Doncaster Rovers chairman David Blunt banks six figures after horse wins Ascot race

Doncaster Rovers chairman David Blunt and his wife Yvonne banked six figures after their horse won a prestigious race at Ascot.
Steve Jones
By Steve Jones
Published 23rd Oct 2023, 10:06 BST
Updated 23rd Oct 2023, 10:18 BST
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Poptronic finished first in the Group 1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes on British Champions Day on Saturday to earn her owners and breeders £301,272.

Four-year-old Poptronic was a 22-1 outsider but upset the odds to claim her first win at the highest level.

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Blunt, who normally shuns media attention, admitted on TV the “unbelievable" win left him and his wife “shell-shocked and tongue-tied”.

“It’s once in a lifetime for us,” he said.

“A small owner-breeder who comes up trumps, which is unbelievable.

"She’s been a bit unfortunate in a couple of previous races, we felt anyway.