Three-time Grand National champion Red Rum, Shergar, Arkle, and Nijinsky are among the horses in the Ray Goddard Collection of Hair Trophies of Champion Racehorses, which was collected between 1948 and 2004.
The collection of hair from 829 horses, which was gathered by enthusiast Ray Goddard until his death in 2004, is expected to fetch between £40,000 and £50,000 when it is sold. The starting price is £24,000.
“Collecting locks of horse hair might seem like an unusual pastime, but it’s provided us with an incredible archive, featuring some of the most famous horses the racing world has seen,” Graham Budd, the auctioneer, said.
It provides a fascinating account of the history of racing spanning fifty years.
On November 13, the collection will be put up for auction at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket.
