A strange first day of the Flat in the UK, as it’s a non-starter and unlikely to be back until May. Our own first day back was behind closed doors and now even that has ended. As much as I couldn’t wait to be over the cold turkey of the winter break, my first day back at Doncaster was always a bit subdued. As much as I fought it, the last day, at the same track, was always quite joyful and celebratory. I wrote a short story about it, The Last Post.
I’m managing to survive without seeing racehorses and very much enjoying having the family home and all safely working from our laptops here for the past two weeks. We’re looking forward to another three weeks of it and will be sorry to return to normal service. It also means more time to devote to the n...
