National Honey Show – The Walrus and the Honey Bee

Lunch with Randy Oliver

27th September 202528th November 2023 by Steve Donohoe

Randy Oliver speaking at the National Honey Show

The centennial National Honey Show event took place in October 2023, at Sandown Park, in Esher. I managed to grab Randy Oliver for a quick chat over lunch at the nearby Subway. I had something called a ‘Tuna Kahuna’ and coffee. I squeezed my walrus frame into a corner opposite Randy, who was wearing the … Read more

Dessie and Fish

27th September 202529th October 2021 by Steve Donohoe

Desert orchid jumping a fence at Sandown

Last Friday, I attended the National Honey Show at Sandown Park Racecourse. The last time I’d been there was to watch Desert Orchid romp home in the 1987 Gainsborough Limited Handicap Chase. Dessie was one of the all-time greats, and he loved Sandown. I was obsessed with horse racing back then when I should have … Read more