MILLION IN MIND PARTNERSHIP
The Million In Mind Partnership ran from 1990 until its final year in 2026 and during this time our members were in the winners’ enclosure an impressive 198 times, with 11 victories at Cheltenham including at the 2011 Festival with TRICKY TRICKSTER and the 1994 Festival with MYSILV. The Partnership was an annual one with horses sold without reserve at public auctions at Doncaster Sales/Goffs UK. This led to the Partnership holding the world sales record for jumpers sold at public auction for an unprecedented 30 years with their MYSILV setting the bar in 1994, with a price of 155,000, followed by MISTER BANJO (240,000 in 2000), before this was broken by ROYAL ROSA (340,000) and then by GARDE CHAMPETRE (530,000) in 2004.
Throughout its history, the most successful trainers in our red and green silks were Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls (with 42 winners apiece). As regards jockeys, our most successful riders were Richard Johnson and Leighton Aspell (12 winners each for the Partnership). Other smart horses to have raced in Million In Mind’s colours were VOY POR USTEDES, UXIZANDRE, LE PREZIEN, AFSOUN, THE ORGANIST, GRAND ROI and TOP VILLE BEN.
The Partnership has raced a number of top-class horses over the years including:
MYSILV – winner of the Gr.1 Triumph Hurdle
MISTER BANJO – winner of of the Gr.1 Finale Hurdle
ROYAL ROSA – winner of the Gr.1 Champion Irish Bumper at Punchestown
GARDE CHAMPETRE – winner of the Gr.2 Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree
TRICKY TRICKSTER – winner of NH Chase at Cheltenham Festival
Plus the likes of VOY POR USTEDES, UXIZANDRE, AFSOUN and LE PREZIEN.
Mysilv
Triumph Hurdle winner at the Cheltenham Festival in 1994
Tricky Trickster
National Hunt Chase winner at the Cheltenham Festival winner in 2009