点评:My friend and I had a thoroughly entertaining and stimulating Race Day Tour of Newmarket on Saturday with Discover Newmarket.
We started on the gallops - getting insights as to how horses are trained and primed for their races and spotting horses trained by Michael Bell, William Knight and William Haggas - and following breakfast were taken to the National Stud, where we had a thorough tour of the facilities and met a number of the equine residents. These included mares (and their foals), plus the brilliant Stradivarius and Attraction; plus we got up close to Lord Windermere and The Tin Man, who are surprisingly firm friends and enjoy their Polos!
We also received fascinating insights at the beutiful July Course itself, with visits to the paddock and weighing room (where we met the Clerk of the Scales), and gained a deeper understanding of the security measures that are in place to ensure that the right horse ends up in the right place/race.
Our grateful thanks to Sandie for being a helpful, eloquent and knowledgable guide.
I would thoroughly recommend this tour.
翻译:我和朋友周六参加了Discover Newmarket组织的精彩纷呈、令人难忘的纽马克特赛马日之旅。
我们首先参观了跑道,了解了马匹的训练和赛前准备过程,还看到了迈克尔·贝尔、威廉·奈特和威廉·哈格斯训练的赛马。早餐后,我们前往国家种马场,参观了各种设施,并与一些马匹亲密接触。其中包括母马(及其幼驹),以及著名的斯特拉迪瓦里和阿特莱申。此外,我们还近距离接触了温德米尔勋爵和锡人,它们竟然是亲密的朋友,而且很喜欢打马球!
我们还参观了美丽的七月赛道,包括马厩和称重室(在那里我们见到了称重员),并深入了解了确保每匹马都能参加正确比赛的安保措施。
非常感谢桑迪,她是一位热情、健谈且知识渊博的导游。
我强烈推荐这次旅行。