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Sex Appeal – the unraced daughter of Buckpasser left a turf legacy still going strong in modern Gr1 pedigrees
26th August 2015
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Sex Appeal – the unraced daughter of Buckpasser left a turf legacy still going strong in modern Gr1 pedigrees
It’s always possible – it is not LIKELY but it is unquestionably possible – that one of them, almost any one of them, could be the greatest horse that has ever set foot on a racetrack.
There are no sales for a couple of weeks so we can get on with the business of training the horses. We are all in the middle of vaccines and trying to work our way around them. It is not easy but we seem to be winning and I am looking forward to pulling out some of the better horses in the next few weeks
I attend track work on Tuesday and Wednesdays. By Tuesday the nominations have come out so I have an idea of which horses to look out for and record the vision as well as hand time the final workouts on the various tracks
North America lost a legend last week when famed trainer and owner John Nerud passed away at the age of 102. Associated with numerous champions
Finding a good retirement home is the most important thing you will ever do for your horse. Make it count.
Superstar Spalato made his long awaited return to racing after an injury enforced layoff and some minor setbacks which hampered his prep this year
For anyone with the smallest interest in horse racing, it is plain to see the dominance of Japanese stayers on the international stage. With neither Rob nor I afraid of a challenge or a calculated gamble, we set off to see with our own eyes what Japan is doing better than the rest of the world.
Darley Stud’s Dubawi has had a breakout year, even by his own exceptional standards, being represented by 20 Group winners in across no fewer than six different countries in 2015. Sarah Whitelaw takes a closer look.
I am off to the Equus awards tonight, followed by a swift trip back home and then back again as there is another sale to be held in Johannesburg in a couple of days. It is a bit like playing gin rummy: sometimes one is holding a few too many cards and at the moment I could be caught out with one too many in my hand.
Women can be pretty hard on ourselves – and each other – from time to time, but we can also be incredibly generous, strong and resourceful and it’s good to be reminded that when we help and support each other, we are capable of some pretty remarkable things.
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
