My Race Days

Eliza has ...

Feb
09
2012

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Eliza interviews trainer of The Giant Bolster David Bridgwater: Part 1

After The Giant Bolster's impressive win at the festival trials at Cheltenham; Eliza interviews trainer David by phone to ask about the horse and others at the yard; his career as a jockey and trainer, and his hopes for the...

Feb
06
2012

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Great reception for Big Buck's on winning his fifteenth consecutive victory; Cheltenham

15 consecutive wins and a great reception for Big Buck...

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Big Buck's at Cheltenham

Big Buck's leaves the paddock at Cheltenham in a bid to win his fifteenth consecutive victory...

Jan
26
2012

a new fan

Mitch Heron became a fan of Eliza

Jan
17
2012

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Year End and New Year: Welsh National and King George heroes; Movies, War horses and Heroism; Wild Frontiers, Hunts and record race crowds

Welsh National Chepstow : a circuit to go Who would have thought back in March that we would witness the double demolition of the Gold Cup winner Long Run by the amazing Kauto Star this Autumn? ‘Out with the old...

Jan
15
2012

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Steam train at Cheltenham as Oscar Whisky comes in

A steam train provides a picturesque backdrop at Cheltenham as Oscar Whisky wins and begins to look a very real challenger to the Champion Hurdle crown....

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Coral Welsh National Chepstow: Welsh National Anthem by Sara Kempe

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is the Welsh National Anthem and has been used at the start of sporting events since 1905. Here we hear Sara kempe from Abergavenny give a moving rendition. The UK Paralympic team hopefuls for 2012 are...

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Cotswold Vale Hunt Boxing Day: hounds and children

At the traditional Boxing Day Hunt the hounds make a fuss of a small child. Hounds and children seem to adore one another! Hunting provides a great field in which older horses can still enjoy life to the full; and...

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The Boxing Day Hunt: Cotswold Vale

Eliza goes out to support her local Hunt on Boxing Day near the Forest of Dean; the Cotswold Vale. Point to Pointing is amateur jumps racing and both horses and riders learn their trade in the hunting field. As well...

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Eliza interviews Grand national winning jockey and fellow explorer Richard Dunwoody

Eliza is a geographer and so shares a common interest with Richard Dunwoody in exploration as well as horse racing. Richard is a former champion national hunt jockey who has won the Grand National (Miinehoma) and Gold Cup (Charter Party)...

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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!