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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There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with flat cards from Haydock, Yarmouth, Epsom and Newbury as well as a jumps fixture from Perth.  Stable jockey Tom Scudamore makes the long trip up to Perth for a couple of outside rides and they both look to have fair chances.  Let's hope that he can bag a winner to cover the cost of his fuel!

I thought that Irish Prince ran a nice race at Worcester yesterday on his handicap debut to finish second, beaten only ½ length.  He was trying to concede 12lbs to Richard Johnson aboard the winner and based on this evidence, Irish Prince should be winning something similar sooner rather than later.  Meanwhile, Kalifourchon performed creditably in the handicap chase, picking up some prize money in fifth and he looks like he could probably do with further still.  Delface looked like a non-stayer in the boys' race.

Yesterday marked the 300th anniversary of racing at Worcester and they had a number of special guests there to commemorate the event.  I loved the interview with former champion flat jockey Joe Mercer who said that he had to borrow money from one of the other jockeys to have a bet on a certainty that he was riding.  I didn't think that jockeys were allowed to gamble...or am I mistaken?!  I am only kidding, back then the jockeys probably did have a few quid on, but nowadays they are most certainly not allowed.

I see that it is the Ladies' Derby at Epsom tonight and one of the horses has a great name; Whinging Willie.  I wonder who thinks of these names?  Anyway, I see that Jamie Osborne took to social media yesterday after his intended jockey Kate Harrington became unavailable.  He was looking to recruit a lady amateur who didn't look like 'floppy limp spaghetti' in a finish...good to see him moving with the times!

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Former Argentinian striker Diego Maradona claims that Colombia were robbed against England the other night.  He claims it was a FIFA conspiracy and even questioned the referee's decision to award a blatant penalty to England.  All this from a man who blatantly handled the ball, costing England a place in the 1986 World Cup semi-finals.  Pot?  Kettle?  Black?!

Talking of football, how can Real Madrid justify spending £240 million to sign French 19 year old Kylian Mbappe?  They say that he will eventually replace Christiano Ronaldo - how much would Ronaldo be worth if he were 10 years younger?  It has all got totally out of hand.

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I thought I would bring you a useful lifestyle hack today...avoid parking tickets by removing your windscreen wipers!

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