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I accidentally bought a racehorse. Would you like to join a syndicate?

It's back to Plan A with dear Darcy – perhaps with your help

29 March 2014

9:00 AM

29 March 2014

9:00 AM

This horse-rearing business is not for the faint-hearted. I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought an eight-month-old filly out of the racing industry. Well, I wasn’t thinking, was I?

I went to see the Builder Boyfriend’s mother one Sunday for a nice trip out. She owns a small private yard in Sussex and had just picked up a few acquisitions from the sales.

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