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His paternal grandfather was polo player Gerald Barnard Balding Sr. Balding has been married to Anna-Lisa since 15 July 2005. [3] They have three children. [4] Notable horses trained by Balding include Casual Look, the winner of the Epsom Oaks in 2003. The win led to an emotional post-race interview with his sister. [5]
The inaugural race was run on 4 April 1851 where it was open to three-year-old and older horses of either sex that had won a stakes race worth at least 200 sovereigns in their career. The winner was required to pay £10 out of the purse to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, [ 2 ] a fund and charity for retired British pub owners.
It is the second-oldest of the five Classic races, after the St Leger. Officially the Betfred Oaks , it is also popularly known as simply The Oaks . It has increasingly come to be referred to as the Epsom Oaks in both the UK [ citation needed ] and overseas countries, although 'Epsom' is not part of the official title of the race.)
Buick, who was very small for his age, rode in his first race on 10 August 2006 at the age of 18, on Tiny Tim, trained by Andrew Balding, at Brighton racecourse. Before Buick's first ride, the former Classic-winning trainer Ian Balding had struck a bet with the Tote at 500–1 on Buick becoming champion jockey before the year 2020. [ 2 ]
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Gerald Barnard Balding Jr. OBE (23 September 1936 – 25 September 2014), known as Toby Balding, was a British racehorse trainer, one of the few to have won the "big three" British jump races—the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle.
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