How we assess a horse's wind must be discussed for sake of buyers and sellers

Racing needs to address how we asses our horses' windCredit: Edward Whitaker

There have been a lot of ups and downs at the sales this week. A lot of horses made good money and some of them did not, for whatever reason.

It was a long, tiring week. The selling started at 9.30am and could go up to about 10pm some nights. We bought one and sold around eight but it was hard work.

However, something I think that needs to be addressed is the assessing of horses' wind.

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Richard Hughes

Published on 2 November 2018inComment

Last updated 16:43, 2 November 2018

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