Turf Travel I

Ireland 2010

RIP Ela Mana Mou (photo taken jan 08)

On the Road again to see the Irish Derby, and to take the opportunity to visit a couple of Studs, this was the first year we were -sadly- not allowed to visit Istabraq. But nonetheless we have a couple of photos to share:

Both smiling - Galileo & I

A dream - meeting Yeats

A Legend - Sadler´s Wells, who was in very good nick for his age (29)

At Kildangan we saw a couple of lovely fellows - this is Shamardal

Teofilo

Manduro

Echo of Light looks elsewhere

Celine and Raven´s Pass

Having a chat with Devisa, and Celine

Our friend Martin o´Reilly, who even rode Spontano to victory all them years ago, fell on his feet when able to rent this house; we certainly book in here again!

Martins and Claudias dog Henry does his placepot

Racing Day 1 - this is Bob le Beau (middle), a son of Big Bad Bob, who, from very very small first crops, is producing a lot of winners

Seeharn, from Kevin Prendergast´s yard, where Martin rides out, wins the feature race of Day 1, a Listed race for 2-year-old fillies

Wild Wind, Laughing Lashes and Puttore fight out the finish of the opener of Day 2:

The wonderful Chinese White goes down to the start

... and is oh so gutsy in victory, gaining the much deserved Group 1 win on her final career-start when taking the Pretty Polly Stakes.

Horses out for a stroll - this is the field for the Curragh Cup: Profound Beauty on the left, huge dissapointment Saptapadi on the right, and the winner Tactic (in Hamdan-colours) hidden in the middle:

with Ian; still in good mood despite a certain lack of winners

Derby Day - and Glamorous Spirtit takes the Sapphire Stakes under Kieren Fallon, from old favourite Reverence

Formosina takes the Railway Stakes in a driving finish:

Jimmy´s favourite Hawkeyethenoo goes down to the start ...