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The turf

The new Tote is a ray of hope for British racing

22 January 2022

9:00 AM

22 January 2022

9:00 AM

There is nothing like visiting a stud early in the foaling season. As amiable mums-to-be saunter up to the paddock rails, it both rekindles the basic passion — admiration for the magnificent animals that give us such pleasure contesting their prowess — and recharges the optimism sometimes sapped by racing’s structural problems.

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