Four days after England won the third Ashes Test there could be more reason for the cricket team to celebrate, this time on the race track.
On Thursday Stokes, a racehorse named after the England captain Ben Stokes, will make his debut at Cambridge in New Zealand. He is owned by Brendon McCullum, the team’s Kiwi coach who is a horse racing fanatic.
The three-year-old gelding was also bred by McCullum and trainer Kurtis Pertab is hopeful of a winning debut. “Hopefully we can get a win for him, it is a bit of pressure for a maidener,” Pertab told LoveRacing NZ.
