Friday, 15 May 2015 |
"A man is not old as long as he is seeking something."Jean Rostand.
Many apologies that the site is up very late today, but there has been a serious computer malfunction. It started off a bright morning, and although there is a bit of cloud around the temperature has kept up and there's no wind. It's been a very busy morning with several owners calling in to see their horses in training and their brood mares, All the horses have been out cantering on Hamilton Hill where it has all gone very smoothly. We shall be having another batch of visitors tomorrow morning before most of them go to the races here at Newmarket.
We have one runner over the weekend. Prayer time runs in the 3.05, the 1m handicap at Thirsk. He is in very good form and although this is a competitive little contest, I expect him to run with credit. I may even leave him in the north of
I wouldn't be surprised if we hadn't seen the Deby winner yesterday when Golden Horn smoothly won the Dante, which is usually the best trial for the premier classic. The big problem is that he is not entered and the owner will have to stump up £75,000 to supplement him for the race. These supplements are very expensive and, although there is a calculation for these things, you always want the best horses to run. However a lower figure, albeit a substantial one, would encourage more people to take the gamble,
For those of you that can remember Theola when she was in training with us a few years ago, will like the picture above of her with this
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