He was owned by Christopher Wilson, trained by T Perren and ridden by Bill Clift, who were also responsible for the first 1, 000 Guineas winner.

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In The Ballad of Lee Cotton, Christopher Wilson tells the story of the son of a mixed-race mother and Icelandic father, whose background - which makes him white - sets him apart from his friends in Eureka, Mississippi.

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"He was a good man, " said Christopher Hope Wilson Sr.

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