BROWSING through the hefty Royal Ascot 2015 media guide, a few things struck me. The meeting’s traditions are kind of nice and comforting but I’m only really interested in the thoroughbreds on show, and the only fillies of any real interest are the four-legged variety. Having very little fashion sense I couldn’t care a jot …[Read More]
07
Jun 2015
Daily Double June 7
TODAY feels a bit like after the Lord Mayor’s show. Yesterday was one of the finest day’s racing for many a year. We saw a fabulous Epsom Derby winner steered to victory by a 44-year-old Italian who, apart from being the most charismatic figure in the sport, remains one of the finest exponents of race …[Read More]
02
Oct 2013
Ruler Of The World the value in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
ONE of the greatest performances by a racehorse came in 1986 when the marvellous Dancing Brave, under a bucking and kicking Pat Eddery, came about seven horses wide to scythe down a top quality field at Longchamp in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The race had already captured my imagination when Alleged and Lester …[Read More]
