CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF….
To a pig in the proverbial…. Rock hard ground at Sakhir Racecourse yesterday afternoon. To play to the strengths of some… Not for Nesthorn who won here in December after a week of [...]
NOT A BREATH….
Of wind. On millpond sea…. The Crown Prince’s Cup. Group 3. $200,000 in the pot… Eight runners, and Nesthorn flying our flag. Brilliant on his Bahraini debut, and bounced up to [...]
CALM…
Dead calm out in this particular bit of The Gulf… No white horses. A gentle breeze… Race day… Racing at an hour that is past my bedtime. MAX MAYHEM at 8.40pm, DESERT COP at [...]
HEAT….
Haze… Over the fiery nodding donkeys that dig deep for riches in desert soil… An industrial landscape pricked with flaming gas and golden minarets… Just back from the stables. [...]
WHITE HORSES….
Galloping. And dancing and prancing across the Gulf… Choppy seas… Troubled waters not much more than a short hop and skip away across sky and sand and water… Distant shadows on [...]
DANCING….
With Lady Luck… Those of us who have chosen sport to define our lives need this Lady on our side… With her in our camp, the wildest dreams can be made glorious reality… But when [...]
TWENTY FOUR….
In twenty four… Millimeters and hours. Rain that gets right into you. You know what I mean – wet rain that burrows deep into the bones. Days to be got through. Wet, wet, wet… [...]
I LITERALLY…
“Cannot think of anything more ghastly…..” A message from a senior (meaning “ancient”) racecourse board member in response to the “Sweet Caroline” moment [...]
MAGIC….
MILLIONS…. A Yearling sale on Australia’s Gold Coast that exudes positivity, hope and fun. A potent mix… Parties on the beach, decent weather (ish), a vibrant industry, the [...]
WHAT HAPPENS…??
After Trump buys Greenland ? Does he decide that he would quite like to buy the United Kingdom as well ? I guess we are reasonably well situated from a strategic perspective, and so it would all [...]
