“I’m a great believer in pedigrees for horses and people, and I can tell you I’ve no Easterby in me – I take after my mothers father, Patterson, a cattle dealer from Thirsk”
One of Micks contributions in todays Peter Thomas family portrait – explaining why he looks like an Irishman or a Scot
Lee Motterhead’s piece (Big Read) from Jack Berry’s home and the family portraits worth a pop into the bookies shop to savour. Obvious from the canines who the master is!
Best photo from photogenic Goodwood I think was the one of Soumillon leading in the Arab race against the Downs backdrop. Almost like an oil painting although the printing process may have helped.
I like the free part of website , the archive of results back to 80s is fantastic . First website i look at every morning . Good coverage of graded races overseas too .
“We are fortunate enough to have access to the biggest names in the game. It is a privileged position, but one which comes with a caveat – you criticise, you lose access”
David Jennings
The Saturday Column
Hope this fate isn’t in store for another racing journalist who recently called out the behemoth in the room!
The other Crouch being a little bit hard on himself in today’s interview over Doha’s second (presumably) in a listed at Ponty last month. Didn’t see much wrong, looks not the easiest ride, but probably room for perfecting his terms of his style.