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Oaklawn Park over the weekend of Feb 17/18/19-where hopefully Hard Spun will win the Southwest S. and become favourite for the Kentucky Derby.
BTW Grayson, Big who?
Seriously, it just shows how no matter what you see sometimes, if a horse just doesn’t want to run, there’s little you can do to make him. He’s happily retired now playing about doing a bit of hunting and showjumping.
Quote: from Zoz on 6:21 pm on Jan. 8, 2007[br]Considering a much needed outing at Huntingdon this Friday.<br>
I might be there too, havent decided yet though. Saving to go to the big handicap at Santa Anita on March 3rd
Carlisle on Sunday if it’s on.<br>(Was also at Musselburgh last Friday but it was so last minute I didn’t have time to write it on here!)
About 50-50 I’ll be going to the Ampton point-to-point this weekend – all depends on some domestic arrangements. Ground still riding mostly good there despite all the recent rain, amazingly.
gc<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Yeh thanks Colin. Saw it on the Racing Admin site just after I posted. Not a massie surprise really although I am impressed that Wetherby still seems to be going ahead…
Edit…and i seems I have been roped in to go to Wetherby instead so if anyone’s gonna be there let me know.
(Edited by lekha85 at 4:09 pm on Jan. 12, 2007)
The Santa Anita card on March 3rd looks great Stormont. As well as the Big Cap you also get the Frank Kilroe Mile (Gr.1) on turf and a Group 2 for 3yos over 8.5 furlongs, the Robert B Lewis, which will be one of the endless prep races for the Kentucky Derby.
I’ll be at Ampton on Sunday – see you there HJ and GC (and NV?)<br>
Quote: from Happy Jack on 9:40 am on Jan. 12, 2007[br]Jeremy -the ground at Ampton is "Good" rather than Good.<br>
<br>Ah, I getcha. Easingwold was described as "good" the last time I went a few years ago, despite being brick hard down the straight and borderline flooded near the river. Need to take armfuls of Saxo with these descriptions.
Do you know what the admission price is tomorrow, btw? £20 a pop – a la some of the southern tracks – might put paid to my participation. And I presume it’s either Mr Payne or Mr Crispe in the box? I’ve never yet heard the latter in action.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Adrian on 4:42 pm on Jan. 12, 2007[br]The Santa Anita card on March 3rd looks great Stormont.  As well as the Big Cap you also get the Frank Kilroe Mile (Gr.1) on turf and a Group 2 for 3yos over 8.5 furlongs, the Robert B Lewis, which will be one of the endless prep races for the Kentucky Derby.
I’ll be at Ampton on Sunday – see you there HJ and GC (and NV?)<br> <br>
Yeah, its their biggest days racing all year and will be my first visit to the states…….. might have to introduce myself to a bit of Turfway just as a build up. Im going to Kentucky first to have a look around a few farms: WinStar, Gainseway, Three Chimney’s and maybe Lanes End if i plead with them to see Kingmambo!
Ampton, eh………. am i being stupid or is that the other side of Bury St Edmunds from Newmarket……..ive been there but a long time ago.
GC,
It was a tenner to get in with free racecard.
7 races with small but good quality fields. ÂÂÂ
Persian Hero won the Men’s Open from Ballylusky and<br>Latzod’Alm.  Ex Turner horse, Millenium Way, won the Ladies for Mrs C Taylor from Kent.
The ground was good to firm with some good to soft patches at the bottom of the hill.  After Alex Embiricos fell off at the 2nd (coming down the hill) on Lord Valnic they ommitted the downhill fences for a couple of races (reportedly for low sun) and did the same at the cross fence in the last.
James and Steve shared Higham last week but today we got the razor sharp wit of Iain Mackenzie.
Stormont – yes, just to the north of Bury St Edmunds – much improved track.
(Edited by Adrian at 8:51 pm on Jan. 14, 2007)
For all the folks going to point to points this year would you pretty please keep an eye out for a huge favourite of mine, Young Claude? The chances are he will be running oop north and i think ridden by Miles Seston and still owned by Mrs J Plummer. He was an old inmate of Peter Beaumonts (not sure these days as i haven’t spoken to my dad about YC recently) and a half brother to Young Kenny. He’s one of those horses that get under your skin and although he didn’t live up to expectations i still adore him. :cloud9:
 I did ask my dad to tell Mrs P when she was finished with him to pass him along but i got wise and thought i’d leave the old rascal to someone better equipped and a good deal fitter:biggrin:
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