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My name is Keith Knight. When I am writing fiction I am K.D.Knight. If you haven't read any of my work you are in the majority. I am obscure even in my own home. 
Cut me open and across my heart it will say National Hunt. In my blood will be found the names of the great horses who have graced my vision with their exploits. To the detriment of my character, on my deathbed the memories that will sustain me as I pass from here to wherever there happens to be will be Red Rum winning his third National, Crisp so gallantly nearly denying Red Rum his first, Desert Orchid winning the Gold Cup, Sprinter Sacre winning his second 2-mile Champion Chase, Kauto Star winning the last of his Betfair Chases, Denman winning his first Hennessey and filling me with hope that I was witness to Arkle's successor. No human, I expect, will emerge from the  memory bank as I draw my last breath.
I have no qualifications to express my thoughts, my ideas, on this great sport other than my deep and abiding love of horses, of racing and the fine people who populate it.

I am the author of 'GOING TO THE LAST', a horse racing related collection of short stories that can be purchased at all respectable e-book sellers, and will soon be available as a print on demand paperback. It is priced at £1.99 and is worth every penny.

View my book on Amazon here
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One of the subjects closest to my heart, as can be seen from an article on my Blog page, is that of horses names. Racing is a dignified sport and I believe horses should be given dignified names. Silly names appal me. Names that are hiding places for crudeness, as with Wear The Fox Hat, annoy me. When it comes to the naming of racehorses I have no sense of humour.
On this page, or in time on a dedicated page, I will at random suggest names that owners struggling to name a horse can use if they so wish.  A name cannot be subject to copyright or ownership and if my storehouse of names should become popular I will ask users of my service to donate £25 to a charity connected with the re-training of racehorses.
I do not make any guarantees that the names I come up with will be acceptable to the authorities, though I can assure you that I will not resort to the names of great and good horses of the past. 

Latest Blog Posts

15 September 2026
AN ARGUMENT WELL-MADE, KHADIJAH MELLAH & IN THE LIFE OF THIS WEBSITE ...
In the letters column of The Racing Post today, Mr. McEwan of Manchester makes a very good argument for horses to be disqualified if their riders have committed the sort of offence that got Shane Foley an eleven-day ban at Leopardstown on Saturday. I...
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14 September 2026
RIDER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, FALLEN ANGEL, THE O'BRIENS, PROOF THAT SMALL CAN BE GOOD & WHAT OTHER SPORT.
On occasions, an article will appear in The Racing Post that reminds the reader how much there is in our sport to be proud about and which other sports, if they knew, would be envious of. Former jockey, former St. Leger winner, George Baker, is the f...
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13 September 2026
ONLY ONE PLACE TO START & SHANE FOLEY GETS 11-DAYS .
It was always what I wanted to witness. It may have taken over fifty-years for it to happen, and I watched on t.v. that first female jockeys race at Kempton, but when it arrived it was far more joyous than I could ever imagine. If the script for the ...
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12 September 2026
CARELESS RIDING HAS CONSEQUENCES, DONCASTER CUP & WHO WILL WIN THE ST. LEGER?
Let me say this from the outset: I like James Doyle. He is one the finest riders we have at present. Holly Doyle once described him as a complete gentleman. I doubt if anyone has anything bad to say about him. That said, in my opinion, he should have...
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11 September 2026
ST. LEGER, GETTING MORE LIKE THE U.S. EVERYDAY, MUSICAL TIMES & UPDATE ON YESTERDAY.
In the history of this site, I have on various occasions proposed that the St. Leger be removed from its classic status, be upgraded to the most valuable flat race in Britain and opened-up to older horses, an alternative to the Arc, and keep its clas...
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09 September 2026
FROM 2019. GIVE BRYONY SOME SPACE. ADVICE IGNORED BY ALL.
How the Frosts cope with the adulation heaped upon their daughter is beyond my imagination. I am not suggesting she is undeserving of the universal praise, only that her parents know her, whereas her admirers only know of her. Her parents can, no dou...
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