The sport of kings

 

The older girls and I ventured down to Newmarket the other day while the weather was bright and sunny. Newmarket is the birthplace of thoroughbred racing and home to a national museum dedicated to same.  Records dating back to the 1100's indicate this was the earliest racing venue in the post-classical world. Thousands of horses still train in the area.  They do this in the morning.  We were there in the afternoon.  Hence, of those thousands, we actually saw two. 

You win some, you lose some. : ) 

Up side? After 1pm you can walk out onto The Gallops which are the training tracks. We did wander around all of that and thought you might like to talk a virtual look around as well. 

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2 thoughts on “The sport of kings

  1. Oh Kim, these bring me right back. Gosh, I really miss it all – the horses running up the Severals in the mornings, race days on summer Fridays, market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. So lovely.

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