have issued head-to-toe furs to the rath-
er more important female characters, and
even most of the men and some dogs, so it's
a safe bet that any appearances we would
make in the background would end up on
the cutting-room floor.
To look the part in St Moritz you need
to be wearing fur of some sort. No self-re-
specting Swiss mountain pooch would be
seen at White Turf without a coat or a fur
wrap, though a rebellious pair of pugs was
spotted in lurid green Puffa jackets.
The action takes place across three Sun-
days in February and while it's undoubtedly
horseracing, it's certainly not as we know it.
The White Turf meeting, featuring a mix of
flat racing, trotting, and the favourite local
sport of skijoring, is held on Lake St Mori-
tz, which is frozen solid between December
and May. On the weekend of our visit, the
ice was 62cm deep with a good covering of
snow, offering perfect conditions for the
weekend's activities.
From our downtown hotel, the Laudinel-
