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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

06 October 2026
PRINCESS ZAHRA, NEW INDUCTEE, WHAT RACING COULD DO FOR ANYONE & 1.38 AT BRIGHTON.
At the 60th Annual Federation of Horse Racing Authorities get-together yesterday, Princess Zahra Aga Khan spoke with passion about what the racing industry brings to rural communities. It was gladdening to hear someone from elite society speak with h...
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05 October 2026
TWO FOR DARYS, WHAT A NICE MAN HE IS & NEEDED A FASTER PACE?
'Obliterated', absolutely not Mr. Forristal. 'Great Champion', absolutely, Monsieur Graffard. There was only a smidge over 10-lengths between first and last in the Arc, so Richard Forristal's proclamation that Darys obliterated his rivals yesterday w...
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04 October 2026
BALDING FOR CHAMPION? THE START BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT, SCOTT THE CONQUERER & TIMED TO PERFECTION?
For the the first time since Ballydoyle got into full swing, Andrew Balding leads in the trainers' title race. Will he stay there, that is the question? I hope so as no one deserves the accolade more than the ever-consistent Balding team. Andrew beli...
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03 October 2026
THE END OF SUMMER JUMPING? WHY NO WARNING? THE ARC.
Let me tell you a story. Not a fictional story but a true story (cross-fingers). Once upon a time a student studying to become an environmental scientist was having a few qualms about what he was being told. He cared passionately about the state of t...
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02 October 2026
GIRLS ALOUD, HEAVY AT ST. CLOUD & A REASON (OR TWO) WHY HORSE RACING IS FOR EVERYONE.
This is my vanity site, so anyone who visits this site, while acknowledging that they are as entitled to their views as I am, must indulge me when I give prominence to what I believe is important to the sport. I am often, I suspect, awry with some of...
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01 October 2026
SIMON COX, MAURICE BARNES & BURGH BARONY.
Let's make no bones about it, in Simon Cox we may be about to throw the last dice in our dance with the devil. Too many lower case messiahs have come and gone from the B.H.A. without achieving anything more positive than making themselves more wealth...
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