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It was great to see some dedication amongst our owners this morning, as both John Hawkins and Wendy Price braved the wind and the rain to get up early and come and visit their horses. John even took on the M25 at 6am which proved to be a mistake and made him decide to take the train next trip. He arrived in time for 2nd lot which meant he was able to see his three horses, Yvonne Evelyn, Cheonmado and Eleanor Eloise work. Wendy came in to visit her four year old filly, Mexilhoeira, who is looking well (both are pictured below). Wendy also bred our two year old Kyllachy filly who is due to return to us from her pre-training yard next Monday.
After three winning tips in 3 weeks this week I'm going to pause to reflect on the magnificence of professional sports. Last week we tipped up Nadal as a force of nature against the 5 time Wimbledon Tennis Champion Roger Federer. Nadal won but in a match of quality and drama any betting was very secondary (even if the bets were a trifle large). Both athletes are true champions and remarkable ambassadors for their sport. The match was played at full power from the first serve to the last. Roger was down two sets and 0-40 in the 3rd and looked down and out, however he shifted gears and his serving in the 3rd set tie break was absolutely incredible. With ace after ace he looked what he is: one of the greatest of all time. He took the 4th set in another tie break when again looking beaten and facing match points and what followed was breathtaking drama. The rain came and only added to the tension as the match was halted at 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 2-2. Both players were calling on their deepest reserves of stamina, genius and courage and at 8-7 Nadal got another crucial match point on his serve. He served a superb first serve driving Federer off the court and at full stretch. The clean winner that came back was one of the best tennis shots I've ever seen and despite the family fortune riding on Nadal I could only clap and cheer the brilliant audacity of the reining champ. He didn't even cheer or pump his fist he simply walked across the court to continue the match. Nadal (pictured below) looked a bit shaken but held his nerve to win his first Wimbledon. It may be a cliche but there was no absolutely loser on the court that night.
Back to the horses, Gaborone was a bit disappointing in her race on Saturday. Six furlongs at a fairly stiff track like Leicester was probably too much for her on only her second start and she didn
