Duffield's Diary
No Cockney Rebel but glad to have the Red Clubs instead
Ann Duffield | Friday, 04 May 2012 © Ann Duffield Racing
Home ten pm from Newmarket, after being underbidder for a very nice Cockney Rebel filly who, it turns out was bought by one of our own owners, "Phil Cunningham" via his former trainer Geoff Hubbard who also happened to train the sire Cockney Rebel for Phil too. It was disappointing not to get her but I was pleased to see the winning bid
The rain follows George and I
Ann Duffield | Thursday, 03 May 2012 © Ann Duffield Racing
As we headed South for today’s breeze up sales in previously parched Newmarket, the heavy rain followed us. At least the North is dry, for now while the South get some much needed water. Until now the grass gallops in Newmarket have been yellow, firm and mostly unusable with a hosepipe ban threatening even the watered gallops. At the recent
Cold in May
Ann Duffield | Wednesday, 02 May 2012 © Ann Duffield Racing
After Sunday's washout and Monday's mammoth repair job everything feels like an anti-climax. While Monday posed a real challenge to George and the team at Sun Hill, strangely enough for me, hot footing it to London and spending all day in meetings felt like a walk in the park. Tuesday was a freezing cold day, with strong Northerly w
The "Water gallop"
Ann Duffield | Monday, 30 April 2012 © Ann Duffield Racing
They say there is no rest for the wicked and we must be very wicked indeed. Sunday morning was nicely busy with a new owner here to discuss having a share or two in horses at Sun Hill as well as a good crowd from MPR who came to see the horses they already own shares in, and to visit the horses MPR have offered as a replacement to good old Angelo
Domesticity, broken reins and the failure of both
Ann Duffield | Saturday, 28 April 2012 © Ann Duffield Racing
The morning went according to plan- well almost. The usual early start during which time I organise and type up the days work list including which horses have owners due to visit, who rides what, how much they are doing, what they are doing, who they are working with, are they on walkers before work/ after work or both, do
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