Plummer had earlier portrayed Holmes in 1977's Silver Blaze.

It was Straker who removed Silver Blaze from his stall and led him out on to the moor.

The title of the book comes from Arthur Conan Doyle's "Silver Blaze."

The 1977 television film version of Silver Blaze used the railway.

Silver Blaze," said he, "is from the Somomy stock and holds as brilliant a record as his famous ancestor.

Holmes dons "his ear-flapped travelling cap" in "The Adventure of Silver Blaze".

The races are named "Silver Blaze" and the "Moriarty," after the story and character.

In 1937, Wontner's final Holmes film, Silver Blaze, was released.

Sherlock Holmes soon tracks down Silver Blaze, literally: his tracks (along with a man's) are clearly visible in the soil, albeit intermittently.

Holmes ensures Silver Blaze's safety, and turns his mind to other aspects of the case.