At the night sky just now, I could see the moon. A small crescent moon. For the first time in ages, not obscured by leaden skies. But it was still raining as I jumped in the car to navigate the potholes and the puddles….
The one millionth consecutive day of rain…
English Rugby. The British and Irish Lions. Bath Rugby…
Fulham FC. Rangers FC…
Middlesex Cricket…
New York Jets. New York Yankees…
A cool and diverse sporting mix. And I’m delighted that “George Baker Racing” is now added to the list of sporting entities to be sponsored by Jermyn Street based and global brand Charles Tyrwhitt…
An exciting partnership, and more to follow on this…
To Kempton yesterday evening after a fine London lunch with great friends. LILLY LUX running fine, but looking a little one paced in the closing stages. Her sire, Free Port Lux, is primarily a National Hunt stallion, and that is the way we will now go with Lilly. A mares maiden hurdle in a few weeks, and dual purpose options thereafter….
The National Hunt string continues to grow…
And this time in a month, it will be half time oranges at Cheltenham. The Champion Hurdle (will he or won’t he Nicky) and The Champion Chase will be done and dusted. I suspect that the former still has a contender or two to emerge from left field…
This was one of the greatest Champion Hurdles…
