Derby Day

June 6, 2010 · Filed Under horse racing derby · Comment 

Like most people I Am not remotely interested in horse racing. Apart from the big races. And races don’t come much bigger then the derby. So I was somewhat transfixed that Workforce broke the track record with a blistering turn of foot as he won the 231st running of the Derby by [...]

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Sea the Stars Gallops into Legend

October 5, 2009 · Filed Under derby, horse racing, thoroughbred · Comment 

In recent years the gift of television has brought some extraordinary sportsmen into our homes. Mohammed Ali, Roger Feder, Jack Niclaus to name but three icons of their sport. And to this brief list we now have to add a horse.
But what a horse. I don’t like horse racing – but I [...]

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