Today…
One of those days…
That will be defined by the whims and vagaries of the motorways and highways and byways…
Alarm. Well before dawn. But that is the way of it. At this time of year. Actually, at every time of year…
Tattersalls Book 1. Gilded. Remarkable. Eye watering. Aspirational. Alluring…
Big guns with cannons loaded. Ammunition aplenty. Pretty obvious which ones they will lock horns over. Pretty obvious which Lots will attract the column inches and the soundbites and the “we loved him from the moment we saw him” and “he comes from a great farm” and “we think he is nailed on for a Novice at Wolverhampton in February…”
Maybe not the last bit…
Six figures will be considered cheap, seven figures will be hit many times but guarantee nothing. Not even a Wolverhampton Novice…
There will be egg on faces in the years ahead, but also stellar purchases that will dance all the right dances. A numbers game for some. Fire enough bullets…
Powder dry. For now. Book 1 horses will command Book 1 prices, and we will see whether there are radars to sneak under or crumbs from top tables. Or wait for Books 2 and 3 next week. And Deauville the week after and the French premiums that make so much sense…
Tattersalls early. Very early. Then Leicester for TIME TELLER (Callum Shepherd) in the 5 furlong 2-year-old Novice. Work in progress. Learning. Lovely horse. Love him…
Then Southwell and NOW MAYBE (Benoit) and their edition of the “Way Past My Bedtime” Handicap Stakes…
And then back on the motorway, a bed in Northamptonshire, Tatts again on Wednesday…
“Tatts again” the refrain for a week or three. With Deauville a bright French light between the yearling and ‘Horses In Training’ Sales. Treadmill….
A few short weeks that could define. Just maybe, this is our time to bump into the horses that will lead our charge. Maybe. A lot of hard yards and hard work….
“The harder I practice, the luckier I get” – Gary Player. Here’s hoping…
Good to speak to Clancy on his victory lap of a 7 hour drive from Keeneland to Middleburg, Virginia after Adonius’ fabulous win. 7 hours will have felt like one hour – and he would have drifted along on a magic carpet all the way…
DARK SUPREMACY mixed it with the right ones at Kempton yesterday. 3rd. A decent 3rd. A young horse with a fabulous attitude and the ability to match. He’s going the right way…
Adding his name to the growing list of encouraging 2-year-old runners. Patience. And then more patience…
