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09:31:01
I've been reading a book (Yankee Doodle Dandy by John Dizikes ) about the American jockey Tod Sloan. He was the person who popularised the far forward seat that jockeys all now use and was rode many many winners. The really interesting thing is that the expression "on your tod" that we still use is rhyming slang for on your own/Tod Sloan. BTW I recommend the book as a fascinating picture of life in at the end of the 19th century amongst the racing set. I should add that I have absolutely no interest in horse racing at all - in fact it is up there with formula 1 racing for boredom factor.