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The turf

In praise of small racecourses

8 April 2023

9:00 AM

8 April 2023

9:00 AM

Mrs Oakley not being a turfista, she rarely joins me on a racecourse expedition. But before we had a dog there used to be one exception. When I was headed for Stratford-upon-Avon we would make a weekend of it. Mrs Oakley would take in a matinee at the Royal Shakespeare Company, I would go racing and we would regroup for dinner.

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