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Female jockeys are gaining a greater share of race rides

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Sep

Ten years ago, Michelle Payne won Australia’s premier horse race, the Melbourne Cup, becoming the first female jockey to do so. Since then, more and more girls have trained as jockeys. When Michelle started out, most race-courses...

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Dodgy subtitles

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Feb 24

We watched a movie last night on Netflix. It was called Rock My Heart and released in Germany in 2017. If you knew a bit about horses and the racing world, you’d be able to find a lot of flaws in it but it passed the time. What...

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More fun and games at our luncheon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Nov 23

Another enjoyable game at the Melbourne Cup luncheon could be played sitting down which some of the older residents appreciated. As you can see from the photo, small wooden horses and jockeys were attached to a string and you...

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We did well with our sweep tickets

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Nov 23

We’re home from watching the Melbourne Cup horse-race at our clubhouse. The race is run at about 3 pm in Victoria which, at the moment, is midday for us. Once the race was over, we were treated to a very enjoyable lunch. When we...

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Melbourne Cup Day - a big day for Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382693) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Nov 23

I guess I should tell you a bit about the Melbourne Cup as I’ve been mentioning it a few times. The Melbourne Cup is our premier horse race and the whole country seems to shut down while it is run. It is often called ‘the race...

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Racehorses in training

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 3 Jan 19

These horses are charging up a "gallop" on the South Downs near Findon. They are being ridden by stable lads and lasses who work for Nick Gifford, a well-known trainer of horses which compete in hurdles and steeplechase races such...

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Ten Louisville Tourist Attractions I've Been To: Churchill Downs (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86939) • United States 7 Nov 18

Along with my list of local tourist attractions I've never been to (not yet, anyway), I'm also looking at the ones I have been to. It's a salute to my hometown, looking at the good things we have here. Here's the first thing on...

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It Didn't Take So Long This Time!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86939) • United States 9 Jun 18

For what seemed like ages and eons all I heard every Kentucky Derby time was how "there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978." That's a lifetime for some! To put it into personal perspective, I was 18 when...

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What Makes a Horse a Thoroughbred?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 1 May 17

The Kentucky Derby May is the month for the Kentucky Derby. I always look forward to watching the race. I like to try to choose the winner, even though I’m not a gambler. The novel I published last year was a “Romance” novel,...

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Do Dreams Come True?

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 8 Apr 17

I had a curious dream last night. I was in a pub I used to frequent. The experience was quite vivid. There were quite a few customers and the noise was the usual, happy buzz of conversation littered with good-natured obscenities...

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Corned beef and Cabbage and Horse Racing

minx267 @minx267 (15526) • Hartford, Connecticut 2 Apr 17

This was how I made my rainy Saturday exciting. I made a awesome corned beef and cabbage dinner in my pressure cooker. And then I turned on the horse racing channel got out my cell added 50 bucks to my TVG account and played the...

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The Boss Doesn't Always Know Best.

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 7 Aug 16

I used to work in horse-racing stables, and one foggy morning my boss and I rode out early to the training grounds. When we got to the start of the all-weather gallop there was a notice stuck in the ground saying 'Closed'. My...

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Did You Watch The Preakness Yesterday?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 22 May 16

I was fairly sure that Exaggerator was going to win because of the muddy track. I’m sure it was disappointing for Nyquist fans, who had been hoping for a Triple Crown win. Unfortunately, Nyquist suffered his first loss. The...

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The Preakness Runs This Saturday!

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 19 May 16

The second round of the Triple Crown is scheduled for this coming Saturday, May 21st. All eyes will be on the winner of the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist, to see if he can win again. The last round of the Triple Crown, The Belmont...

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The Belmont Stakes

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 8 May 16

The Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown Racing trio will be held on Saturday June 11th. So far in horse racing history, beginning in 1919, with the first winner, there have only been TWELVE winners of the Triple...

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I'm Blown Away: The Kentucky Derby. Wow!

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 7 May 16

I just had the most fascinating evening. I watched the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby festivities from 4PM until 7:30PM and loved every minute of it. First of all, one reason that I have always been fascinated by horse...

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The Kentucky Derby Runs Tomorrow

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 6 May 16

I watched the 142nd running of the Kentucky Oaks race today. Fourteen 3-year-old fillies ran today for a crowd of about 125,000. The winning horse was Cathryn Sofia. I always enjoy seeing all the outlandish hats that the women...

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Melbourne Cup Day

sishy7 @sishy7 (27166) • Australia 3 Nov 15

60 Every year, on the first Tuesday of November, Australia's biggest horse racing event is held in Melbourne. The day is a public holiday only in Victoria, the state where the event is taking place; but Melbourne Cup is very...

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We Saw American Pharoah Win Yesterday

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 1 Nov 15

My husband and I watched American Pharoah win the Breeders Cup yesterday If you don't know who American Pharoah is, he's the horse that won the triple crown of horse racing this year. The triple crown is a series of three famous...

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The Champion That Taught Us to Misspell

Four Walls @FourWalls (86939) • United States 31 Oct 15

Growing up in Louisville, I've always heard a lot about horse racing. I've never been a big fan of it, however, although I can't ignore the Kentucky Derby. Every January they start talking about the Kentucky Derby hopefuls, and...

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