The Snail belies his name to enthuse the crowd at Howick beating Royal Ascot winner Baddam! [00:53]
At the first Howick meeting in february 2012 The Snail wins the Confined and the race gets the crowd excited....point to point is a great day out for the kids too as they can get close to the action and respond with enthusiasm! And what class horses - The Snail, a former successful Evan williams trained chaser under rules has a ding dong battle with former Royal Ascot 2006 flat winner Baddam.
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Alverton- The 1979 Cheltenham Gold Cup [01:10]
Alverton is the only horse to have won both The Arkle Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup. Alverton was nine when jockey Jonjo O'Neill rode the horse to victory at the 1979 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The trainer of the horse was Peter Easterby and the owner was Snailwell Stud Co.
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CHURCHILL DOWNS, 2009-11-25, Race 2 [01:31]
Entries: Thoroughbred Race, CHURCHILL DOWNS, 2009-11-25, Race 2: (Pgm-Runner-Jockey-Finish) 1-Far Traveler (FL), Ocampo, I, finished 6; 2-Sweetasnails (FL), Creed, B, finished 2; 3-Dixie Pixie (KY), Court, J, finished 1; 6-Emily D. (KY), Sterling, Jr., L, finished 3; 7-Eskippakithiki (KY), Lenclud, F, finished 5; 8-Soothsay (KY), Leparoux, J, finished 4; ... horse racing "CHURCHILL DOWNS"
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CHURCHILL DOWNS, 2009-11-04, Race 3 [01:31]
10; 3-Playing Posse (FL), Thompson, T, finished 12; 4-Yoyo (KY), Lenclud, F, finished 4; 5-Far Traveler (FL), Ocampo, I, finished 3; 6-Ring of Approval (KY), Court, J, finished 11; 7-Lady Durlyn (KY), Borel, C, finished 2; 8-Park Bell (KY), Arguello, Jr., F, finished 7; 9-Sweetasnails (FL), Goncalves, L, finished 5; 10-Soldier's Pleasure (KY), Torres, F, finished 6; 11-Transformation (KY), Castanon, J, finished 1; 12-Herecomesthetide (KY), Riquelme, J, finished 8; ... horse racing "CHURCHILL ...
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