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We get criticised because of the negative threads on TRF so here’s something positive.
What are your three favourite things about UK racing?
Mine –
The access that the public have to their heroes.
The way I see people enjoying themselves so often when racing.
The Derby.
Good horses, tutored by good people, battling each other to win a good race.
The endless opportunity for polite conversation, learning and disagreement.
The spectacle: the colour, the movement, the action, the speed, even the backgrounds are often stunning.
Anticipating upcoming big races.
A Day at the Races – unbeatable entertainment.
The heritage, intertextuality, culture and ironclad tradition of horse racing.
A close finish grabbing your attention in a race you weren’t really watching.
Being able to get close to your heroes. And they never let you down because they can’t speak!
Watching a season unfold be it jumps, flat or AW.
(Cheers Corm, sorry about the Tweet)
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The Derby – THE greatest racing ocassion in the world to me. Nothing gives me a buzz like Derby Day.
Racing UK – How lucky are we to have such a devoted channel with such superb people on it?
ATR – Nowhere near as good as RUK for raceday coverage IMO but has some really good other programmes like Sunday forum.
The racecourses – Again, we are incredibly lucky to have such varying types of racecourses with their own characteristics.
OK thats 4 but I never was any good at maths.
Also :
Hayley Turner
Kirsty Milkshake
Emma Lavelle
Emma Spencer
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The smile that creeps across my face very time Mark Johnston says "always trying".
The sudden onset of 1-6 minutes of pure adrenaline.
A day out with my dad and grandad.
Newmarket on 2,OOO Guineas day, and any other day of the year.
Seeing some of the best thoroughbreds in the world parade in front of you close enough to touch.
The excitement of watching your horse coming with a late run down the outside to win by a nose.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...The roar of the crowd.
The "any given Saturday" moment when an underdog gets the upper hand.
Steeplechase tailgating that makes college football look like a quaint country picnic.
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Positives:
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– Spectacular
– Intelligent conversation (with the proviso that too much can be detrimental)Negatives:
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The ecstacy of victory and the agony of defeat – equally addictive;
Pattern Flat racing
Royal Ascot (& its tote pools!)
The sheer wealth of top class horses.
The green of the turf & sunshine – so much a better background than the beige bits & drab days of AW racing.
The Arc … Derby day … 2000 Guineas … Glorious Goodwood … Ebor Meeting … Chester … What will that new Champions meeting be like?
You see Corm?
A thread about what we love about racing & some posters can’t resist being negative.
My 3 favorite things about racing are.
1 Watching a good horse winning, for example Desert Orchid used to on jumps and Persian Punch on the flat.
2 Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals.
3 A day at the races. Good Marx brother film
. Seriously been to races a handful of times but enjoyed myself especially at Haydock.The Horse – the sense of wonder, respect and deep admiration remains undiminished after 40 years
The sights, sounds and smells of the racecourse (with thanks to Jeffrey Bernard)
The intellectual challenge provided by tissue compilation and the myriad variables of form study – if only they could talk
. Seriously been to races a handful of times but enjoyed myself especially at Haydock.
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