BUDDS to Auction Horse Racing Memorabilia Featuring Nijinsky’s St Leger Number Cloth

[Wandering Eyes]

BUDDS, one of the UK's leading specialist auctioneers of sports memorabilia, will offer a selection of horse racing items at Newmarket's National Horse Racing Museum on November 12-13.

Under the spotlight at the auction, held in partnership with Weatherbys, will be memorabilia linked to King Edward VII, legendary horses and jockeys, and a royal mistress, Lillie Langtry.

Featured lots include Oath's 1999 Derby-winning silks signed by Henry Cecil; the racing silks of the 13th Earl of Eglinton, worn by the jockey of the legendary racehorse The Flying Dutchman, c.1849; the number cloth from Nijinsky's St Leger victory when he completed the Triple Crown in 1970; the no.24 number cloth worn by Troy when winning the 200th Derby at Epsom in 1979; a gold, diamond and enamel stick pin gifted to royal jockey John Watts by the Prince Of Wales, later King Edward VII, circa 1896; and Lester Piggott's racing saddle he used in the early '80s.

Visit the BUDDS website for more information about the auction and to browse the available lots.

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