The winning trainer's trophy presented to Dick Hern for Niniski's victory in the 1979 Prix Royal Oak (French St Leger) at Longchamp, in the form of a

The winning trainer's trophy presented to Dick Hern for Niniski's victory in the 1979 Prix Royal Oak (French St Leger) at Longchamp, in the form of a silver octagonal plate by Mellerio of Pairs set with a black Perspex centre inscribed LONGCHAMP, 1979, PRIX ROYAL OAK, diameter 26cm. Niniski was a son of Nijinsky and owned by Lady Baeverbrook. He recorded a total of 14 career wins including the Irish & French St Legers, the Geoffrey Freer Stakes, the John Porter Stakes and the Ormonde Stakes. Provenance: Dick Hern Collection