Tag: Bloodstock

  • Would you stake your claim?

    Would you stake your claim?

    It may have been mentioned here in the last few months, but, I haven’t been able to watch a cattle mart since da went ringside up yonder. Tried watching Carnaross again last night – the minute an Angus heifer entered the ring Niagra Falls emerged from behind my glassess. Horse racing has remained a constant…

  • Smashing the glass ceiling with the passing of the baton

    Smashing the glass ceiling with the passing of the baton

    The first jumps meeting of the season at Fairyhouse, usually in early October, is generally when the racing radar in this seat really becomes hyper sensitive. That isn’t to say one wouldn’t be attuned to goings on prior to that date. Just that the fixture in question is generally the cue for things to ratchet…