In what has turned out to be an awful sad day for racing, please remember that there are lots of good people in this game who love, adore and cherish the horses in the industry and treat them with respect and the best of care.
Unfortunately lost a lot of confidence in my photography over the summer to the point I didn’t even want to look at my own photos, but today it feels as though I’ve gotten my mojo back🙏🏼
GIVEAWAY: I have decided to giveaway a 12in X 18in print of ROARING LION that I have taken and produced.
To enter:
1. Follow
@emmaobrien2204
2. Retweet & Like this tweet.
Winner will be selected at random and announced on December 13th. Good luck!
I just wish these protesters would give the same energy to horses that are seen up and down the country starved and neglected, left in fields and sheds with no access to fresh water, quality food, and veterinary care🤷🏽♀️
Breaking news that CP have moved their horses to Henry De Bromhead & Willie Mullins, however, I can’t help but sympathise for their grooms who have had their beloved work companions taken away from them. I loved the connection between Envoi and his handler..
Altior has finished 2nd twice in his last 22 runs (which he won the other 20), spanning over 5 years, and people are crying for retirement. God forbid a horse has an off day🤦🏽♀️
It is with the heaviest heart that I let you all know that my precious boy Diego had to cross the rainbow bridge today. I always called diego my guardian angel sent to me by my grandfather. I will miss him so much❤️
A sad day yesterday as my favourite childhood pony Spock, an extremely clever horse that taught me everything, passed away at the grand age of 33. We were a dynamic duo, lethal over a course of 60cm, not to be beaten🤣 Love you forever🥰
Princess Zoe has just sold for 300k guineas at Tattersalls this evening.
A fan favourite filly that was adored on the track by many, from handicap company to group one winner in 4 months. She’s as tough as they come, well done to
@tonymullins84
I’m absolutely over the moon to have won this competition with my portrait of Paddington at Coolmore Stud last weekend. It’s a massive achievement for me, and I can’t thank
@berminghamcams
and
@IREthoroughbred
enough this. Incredibly honoured.
Probably the last time that I get to photograph the beautiful and talented Honeysuckle. It’s been a pleasure to follow her journey over the past few year.
SNOWFALL (Deep Impact) and Ryan Moore win the
@JuddmonteFarms
Irish Oaks G1 this afternoon at a sunny Curragh racecourse for trainer Aidan O’Brien. She becomes the 15th filly to win back-to-back Oaks, backing up her spectacular win in the
@EpsomRacecourse
@CazooUK
Oaks
Can we not just accept that the best horse on the day won? Isn’t that the whole point of racing? Just because we “don’t rate” the likes of German racing here doesn’t mean it’s not good. We need to learn how to appreciate other racing jurisdictions & take a page out of their books
"Maybe the
#Arc
field wasn’t quite as strong as we thought."
James Willoughby writes that perhaps "Torquator Tasso is better than widely presumed, but also that his rivals are perhaps not as good as we reckoned".
Full commentary:
I am absolutely thrilled to have gotten news this week that I have gotten my goal grade of a 2:1 in my degree. Three years of hard work has paid off🎓🐎📚
Four years does not suffice for the neglect he has caused. The fact he got FOUR MONTHS in the early 2000’s for a harrowing case that resulted in a horse eating its own tendons is scandalous. Bring this man to court for cruelty and neglect. Sickening.
Absolutely heart broken to hear that Anthony Van Dyck very sadly passed away. He was loved by many in the industry and the winner of an exciting finish in the Derby. RIP sweet boy, my thoughts are with Aidan, his grooms, riders & connections. 💔💔
Unbelievably proud of Chianti Classico, been waiting for this day since he was just 3 years old. He has such a huge, genuine heart and tries so unbelievably hard. Congratulations Chi Chi and all at
@kimbaileyracing
🥹✨
Mac Swiney - I love this horse so much. He is an absolute gentleman of a horse, you can see just how much he’s loved by his groom by the smile on his face. A photo I’ll definitely be proud of for a long time
Team Ballydoyle are off the mark for the turf season. JOAN OF ARC (Galileo) sheds her maiden tag on the second asking under Ryan Moore. She is a full sister to GLENEAGLES.
AUGUSTE RODIN (Deep Impact X Rhododendron) and Seamie Heffernan win the
@IrishEBF_
Maiden over 7F at Naas for trainer Aidan O’Brien. He comes from the last crop of the late Deep Impact
I’d personally like to thank Ryan Moore for the photo opportunities he gave me with Snowfall, always came all the way over and clear of other horses so I got some great shots of her. I’m so happy with them😭
Almost 5 years ago, I brought my dads camera into the racing with me as we were passing by, had the camera in the car and had time. I didn’t have an interest in racing at all at the time, just horses. I never thought that I would be in France photographing the guineas years later