… and treat those two imposters just the same… I’m not sure I agree with Rudyard Kipling on that one – I definitely prefer triumph to disaster and I’ve seen a bit of both this week. Authorized‘s defeat last week was a blow – I was hoping he’d have an unbeaten 3yo year. I’m less comfortable with the tactics of …
Winker shows his class
I thought it was an absolutely stunning performance from Winker in the July Stakes – everything went wrong and we still won. I couldn’t have a higher opinion of the horse. We have believed for a while now that it would be an understatement to just call him a classy horse – his work at home suggests he is very special, …
A horse of authority
With Haydock off Shawhill misses her chance today, but the race is rescheduled for Wednesday at Newmarket. I don’t think we’ll go for it now – it was always a big ask trying to win a group 2, and there’s a Listed race at Longchamp on Saturday that looks more suitable. It’s a 3yo fillies race over 12f – we’d …
A long week
I’ve been very busy lately and I haven’t been updating my blog as I should – fortunately I’ve had a couple of able deputies keeping things moving. George and Ned started on a week’s work experience last Monday, and it was great to have them around. Betfair is an interesting place to be – the atmosphere is easy going and …
Eazy Peazy
I’ve been waiting to write that headline for a long time. Major Eazy’s win at the fifth attempt on Saturday night was long overdue, and at last we have confirmation of something we have believed for a long time – he is a proper racehorse. Every jockey who has sat on ME has told us that he is a quality …
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