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twogunsid

(1,639 posts) Wed Jun 21, 2017, 02:47 PM Jun 2017

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2017 Horse Racing - 2017 Prince Of Wales Stakes (Royal Ascot)

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2017 Horse Racing - 2017 Prince Of Wales Stakes (Royal Ascot) (Original Post) twogunsid Jun 2017 OP

Wow, sure beats the pomp and circumstance of our Kentucky Derby eh?? a kennedy Jun 2017 #1

Wow.....now that race was goose bumpy exciting.... a kennedy Jun 2017 #2

OMGOSH.......there's going to be a horse named big orange running now. eom a kennedy Jun 2017 #3

and he just won by a big nostril!!!!!! a kennedy Jun 2017 #4

Big Orange became a big hero today..... twogunsid Jun 2017 #5

One of the best races I saw today...... a kennedy Jun 2017 #6

And it's another gray!!!!! a kennedy Jun 2017 #7

The grey Caravaggio won the race.... twogunsid Jun 2017 #8

Yes.......love those gray's. a kennedy Jun 2017 #9

2017 Coronation Stakes twogunsid Jun 2017 #10

is it me or did the jockey whip her forever??? I hate that. a kennedy Jun 2017 #11

He was getting after her a little bit.... twogunsid Jun 2017 #12

Thanks......I just thought it looked pretty intense. a kennedy Jun 2017 #13

You have a good eye.... twogunsid Jun 2017 #16

and now the Queen arrives. eom a kennedy Jun 2017 #14

I absolutely love horse racing in England...... a kennedy Jun 2017 #15

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

1. Wow, sure beats the pomp and circumstance of our Kentucky Derby eh??

Reply to twogunsid (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:43 AM

Jun 2017

Love this and the Irish speaking jockeys etc.....fun day at the races.

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

2. Wow.....now that race was goose bumpy exciting....

Reply to twogunsid (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:50 AM

Jun 2017

and she was a gray!!!!!! Coronet!!!

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

3. OMGOSH.......there's going to be a horse named big orange running now. eom

Reply to twogunsid (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 11:23 AM

Jun 2017

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

4. and he just won by a big nostril!!!!!!

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 11:34 AM

Jun 2017

Photo finish....Wow.....the trainer just started crying.....won by a big nostril!!!!!

twogunsid

(1,639 posts)

5. Big Orange became a big hero today.....

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 04:55 PM

Jun 2017

.....and Order of St. George was valiant in defeat.

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

6. One of the best races I saw today......

Reply to twogunsid (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:09 PM

Jun 2017

And two more days of racing!!!

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

7. And it's another gray!!!!!

Reply to twogunsid (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 11:26 AM

Jun 2017

First race for me today......gorgeous filly, Winter!!!

twogunsid

(1,639 posts)

8. The grey Caravaggio won the race....

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 01:10 PM

Jun 2017

.... before Winter! Aidan O'Brien is having a good day with the Ballydoyle horses.

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

9. Yes.......love those gray's.

Reply to twogunsid (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 01:11 PM

Jun 2017

Turned in to late, only saw the last 3 races...... I love these races.

twogunsid

(1,639 posts)

10. 2017 Coronation Stakes

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 03:34 PM

Jun 2017

Winter

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

11. is it me or did the jockey whip her forever??? I hate that.

Reply to twogunsid (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:09 PM

Jun 2017

I know that's the incentive to run harder and faster, but damn........

twogunsid

(1,639 posts)

12. He was getting after her a little bit....

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 08:48 AM

Jun 2017

....but I think it looked worse than it was and was more Ryan Moore really working the reins and "scrubbing" on Winter to keep her running to the finish. The U.K. Has much more strict whip rules than the US. They don't play around and will fine and suspend jocks that over use the whip.

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

13. Thanks......I just thought it looked pretty intense.

Reply to twogunsid (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 08:58 AM

Jun 2017

I do love how they give the horses a bucket of water immediately after the race.

twogunsid

(1,639 posts)

16. You have a good eye....

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:56 AM

Jun 2017

....nothing wrong with watching the races with intensity. Aidan O'Brien won leading trainer for the meet. Up Ballydoyle! Up Ireland!

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

14. and now the Queen arrives. eom

Reply to twogunsid (Original post)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 09:02 AM

Jun 2017

a kennedy

(36,005 posts)

15. I absolutely love horse racing in England......

Reply to twogunsid (Original post)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 10:50 AM

Jun 2017

they REALLY know how to put on a show for FOUR days!!!!!!

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