Robert Waley-Cohen Owner of Cheltenham Gold cup winner Long Run at the National Pt to Pt Awards [03:20]
Robert Waley-Cohen owner of Long Run gets a huge round of applause as he is introduced at the National Point to Point Awards. Robert is Cahirman of the Point to Point Authority and is the new Chairman of Cheltenham racecourse. Here Robert explains how his roots are in pointing, how as a child he had pocket money not for sweets but for betting, and a strange photo with son Sam and commentator Christopher Leigh.
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2011 Virginia Gold Cup - STEEPLETHON [05:12]
This was the last race won by steeplechase trainer Dot Smithwick, She passed away 6 weeks later at the age of 82 at her historic farm in Middleburg, VA. My condolences go out to her surviving children, grandchildren and all who knew her. Winning Horse: Swimming River (aptly named) Winning Jockey: Jeff Murphy Winning Owner: Indian Run Farms
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Richard Childress chokes Kyle Busch [00:25]
hahahahahahahaha DIE KYLE
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Killarney Races May Festival 2011 [03:22]
Summary of May Races
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Race with three Greys at Bonvilston proves popular with first time racegoers! [02:36]
One of the greys, Stoneriggs Merc, wins the race at 16/1 which was nice for several families I heard who placed small bets on it! One had not been racing since Desert Orchid as they had been abroad; but had clearly enthused their children with tales of the great grey! But watch the race through to the end. The staying on odds on favourite Kisha King is pressing him after the last; so Joseph Williams gives him a slap with the whip just to keep him going to the line. Now a small minority of people- often who have little interest in Racing or knowledge of horses worry about the whip. In fact; if you watch this video the horse comes right over to my camera and you can hear the whip and see the action close up. This should alleviate any worries - as you can see there is no way that the air cushioned whip has or can hurt or damage the horse in any way. So some say 'so why have it?' Well because horses are herd animals and use their teeth to communicate. A little nip administered by one horse will move the other horse on; or out of the way. Similarly the jockey uses the whip to keep a horse straight or keep it going or move him out of danger. Thus the stimulus of that tap of the whip has the same effect - the horse knows to keep going! As you can see from the video close up; the whip causes no problems for the horse who has a thick hair coat; but it understands to keep going. After all; while the horse clearly enjoys running; he does not know where the line is. You can see also ...
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