Lunch packed and sitting at the door. Water bottle, too. Cracking eggs for Miles’ omelette this morning. Feta, kale, parsley and dill. A side of toast. And a Tattersalls purchase.
In between a cereal box and a cup of tea, I plopped my laptop on the kitchen counter. We watched Matt Coleman sit down in the front row of the Tattersalls ring, flash his right index finger somewhere in the 20s and flash it again, in 1,000 increments. We thought we were sunk when the auctioneer belted out, “online” somewhere in the early 30s. A new bidder on the ones. We stuck at it on the twos, securing Rupert The Prince for 36,000 guineas. Our latest horse for Riverdee International.
A three-time winner by prolific stallion Golden Horn (Champion Hurdle winner, et al), the 3-year-old gelding handles good and soft ground, stays 2 miles and will begin to learn a new craft with trainer Rebecca Menzies in the northeast of the United Kingdom.
And, of course, shares available.
