Legendary champion thoroughbred Bold Pilot dead at 22
Bold Pilot, arguably the most successful thoroughbred racehorse born and raised in Turkey, died April 29 at the age of 22.His career high came on June 30, 1996, at the Gazi Race, a prestigious horse racing event established in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic.Bold Pilot won the race with jockey Halis Karataş in a record time of 2.26.22, a record which...