2026 In Memoriam (Racing people)

[jinnyj]

Sad to kick this off with this news - Ian Balding has passed away aged 87

https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/ian-balding-legendary-trainer-of-mill-reef-dies-aged-87-a5bJS8j5ONlj/

I met him once and he spent the entire time looking at my cleavage... Great trainer though.

 

[trudij]

Nice guy and fabulous trainer. RIP

( edited because I decided my comment wasn’t necessarily appropriate!!)

 

[Desert Orchid]

Nice guy and fabulous trainer. RIP

( edited because I decided my comment wasn’t necessarily appropriate!!)

I reckon we can all guess, trudij! I know what my first thought was.

Fine trainer and I don't think I'll ever be able to disassociate him from the Paul Mellon colours. Even when I see them these days I think of Ian Balding.

(no idea what he was like as a person but obviously a fine judge of cleavages.)