Recent content by Bustino74

Well, it looks like that's it for the year. 13 winners in the UK was a big improvement over the 8 of last year, though still not good enough considering the investment and numbers of horses in training. The King's best horse was probably Rainbows Edge who won twice, her final win being a Listed...

Well that was a load of rubbish.

Calmly was led out unsold after a bid of 130,000gns.

Impressive win in the first by the Moores' Macktoad. Always in control and just poor jump at the 2nd last: worth a look. Stable and Jockey then went on to win 2 other races.

She was only beaten half a length by Barnavara in the Opera and could have done with more help than Keane gave her. Probably cost the QLR shareholders a million or so.

Well the fireworks came with some big price tickets Tuesday evening. Top of the list was Barnavara, a Calyx filly trained by Mrs Harrington, who won a series of races over the Summer culminating in a victory in the Prix de L'Opera. She went for 4,800,000gns and is from the family of Lope de...

Eventually 8 Royal lots were sold and unsurprisingly Light Music was the most expensive, selling for 190,000gns. Surprisingly the second best price was achieved by Reminder, similarly in foal to Chaldean. Obviously this mare passed the visual examinations of prospective buyers, so it remains a...

The big December Breeding Stock Sales starts today. Expect fireworks, especially tomorrow.

I'd put him over fences. He doesn't respect hurdles, he'll have to respect fences.

Tom Quelly wins his first NH race on his 4th ride over the sticks: Leicester today.

Sadly St Jean died this week after a paddock accident.

This thread is becoming more about the horses the Dixon partnerships have sold rather than those they raced: and so it goes. Today Olivia Hoare sold a Sea the Stars yearling filly out of Livia's Dream. She got 200,000gns for her, which goes nicely with the €600,000 she picked up for a New Bay...

Aeolian hastily withdrawn from the December Sale.

Desert Hero's half-sister Aeolian went to Kempton tonight and I didn't bother to mention it. Since winning on her second start at Newmarket in August she ran stone bonking last in two Listed events, the second of which she started favourite. She then ran a poor race at Newbury having been...

No I hadn't, just my view after watching a rerun of the race. Have read it now and not surprised they 'noted' his explanation. My view was obviously that he rode an ill judged race. I'd have said he made too much of his filly but that anyway he could have won the race if he'd kept her up to her...