MARK Kane was contacted while he was travelling to Belgium. The strongly built seven-year-old, reared, broken and trained by the family was to the front of his mind. Following a successful season in America, Harry’s European Tour could be the crowning glory of a super career. If you’re going to go tilting at windmills where better than Holland?

“Harry Knows was one of the crop of foals who came in as part of the broodmare scheme from Le TROT. He was named for my grandfather on my mother’s side and that has brought him lots of luck. He dominated here as a four- and five-year-old so we made the decision to send him to New Jersey where he was handled by the Tritton stable. He started brightly and won three in succession taking a mark of 1.51 in the Meadowlands. It was a very proud moment for us watching him win in at the Mecca of harness racing.