HORSE RACING PHOTOGRAPHS

Here is a (very) small selection of images from racetracks,
studs and open days that I have visited over the years,
and from which a great deal of my inspiration has come!












 NEWBURY RACES

Having lived near Newbury for a year I couldn't help but visit the track whenever I could!

BLUE MONDAY NEWBURY
COOL CREEK NEWBURY
The much improved Blue Monday takes a well earned drink
'Mill Reef' winner Cool Creek
FLASHY WINGS
THE TATLING
Flashy Wings
The Tatling strides into the winners enclosure.
ROOSTER BOOSTER
AZERTYUIOP NEWBURY
Old favourite Rooster Booster
Azertyuiop
LIMERICK BOY NEWBURY
KEEN LEADER NEWBURY
Limerick Boy
Keen Leader gets a hose down






 KINGWOOD STUD


dr fong filly kingwood stud
Dr. Fong Filly
'Dennis' and his mum, Milly's Lass
DANSILI COLTS
NAYEF COLT FOAL
Dansili colt and filly


Nayef colt
MARES AND FOALS KINGWOOD STUD PHOTOGRAPH
FANTASTIC LIGHT COLT
Mares and Foals at grass
Fantastic light colt







 MARK JOHNSTONS YARD, MIDDLEHAM


ATTRACTION
BANDARI
The wonderful Attraction poses for her fans!
....Meanwhile Bandari gazes down on her from his
box with a view.
HORSE SWIMMING POOL
NAKHEEL
Anyone fancy a swim?
The incredibly handsome Nakheel
MANA D'ARGENT
SIR ARTHUR
Mana d'Argent
Sir Arthur






 CHELTENHAM RACES


ALBUHERA CHELTENHAM
FEEL THE PRIDE CHELTENHAM
Albuhera
Feel the Pride
FONDMORT CHELTENHAM
HARCHIBALD CHELTENHAM
Fondmort
Harchibald
LACDOUDAL CHELTENHAM
FONDMORT SIR OJ CHELTENHAM
Lacdoudal
Fondmort and Sir OJ
DARRIAS CHELTENHAM
OUR ARMAGEDDON THEREALBANDIT CHELTENHAM
Darrias wins the first
Our Armageddon and Therealbandit





 THE IRISH NATIONAL STUD

This year (2006) we spent a couple of glorious weeks in Ireland. No trip could be complete (for me at least!)
without visiting the National Stud in Kildare.


ALAMSHAR PHOTOGRAPH
CELTIC SWING
European Champion Alamshar gallops around his paddock in the sunshine....
Whilst Celtic Swing takes life a little easier.
INDIAN RIDGE
DESERT PRINCE
Indian Ridge, meanwhile, has fun with a stick.
And Desert Prince is full of the joys of summer
VINTAGE CROP
MARE AND FOAL
Old warrior Vintage Crop dozes in happy retirement with friend

Young Blood








 BALLINROBE & WEXFORD


PARADE RING BALLINROBE
HURDLE RACING BALLINROBE
Parade Ring, Ballinrobe
Hurdling at Ballinrobe, County Mayo
RACING BALLINROBE
RACING BALLINROBE
A last chat before the off
Jumping Off
In the thick of it!  (Wexford)
Bottoms Up!  Evening racing at Wexford
Taking the Bend, Wexford.
The Winner!







 LAMBOURN OPEN DAY
Having a hose down after the gallops (N. Hendersons)
La Cucaracha and friend
Fondmort (again!)
On the gallops at Jamie Osbourne's (in the rain!)




 WELSH POINT-TO-POINT


USK VALLEY POINT2POINT
COUNT TONY POINT2POINT
Usk Valley (Neath)
Count Tony takes the last at Neath
DARK ALL OVER
MILLICENT FAIRWAYS
The joys of point-to-point  - Dark All Over's jockey makes a splendid recovery after looking like a gonner!
An outrageous leap by Millicent Fairways at Lydstep
CLASSI MAUREEN
CILWENDEG POINT2POINT
Top rated point-to-pointer Classi Maureen at Lydstep
Field for the second race at Cilwendeg
ONEOFTHEMONGOS
GILZINE
Top Welsh point-to-pointer Oneofthemongos
wins again at Cilewndeg.
The Gildoran gelding Gilzine takes the last on
 his way to victory at Cilwendeg.