Racehorse trainer Sussex
Today’s update commemorates Saint Devota, who is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. Her body was being transported from Corsica to North Africa for burial but the boat ended up in Monaco, so she ought also to be the patron saint of poor navigation. A barmy few days at Shovelstrode since the last update.…
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Today would have been the 138th birthday of folk blues pioneer Lead Belly, in the unlikely event that he were still alive. YASMINA makes it into her second update of the week. We sent her to Windsor as she had come out of her previous race in tip top nick and there was a hefty…
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Suzy Wood: Word on the street is that you had a race over hurdles. Monansunu: Yes. It’s a bit of a weird thing to do, isn’t it? S: Not really. Only a weird horse would find it strange. This is not the first weird thing that you have said whilst denying any weirdness in yourself.…
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A generic header, as 12th January 2026 covers both the 150th birthday of Jack London and the 50th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s death. So very much a swings and roundabouts moment, depending on how broad your literary tastes may be. Since the last update we had a festive spell without runners. Given there being plenty…
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