AS THE LAST…..
Touches to Christmas plans take place up and down the land, thoughts turn to those who will be working whilst others are playing… Racehorses do not understand Bank Holidays and high days. [...]
DESERT DUST
Settling… After the first Bahrain Turf Series went well… All three horses who ran on Friday night have come out of their respective races in good order – and the Programme Book [...]
G”DAY…. From Wagga Wagga….
A long flight. Breakfast in “The Curious Rabbit” just off the main street. Looking forward to a hike along a mountain trail later and a splash in a thermal pool. And then I will check [...]
REMARKABLY MILD..
“Mild for the time of year….” What percentage of casual conversations begin with weather assessments….?? It is mild. Unseasonably so… Not a hint of a frost yet. But [...]
Torrents….
Streams on the cusp of becoming raging rivers… A lot of rain bouncing off firm ground. Puddles turning to floods in minutes. Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening…. Calmer [...]
FAMOUS SILKS…..
Head to head through the final Longchamp furlong. Coolmore and the Aga Khan… Two dynasties. When two tribes go to war… Dynasties are built through generations. But when mantles are [...]
AMY….
With us…. The first named Storm of the year making her presence felt. Rain lashing against the windows here in Sussex… Headed to Kempton to gallop a few. No harm at all in giving some [...]
SILENCE….
Heavy silence that comes with thick fog…. Fog that is unlikely to hang around for long. Storm Amy is incoming tomorrow and over the weekend. But polarised to the north. Tallulah in [...]
RED SKY….
Far away in the East. Nervous Shepherds I guess…. Frost. Not a bleak midwinter frost but a definite chill in the dawn air. Early riders dotted across the Downs. Riders of the dawn [...]
AIDAN….
Sunday’s Racing Post. A fascinating piece by David Jennings on the Master of Ballydoyle…. Riches beyond compare in terms of firepower. What a joy it must be to see so many regally [...]
