old season still acts as the sublime benchmark for older horses in the US to this day.

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    13 mins