A Quote by Clement Freud

Owning a racehorse is probably the most expensive way of getting on to a racecourse for nothing.

Clement Freud

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Expensive Getting Most Nothing Owning Way

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Clement Freud
British - Writer
April 24, 1924 - April 15, 2009

Most days, I have a slice of toast, then lie in a hot bath for an hour to get up a sweat. I have a sauna at the racecourse and then go and ride. On the way home, I might stop at a service station and have a bar of chocolate and a Diet Coke. And that's it, basically.

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