tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post5126897186338012121..comments2024-03-17T00:10:44.022+00:00Comments on From Arse To Elbow: How would you like to pay for that?David Timoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-5668235429991014612014-09-16T15:14:29.976+01:002014-09-16T15:14:29.976+01:00The Sport of Kings
Tattersalls Newmarket
"...The Sport of Kings <br /><br />Tattersalls Newmarket<br /><br />"4. Bidding <br />The Auction will be conducted in Guineas. Subject always to the discretion of the Auctioneer no person to <br />advance less than 20 Guineas up to 1000 Guineas; 50 Guineas up to 2,000 Guineas; 100 Guineas up to <br />5,000 Guineas; 200 Guineas up to 10,000 Guineas; 500 Guineas up to 20,000 Guineas; 1,000 Guineas <br />up to 50,000 Guineas; 2,000 Guineas up to 100,000 Guineas; 5,000 Guineas up to 200,000 Guineas; <br />10,000 Guineas up to 500,000 Guineas, and 20,000 Guineas thereafter."<br /><br />http://docs.tattersalls.com/cat/october/oct2014b1.pdf<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-62811707139184415112014-09-15T20:27:56.084+01:002014-09-15T20:27:56.084+01:00Are you sure about that, Luke? I know the guinea s...Are you sure about that, Luke? I know the guinea still appears in the title of certain races, such as the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, though presumably the actual prize money is in pounds and considerably larger than £1,050.David Timoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-14881202895269381812014-09-15T19:54:49.779+01:002014-09-15T19:54:49.779+01:00I'm not sure the guinea is quite dead. You buy...I'm not sure the guinea is quite dead. You buy racehorses in guineas IIRC, but not greyhounds. Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014996272817759191noreply@blogger.com