Jan's husband, Brian, found a temperamental mare named Rewbell that was being sold for £1,000. Due to the horse's poor temperament and old barbed-wire injuries, they negotiated the price down to just £350 .
Dream Alliance was born in 2001 and raised on a disused allotment on an old slagheap. Despite his humble beginnings, he proved to be a natural runner under the guidance of professional trainer Philip Hobbs. "Dream Horse": a Hollywood movie from a real-life story
While working at a local pub in Cefn Fforest around the year 2000, Jan Vokes overheard tax adviser Howard Davies discussing a racehorse he had once owned.