 He was a favorite instructor with celebrities and royalty and gave lessons to HRH Prince Charles, HRH Prince William, HRH Prince Harry, King Constantine II of Greece, HRH Prince Talal of Jordan, James Packer and Sylvester Stallone.Gracida's most famous horse was "Chesney", who won the Best Playing Pony award numerous times, including in 1988, 1989 and 1991 at the British Open Gold Cup.His personal favorite was "Nony Nony", a seven time Gold Cup winner in England.