Background
Sadler's Wells was a bay horse with a broad white blaze and white socks on his hind legs. He was by Northern Dancer, the most successful sire of his era, out of Fairy Bridge by Bold Reason. Fairy Bridge, a sister of the disqualified 2000 Guineas winner Nureyev, was a highly successful broodmare, producing the National Stakes winner Tate Gallery and the successful breeding stallion Fairy King.
The colt was sent into training with Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle. Throughout his racing career, Sadler's had a characteristic running style, galloping with his head at an unusually high angle.
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