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    The Racing Life of Jenny Carr
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jul 19
    • 5 min

    The Racing Life of Jenny Carr

    ‘I’m still known as Mad Jenny Carr around home.’ Racing may not have been the only crazy aspect to Jenny's life but it was a part of her...
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    An Interview with Former Trainer Robin Dickin
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jul 12
    • 6 min

    An Interview with Former Trainer Robin Dickin

    Robin Dickin, a Shropshire lad born in Ludlow, rode his first winner on his first ride in August 1967 at Warwick over five furlongs. The...
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    An Interview with Jockey Stan Sheppard
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jul 5
    • 4 min

    An Interview with Jockey Stan Sheppard

    Jockey Stan Sheppard had a brilliant season. Yet, with his family pedigree, it isn’t surprising. His Grandfather, Roger Guilding, rode...
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    June 2022 Blog
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jun 28
    • 7 min

    June 2022 Blog

    June has been a busy month, filled with sunny days and the eager anticipation of horses soon to be coming back into training. Some horses...
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    The Racing Life of Britt Cowper
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jun 22
    • 8 min

    The Racing Life of Britt Cowper

    Britt Hounslow, nee Cowper, has lived in a few places… ‘I was born up the road from Old Trafford in Manchester in August 1965 (yes I am...
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    An Interview with Top Trainer Tim Easterby
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jun 14
    • 3 min

    An Interview with Top Trainer Tim Easterby

    To the question, at what point growing up did you know you wished to be a trainer? Tim Easterby, 60, answered a simple but heartfelt,...
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    An Interview with Racing Photographer Dominic James
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jun 8
    • 11 min

    An Interview with Racing Photographer Dominic James

    Previously, Dominic James was a graphic designer as well as a former owner of a design agency, but he never strayed far from his love of...
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    Deeds not Words
    Jo O'Neill
    • Jun 2
    • 3 min

    Deeds not Words

    Emily Davison was an educated woman. She had been a literature student at Royal Holloway College and had self-funded her studies at...
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    May 2022 Blog
    Jo O'Neill
    • May 26
    • 6 min

    May 2022 Blog

    May hasn't been that quiet and relaxed. The yard stayed busy. Many horses went out to the fields on their holidays, but a lot of...
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    An Interview with Champion Conditional Kevin Brogan
    Jo O'Neill
    • May 18
    • 4 min

    An Interview with Champion Conditional Kevin Brogan

    In winning the Conditional Jockey’s Championship, Kevin Brogan, 22, has followed in the footsteps of Sir AP McCoy, Harry Cobden and his...
    235 views1 comment
    Michael Appleby's Top Team
    Jo O'Neill
    • May 12
    • 6 min

    Michael Appleby's Top Team

    Here is a selection of short interviews with a range of trainer Michael Appleby’s staff, all recorded in person by Kirsty Whitbread....
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    An Interview with Michael Appleby, Racehorse Trainer
    Jo O'Neill
    • May 6
    • 2 min

    An Interview with Michael Appleby, Racehorse Trainer

    Michael ‘Mick’ Appleby did not have a horsey childhood. Mick’s Grandfather took him along to their local tracks of Pontefract and...
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    April 2022 Blog
    Jo O'Neill
    • Apr 26
    • 6 min

    April 2022 Blog

    April can be summed up as winners, winners and more winners. It was a glorious end to a good season. We notched up eighty-two victories,...
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    St. Paddy's Days
    Jo O'Neill
    • Apr 19
    • 8 min

    St. Paddy's Days

    An Interview with Groom Paddy Trainor 'I have my real family, Sam and Shannon are my rocks, they’ve stood by me through injuries and we...
    297 views1 comment
    The Racing Department of Haddon Training
    Jo O'Neill
    • Apr 10
    • 10 min

    The Racing Department of Haddon Training

    Haddon Training provides qualifications within the working environment throughout England and Wales in many equestrian disciplines,...
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    March 2022 Blog
    Jo O'Neill
    • Mar 28
    • 7 min

    March 2022 Blog

    March started in the best way with File Illico (Lilo) winning at Leicester for owner, the Honourable Mrs Lizzie Wills, and groom Alex...
    672 views1 comment
    An Interview with Trainer Adrian Wintle
    Jo O'Neill
    • Mar 23
    • 6 min

    An Interview with Trainer Adrian Wintle

    ‘I love what I do,’ declares trainer Adrian Wintle. The former top amateur jockey reflects on a successful riding career in which he rode...
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    19th March 2010
    Jo O'Neill
    • Mar 9
    • 8 min

    19th March 2010

    I could not believe that I was actually leading up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup - the biggest race of the National Hunt season. As a groom,...
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    February 2022 Blog
    Jo O'Neill
    • Mar 2
    • 6 min

    February 2022 Blog

    I hadn’t fallen off for a couple of seasons, so I was well overdue. The string was trotting down the new path towards the bottom of the...
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    An Interview with Former Owners George and Angie Malde
    Jo O'Neill
    • Feb 24
    • 3 min

    An Interview with Former Owners George and Angie Malde

    George and Angie Malde had a lot of fun owning several successful racehorses. These include dual Welsh National winner Bonanza Boy who,...
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