Videos tagged with "amateur"

Eliza interviews promising young jockey Rob Williams [02:56]
Rob Williams was having one of his first rides under rules at Goodwood in an amateur riders race when Eliza did her first blog entry. Eliza advised following his career; and this season he rode a winner at Cheltenham in April. Eliza interviews him at the South Wales Point to point dinner dance to see how it felt.
Tags: Rob, Williams, jockey, national, hunt, jumps, racing, lovetheraces, horse, Horses, horseracing, rider, Eliza, voice, of, the, races, interview, cheltenham, point, to, dinner, dance, Bernard, Llewellyn, yard

Olympic Opening Ceremony 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games (Amateur Footage) [02:23]
After the IOC awarded the Games of the XVIth Olympiad to Melbourne in Victoria, Australia they learned that Australian quarantine laws required a six-month quarantine period for horses entering the country. As the six-month quarantine made it impractical for competitors horses to be transported to Australia, this precluded Melbourne from being able to host the equestrian events at the 1956 Olympic Games. It was decided, actually in violation of the Olympic Charter, to contest separate Equestrian Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, from 10 through 17 June 1956. At the 50th IOC Session in Athens on 13 May 1954, Stockholm was chosen to host the Equestrian Olympics over Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Berlin, Germany; and Los Angeles, California, USA. The 1956 Equestrian Games were held without major political incidents, although some would occur a few months later and affect the Games in Melbourne in November. The opening ceremony was quite unusual as all competitors came in on their mounts, including the flag bearers. Hans Wikne brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium on horseback and lit the main torch. Karin Lindberg and Henry Eriksson held lighted torches, ran towards the stadium tower with the torches and lit flames there. Sweden's Henri Saint Cyr recited the oath of the athletes while on his horse, and later won two gold medals in individual and team dressage. This was matched by Germany's Hans Günter Winkler, who won gold medals in the individual and team ...
Tags: London 2012, Stockholm (City/Town/Village), Olympics, Track, Field, Horse, Beijing, Gold, Interview, Footage, Horses, Vancouver, Relay, World, Winter, Bolt, Team, Championships, Running, Medal, Sports, Phelps, Record, China, 100m, Fleetwood, Ceremony, Swi

I'll-Have-Another-Preakness-2012-Run-Baby- Run-Greatest- Amateur-Stretch-Call-Ever.3GP [01:55]
Hair Raising Stretch Call like No Other, Preakness Stakes 2012, I'll Have Another and Bodemeister battle with my $100.00 on the Kentucky Derby winner. Could this be the greatest stretch call ever? Check your volume if you view from work! - my stretch call starts at the 1:08 mark on the video
Tags: Preakness 2012, I'll Have Another, Bodemeister, Run Baby Run, Kentucky Derby Winner, Triple Crown, Horse Racing, Pimlico, Belmont Park, Churchill Downs

Eliza interviews former motocross rider turned jockey Paul Sheard and partner Becky [02:14]
Paul Sheard is a former motocross rider turned point to point jockey. He finished second in the Welsh Point to Point Grand National at Bonvilston on Gouranga Society at 20/1 which Eliza writes about on her latest blog. Paul's enthusiasm for horses and a sport fairly new to him is evident in the interview; which was conducted at the Bush Inn at St.Hilary the week after the race.
Tags: Eliza, lovetheraces, point, to, jockey, Paul, Sheard, Gouranga, Society, welsh, Grand, National, Cardiff, wales, sport, amateur, rider, hunt, motocross, horse, racing, jumps, Jockey (Profession), Motocross (Media Genre), sports, Bush, Inn, St., Hilary, Co

1963 Kentucky Derby [02:39]
This is 8mm silent amateur movie film of the 1963 Kentucky Derby showing the grounds, stables, parking lot, and other scenes not usually seen on TV.
Tags: 1963, Kentucky, Derby, race, archive, history, historical, horse, racing