The Craig Doyle camera crew came to visit us in RACE on the 9th of October 2012. Their goal was to get a snapshot of ‘A Day in the Life of a Trainee Jockey in the Racing Academy’. The camera crew got footage of us trainees mucking out, tacking up and riding out on the gallops (our usual routine during the day).
Shannon (a fellow trainee) and I were chosen to go up to RTE studios to be on the Live Craig Doyle Show. We got our make up done as soon as we arrived at RTE. We then got shown to the green room, where we had to wait to go into the studio. We met a few familiar faces in the racing industry here, such as the one and only Ruby Walsh. On the show we got some great advice off Ruby Walsh, on what it’s like to be a jockey and how the racing industry isn’t an easy goal. We then got the chance to ask Ruby some questions of our own to Ruby. I asked Ruby was Rince Ri a memorable horse for him in his racing career, as I care for that horse now in RACE. He told me that Rince Ri was a memorable horse for him as his father, Ted Walsh, trained the horse and his biggest win was the ‘Ericson’ in 2000.Overall it was a great experience I really
enjoyed going up to RTE and meeting up with Ruby Walsh. I’m grateful to RACE for providing me with this opportunity. Written by Lauren Farrelly.
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