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Over Leith. And everywhere else… “Racing Abandoned….” Absolutely the right call, but nonetheless a little frustrating that long held diary dates are rubbed out… The [...]

Than Hanoi… And Madrid, Caracas, New York and Benidorm… “The heat is on….” The BHA making the eminently sensible decision to cancel tomorrow’s fixtures. The [...]

And done. For another year. Those years, they fly by… A large proportion of the winners fell to one family. A remarkable family. Aiden and Joseph… Wathnan spending profusely – I [...]

The Saturday of Royal Ascot used to be called the “Heath Meeting” – nothing Royal about it at all, and no top hat and tails. Although there were always a few who turned up in [...]

I was there. As a wide eyed 10-year-old. “The race of the century….” Hyperbole and hype can be overdone on occasion, but yesterday’s Ascot Gold Cup will be talked about as [...]

Which I guess is the same as unfathomable… “O’Brien denies team tactics were used after Soumillon gets eight-day ban…” Yeah, right, an “unfathomable” and [...]

The King and Queen’s carriage was first through the Golden Gates at the straight mile start and was never headed…. Huge thanks to those of you who helped me lump on thousands with [...]

Muggy, sultry, almost humid. Grey skies dominate. For now… Off we go. Five days of fabulous sport, and every day will tell a tale or seven. Glorious winners, desperately unlucky losers, [...]

In the main…. Gilded Berkshire acres. Royal attendance and approval. Mouth watering clashes. The big battalions are rolling out the big guns – but hopefully there will be a scrap or [...]

Of sorts. Before the Royal Ascot storm… Here’s hoping not a biblical storm of Epsom proportions… No runners for us over this weekend. Plans scuppered by weather. And other stuff [...]