Who doesnโt love a Christmas love story...
Have a look at what happened behind the scenes at Olympia this week after the Household Cavalry had performed...๐๐๐
@olympiahorse
The sweetest & most gorgeous racehorse! So sad to hear that Roaring Lion got another bout of colic and had to be put down. Here here is last summer doing his party trick. RIP
#RoaringLion
Welcome to the team little Rocky Vance!
๐ถ Born 14th January 2021 ๐ถ
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๐ฅ A boy!
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Family of 4 completed (not counting Peter Rabbit!)
โ Project lockdown
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Bring on the newborn cuddles, sofa afternoons and hopefully not too many sleepless nights (yeah right!).
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#newbaby
Letโs do this... โ๏ธ โก๏ธ ๐บ๐ธ
Excited about covering another
@BreedersCup
for
#CNN
& taking in
@santaanitapark
for the first time then onto Oz for the
#MelbourneCup
โ๏ธ ๐ค๐ Bring on the jet lag! ๐คช
They make it look so easy!
#jockey
#vaulton
#noleguprequired
๐๐บ๐พ๐
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In South America itโs normal for the jockeys to vault onto their horse rather than get a leg-up in the parade ring.
๐ค Sir Alex Ferguson is back in Bahrain after 37 years.
His first game in charge of Man U here in Nov 1986 for the Princeโs Birthday, now King Hamad ๐
Heโs back hoping to win Fridayโs big race with a horse he bred, Spirit Dancer.
@richardfaheyracing
@oisinorr
#bahrain
#bit
Feeling a little depressed that so many of us slip through the net when it comes to govt support....
ALL my limited company income is earnt by me.
I pay corporation tax, dividend tax, VAT, personal tax.
100% of future work cancelled.
@financialtimes
Along with many others...I'm available for work. Fit, healthy, can do voice overs from home, write etc etc. Drop me a DM....Otherwise that HGV licence I got many moons ago might have to pay the wages.
#Goingtrucking
Shhh... Iโve discovered the most beautiful racecourse in the world!! Itโs not changed since it was built in 1923 when it was modelled on the original Longchamp. The likes of Goodwood, Chantilly or Keenland have nothing in comparison!!
What a battling superstar Highland Reel is, winning
#HKIR
Vase. Surely the most travelled race horse in history? Heโs raced in Australia, HK, Dubai, America, Ireland, GB & France.
#Legend
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My last trip to Bahrain for a while as the
#BahrainTurfSeries
came to its conclusion with the final two races on Friday
Well done to all the series winners! Itโs been great to be a part of the team at
@rehc_bahrain
and work with
@RacingTV
@JSCComms
&
@timeline
Been a fun 6 weeks.
๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
@oismurphy
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Non-riders might think being a jockey or a show jumper is much the muchness but the two skills are sooo different. Itโs v impressive that
@oismurphy
can flit between the two so easily.
#talented
2nd in the jump-off! ๐๐ฅ
@oismurphy
took to the iconic arena at
@HicksteadEvents
for a final round of jumping this morning.
Best of both worlds โจ
๐ 4th in the
@EpsomRacecourse
Derby
๐ 10 years without a runner
@Olympics
legend Sir Mark Todd and Eminent (now He's Eminent) are hoping for the dream return to racing in the G1 Ranvet Stakes at
@RosehillGardens
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*Flashback* to cycling with Geraint Thomas in 2011 at Newport Velodrome. Now he's a
#TdF
champion! Couldn't happen to a nicer and more down to earth bloke! Enjoy the celebratory beers & Welsh cakes
@GeraintThomas86
!!
Canโt believe how composed 24 year old jockey, Pablo Rodriguez, was after winning Uruguayโs flagship race, 9 days after his brother was murdered.
โMy brother was very excited to come today to see me ride in my first Ramรญrez. I am sure he will follow me from the sky!โ
Inspired by the Olympics, my latest blog (or rant!) asks why racing appears to be stuck in the dark ages when it comes to sports technology and science.
Please read & comments welcome...
๐Royal Ascot Memories๐
Throwback to 2012 when unbeaten Aussie superstar Black Cavier arrived in the UK, in her compression suit & with a massive reputation. What a race it turned out to be with her winning by a head! The nerves!!
#diamondjubileestakes
Breeders Cup Classic & Dubai World Cup winner, Invasor, is enjoying life at stud back in Uruguay!๐ดโ๏ธ
Heโs a megastar over here so plenty of expectation ahead of his first Uruguayan bred offspring hitting the racetrack over the next few months.
#nopressure
โHeโs been freshened up since Royal Ascot...perhaps a bit too much!!โ John Gosden on
#Stradivarius
with the Goodwood Cup his next target.
@Goodwood_Races
My first 'This Racing Life' is on
@RacingTV
this eve at 8.30 and it's a
@CheltenhamRaces
festival special. Just something to wet the appetite for 3 weeks time! I look forward to doing some more features for the channel in the near future.
#RacingTV
#ThisRacingLife
โGet up early & keep drinking!โ
The secret to longevity according to 86 year old trainer Kevin Prendergast after receiving the
@ITBA_Official
Special Recognition award last night. ๐๐
A beautifully written piece by
@leemottershead
on the very sad loss of Special Tiara - one of my favourite horses in training who epitomised NH racing. Loved the job & relished a battle. He'll be much missed. RIP.
This weekโs
#ThisRacingLife
programme for
@RacingTV
focuses on the early years of a flat racehorse...
๐ด Cute foals being born
@Tweenhills
๐ Yearlings being broken into saddle by Martin Jones Pre-training
๐ 2 year olds learning to be competitive racehorses with
#CliveCox
Get ready for the feel good film of the spring! Based on the incredible true story of Dream Alliance, bred on an allotment, born to win.
Dream Horse in cinemas April 17
There are very few sports that can come together like racing did today & there are very few countries that are equally so supportive of their own. Irish racing should be so proud of today
@curraghrace
๐
@IrishChampsWknd
@HRIRacing
๐ฐ๐ท๐๐ฐ๐ท 3 days, 2 cities, 2 new racecourses! .
Thank you KRA &
@korearacing
. A full on, flat out shoot but I think weโve got it all covered for next monthโs
#CNNwinningpost
. ๐ฅ
Exciting times ahead for
@AtTheRaces
when it relaunches as
#SkySportsRacing
in 2019. Going HD is vital but free for all sky customers at no extra cost is super. Opens up racing to a bigger audience. Let's hope Chester & Bangor signing up to be with the channel is just the start!
Great news for racing fans โ Sky Sports Racing will be available in 14m homes with the same current availability as At The Races, including Sky GO and Virgin Media: