Nine again for man in the rain
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | October 30th, 2019
I suppose there has to come a time, maybe at 70 or possibly 71, when you wonder what you’re doing. After all, the game was on television, the rain fell steadily, then furiously as the nine goals went in and … Read More »
If I were Sheikh Mohammed …
Marten's Current Racing Diary | October 22nd, 2019
Hi there If I were Sheikh Mohammed there would have been a lot of things I would have done differently. One thing would have been to delegate more and not interfere. Without trust you cannot delegate wholly and in my … Read More »
Beer with the boys – Memories with Mathieu
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | October 21st, 2019
My good friend George Materna – successful businessman, great Goodwood supporter and joint-owner of Open Wide, who finished runner-up in the Stewards’ Cup this year – was recently in hospital to have a new hip fitted. I have been through … Read More »
A Few Thoughts …
Marten's Current Racing Diary | October 11th, 2019
Hi there I was very taken with the attitude Thyme Hill displayed in his three runs last season, as much in defeat as in victory, and it was that tenacity that stood him in good stead on his hurdling debut … Read More »
It’s Arc Weekend
Marten's Current Racing Diary | October 4th, 2019
Hi there It’s Arc weekend and plenty has been written about Enable, with the Racing Post’s well-respected judge Paul Kealy putting forward some sound reasons why the favourite “won’t be beaten.” If that were the case, with his assertion that … Read More »
Who pays the ferryman? That would be me, many years ago
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | October 1st, 2019
‘Oh the Woolston Ferry, it doesn’t travel very fast. It was never built for comfort, it was built to last’. Which it did, for 141 years, and Lowry painted it, but then they built the Itchen Bridge and that was … Read More »