Horses for Sale

   Tuxedo Junction (GB) 


Exciting dual purpose prospect,
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    Fighter Allen (FR)  


Exciting new horse with proven form, 
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Sadly it is another day of flat action with five meetings taking place on the level at Nottingham, Newbury, Wolverhampton, Newmarket and Catterick.  The Catterick meeting has just £30,000 in total prize money - if your horse were to finish fourth, you would picky up a heady £192.40 which would not even cover the expenses unless your horse was trained next door to the track.  For the life of me, I cannot understand why the owners and trainers continue to run their horses at meetings where the prize money is so poor.

While I was watching the racing from Fontwell jockey Bryony Frost, daughter of  Jimmy, rode a double yesterday and is clearly a very accomplished jockey.  She already looks a lot tidier than Jimmy, although that would not be difficult...only joking Jimmy!

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England have built up a big score in the cricket and are currently on 348 for 3 with former captain Alistair Cook on 153 not out, while Joe Root made 136.  It is lucky that England have these two world class batsmen, while Stoneman and Westley were both out for 8 runs and don't look to be up to Test match standard.  Having said that, the West Indies look like a second-class team - I remember back in the 80's when they used to be the best, their decline is a great shame.  The pink balls and floodlights did not seem to make the slightest bit of difference, except to the purists who do not like the aesthetics.  There did seem to be a few more drunks around however.

Everton beat Hajduk Split 2-0 last night in their Europa Cup match although missiles were thrown at the Everton fans which stopped the game for five minutes - what is going on with the world?

The trouble in Barcelona is unbelievable - I just don't understand what these people are going to get out of it all.  Clearly I am just old and don't understand but I despair of the world, why all this hatred?

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I have often tried to drown my troubles, unfortunately I can't always get Mrs Barnes to go swimming!  Have a nice day...

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