
Kevin Blake
@kevinblake2011 • 97,069 subscribers
Horse racing and bloodstock analyst (@AtTheRaces, @itvracing), Race Planner for @JosephOBrien2, owner/breeder (https://t.co/jl2cJJTrvi), marathoner and boxer.
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Major controversy at Limerick as the well-backed Marian Avenue (trained by Charles Byrnes and ridden by Philip Byrnes) was disqualified after winning a handicap hurdle. As well as everything else, it is notable for being a rare case of the dangerous riding rule being applied.
Kevin Blake118,640 görüntüleme • 6 gün önce

Can’t believe that happened. James J Braddock is named after a boxer, was ridden by a boxer in DBM and scrapped like one today. All credit to Joseph O'Brien for buying him so well, letting an eejit like me buy into him and doing such a brilliant job training him. What a game. 🙌
Kevin Blake92,307 görüntüleme • 24 gün önce

Brilliant to see Harry Derham train his first Grade 1 winner at Punchestown. Harry has shown great gameness/ambition to bring horses to Ireland to compete in recent years (other UK trainers take note!) and to get his first Grade 1 winner over here is the reward he has earned.🙌
Kevin Blake81,602 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

You may be interested to hear how an Animal Rising representative responded when I asked him on BBC Radio 5 Live what their plan was for the 50,000 thoroughbreds in the UK if they achieved their goal of having horse racing banned. Very revealing indeed. #StandUpForRacing
Kevin Blake1,897,507 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce

10 years ago, Jonny Madderson made a short film about a 12-year-old boy from Donegal with big dreams of being a champion jockey. Yesterday, at the age of just 22, Dylan Browne McMonagle realised that dream when crowned Champion Jockey of Ireland. He’s just getting started. 🙌
Kevin Blake335,183 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

Please take in the magnitude of what Ka Ying Rising is doing in Hong Kong. Today he won a record 18th race in a row and blew 0.56sec (!) off the 7f track record. Sha Tin opened in 1978 and he has now run the three fastest-ever times over 6f and the fastest 7f there.🤯 Greatness.
Kevin Blake157,270 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Thanks for the kind words re this interview and to Piers Morgan Uncensored/Rosanna Lockwood for having me. We are awful for squabbling amongst ourselves in this industry, but I'll you tell what, we have a breed, a sport and an industry that is worth uniting & fighting for. @StandUp4Racing
Kevin Blake1,467,813 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce

One of the great Cheltenham Preview moments back in 2017. Un De Sceaux was favourite for the Ryanair Chase and his owner Colm O'Connell was worried if enough rain was coming for him. So, himself and Davy Russell decided to ring a hotel in Cheltenham for a weather update...
Kevin Blake147,195 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Extremely proud of Al Riffa again today. He has flown the flag for the Joseph O'Brien team around the world, winning two Group 1s and finishing strong seconds to the Ace Impact, City Of Troy and now to a legend in Rebel’s Romance. Hopefully many more big days ahead for him. 🙌
Kevin Blake382,796 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce

Many have concluded that the Cesarewitch winner will definitely be disqualified, but have a close look at this. I think the 10th and final use of the whip might well have missed the horse and if so, it won’t be counted. It’s certainly worth a close look with better quality pics.
Kevin Blake582,615 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Rare to see a horse quickening from last-to-first to win a Group 1 over 5f at their ease. Tentyris did just that in the Lightning Stakes in Australia today. He's a 3yo and this was his first start against older horses (including five G1 winners). Royal Ascot is on his agenda...
Kevin Blake121,322 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Remember that time a drunk female racegoer hopped the fence into the parade ring at Bellewstown and rode off on a horse? Crazy! She ended up getting six months in prison, but has since turned her life around and is now a two-time champion jockey in Azerbaijan. What a sport!
Kevin Blake488,416 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

This morning my father Willie sent this video and commentary into the farm WhatsApp group. It was completely out of the blue, I wasn’t even sure he knew how to use the camera on his phone (!), but it stopped me in my tracks. We are all so busy that sometimes we forget to pause, breathe and take in the day. Thanks, Willie! 🙌
Kevin Blake145,018 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

This never fails to amaze. It cannot be exaggerated just how poorly Edwulf was that day. It isn't mentioned in this video, but he lost his vision at one stage. For him to just survive, never mind come back and win the Irish Gold Cup, was genuinely remarkable. CheltenhamRacecourse
Kevin Blake55,358 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

