My Race Days

Eliza at Camden Stables 'Proud' venue

Eliza recently modelled at the Marco Sanges 'Phantasmagoria' live installation at Camden Stables Proud Gallery and venue. Marco is a London based Italian photographer whose work has featured in Vogue and in Agent Provocateur perfume campaigns. His exhibition at the venue runs until september 25th. The models for the live installation on preview night used the old stables; now converted to venue chill out areas, for changing rooms.
The areas still retain some of the stable features and ecah is named after a famous racehorse. The buildings were a stable complex which provided hospital treatment for injured horses that pulled the canal barges in London.

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About Eliza Cook

Hi! I'm Eliza. I am a Geographer by profession, and am currently studying for a PhD in Geography at Swansea University. I will be investigating ice core records from Greenland pretty soon. But you don't want to hear about those.

On top of this, during a year out, I fell into working as an in-house model for Agent Provocateur. Strange but true! This experience heightened my appreciation of fashion - especially the eclectic and eccentric fashions of the races.

I've been a racing fan for two years. I love all racing, but a day at the jumps is where I really feel the most excitement. Having grown up in Gloucestershire, with two great racecourses on the doorstep - Cheltenham and Chepstow - it is a wonder that I didn't find racing sooner.

I've been privileged to be a part of some of the 'behind the scenes' elements of racing, from photographing frosty morning breeze-ups to attending the post Cheltenham Festival jockeys' celebration in the Weighing Room!

I am thrilled to be a 'Voice of the Races'. To me, the most striking feature of racing is the accessibility of participants - and the fact that everybody attending has a part to play. A day at the races has it all; wonderful horses, spectacle and fashion, in an adrenaline soaked atmosphere where people from all walks of life come together in mutual appreciation of the sport.

I can't wait to tell you all about my experiences at the races, the people I meet and the adventures I have, as well as the fashions I encounter and the stories I uncover.

I hope you enjoy it!