Traditional Bells wins the maiden at Bonvilston ...Eliza waits to present a trophy [01:26]
A popular winner of the day at Bonvilston pt to pt near Cardiff was 'Traditional Bells' who was ridden by Evan David to win the maiden . All the winners at Bonvilston receive a trophy of a fine art print by Eliza's artist partnwer David Dent. In addition there is a cup from the race sponsor; plus champagne. So even though it is an amateur sport; it is nice for the winner to have something by which to remember the day their horse won its first race....
Tags: horse, racing, jumps, national, hunt, point, to, Bonvilston, near, cardiff, Wales, sport, cup, picture, Eliza, vintage, fur, coat, Trophy (Award Category), big, crowd, lovetheraces, outdoor sports, maiden, presentation, winner, enclosure, horses, Traditio
co owner of Tickity Bleue Peter Gordon chats to Eliza at Cheltenham [01:14]
One of Eliza's friends Peter Gordon is co owner in a small syndicate of 'Tickity Bleue' an exciting prospect for next season trained by Alan King . She was beaten on this ocassion by Glorious Twelfth from the Nicky Henderson yard; but had beaten it on her sole run previously at Newbury. The big tests is always Cheltenham to see if a horse copes with the hill; and also they were unsure about the soft going but she handled it well. The race was a 'bumper' - an introduction to racecourse action for future jumpers but on the flat; also known as a 'National Hunt flat race'. Tickity Bleue was giving weight to Glorious Twelfth (and the rest of the runners) because of the fact she'd won before; but the latter is a 5 year old. The last race of the day on a filthy afternoon; many racegoers had departed and as a result have probably missed two of the new stars of next season...
Tags: Cheltenham, races, bumper, national, hunt, flat, race, future, winners, exciting, prospects, Peter, Gordon, racing, enthusiast, jumping, Tickity, Bleue, Glorious, Twelfth, soft, ground, wet, Eliza, lovetheraces, mink, fur, coat, owners, trainers, jockeys,
Cuchulain debut race Gold Coast R4 21/4/12 [01:41]
Cuchulain (Red Dazzler - Silky's Gold) debut race Gold Coast R4 21/4/12
Tags: Cuchulain, Racing, Horse, Gold, Coast, Red, Dazzler, Race
Coastal - 1979 Belmont Stakes [02:58]
Following directly after Seattle Slew and Affirmed, the racing world looked poised to welcome a third consecutive Triple Crown winner. However, it was not to be. Whether you attribute the loss to a controversial ride or an injury caused by a safety pin, Spectacular Bid is typically considered the best Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner to fail to win the Belmont Stakes. Coastal took advantage to take the victory. Final time: 2:28 3/5 Owner: William Haggin Perry Trainer: David Whiteley Jockey: Ruben Hernandez
Tags: racing, Horse Racing (Sport), Race, Track, horse, coastal, spectacular bid, belmont park, triple crown, upset, surprise, 1979
2012-04-03 No Worries [00:45]
'No Worries' on show at Summerveld on the sand turn, Ray Danielson aboard
Tags: no worries, kahal, team g racing, brian, yolanda, burnard, coastal waltz, gavin van zyl, leon setaro, summerveld' kzn horse racing, 2yr old, ready to run, summerhill, 2012
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