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Angus Roland
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Aussie omnivore in England
Do audience stuff for the @racingpost.com
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"Horses are the life and soul of this village"

NEW: 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 - 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧 😍

Watch here: youtu.be/WLk8zB_fBq8
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Godolphin and winter AW 3yos. Spicy.
www.racingpost.com/news/reports...
2,000 Guineas or Kentucky Derby? The world is Opera Ballo's oyster after Godolphin colt makes it two breathtaking wins at Kempton
www.racingpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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The Aga Khan, one of racing's most influential owner-breeders, has died aged 88.
February 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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🟢🔴 The Aga Khan Studs is now on Bluesky! 🟢🔴
January 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The rapid recession to the margins of the Sport Of The Working Man is a canary in the coal mine that the Sport of King's should not ignore.

A solid summary of what Crayford's demise spells from Jonathan Harding.

www.racingpost.com/news/britain...
Gone to the dogs: Crayford closure a stark reminder of the downfall of a sport that could once attract royalty
Tracing the decline in popularity of a sport that once boasted an annual attendance of 25 million
www.racingpost.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Terrific storytelling. Well worth the 30 minute read.

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
Riding the baddest bulls made him a legend. Then one broke his neck.
Rodeo stars find purpose in navigating primal forces. None of them ever went harder than J.B. Mauney.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:08 PM
The "Chocolate Sundaes and Old Shoes" chapter of "A Sound Of Horses" David Alexander, is simply wonderful.
A tremendous example of turf writing.
#RacingSky #HorseRacing
December 27, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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Proper introductory post for Bluesky.

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So if you want to come along for the ride, subscribe – because we just love the footy.

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The footy newsletter. Especially biased against your team. Click to read One Percenters, by Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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November 13, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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Very appreciated. If it's good enough for Nack, good enough for Murray, good enough for Red Smith and Damon Runyon; and good enough for my friends Privman, Hovdey, Rees, Hammond, Jerardi, and Fast Eddie Schuyler... it's plenty good enough for me.

www.racingmuseum.org/about/news/t...
Tim Layden, Ed Schuyler, Jr., and Edwin Pope selected to National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor | National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
https://www.racingmuseum.org/about/news/tim-layden-ed-schuyler-jr-and-edwin-pope-selected-national-museum-racing’s-joe-hirsch
December 18, 2024 at 9:34 PM
If you haven't subscribed to Racing Squared's Substack, from bloodstock metrics guru Tom Wilson, you're missing out.
There's all the stuff you'd expect from Tom, plus a Christmas cracker - bloodstock fiction!

open.substack.com/pub/racingsq...
December 15, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Great yarn.
NEW: NFL snow games present a big challenge for TV/streaming producers and directors. But it's also amazing optics.

I spoke to the producer/director of the Browns-Steelers and Bills-Niners games to learn what it's like to do a snow game on TV/streaming.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
NFL TV producer and director's dream? Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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This week and last month, farmers drove their tractors into central London, protesting changes to agricultural policy.

Though they came from across the UK, their journeys reflect a long history in which farming has become ever-more marginalised and precarious.

merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2024/12...
'The final straw': our reflections on the 2024 farmer protests
MERL curator Dr Ollie Douglas reflects on the 2024 London farmer protests, and how they speak to his family's farming history.
merl.reading.ac.uk
December 13, 2024 at 2:55 PM
A chilly, drizzle-filled Friday afternoon well spent #horseracing #RacingSky
December 13, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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U.S. officials moved Tuesday to protect the monarch, an iconic orange and black butterfly famous for its marathon migration across North America, under the Endangered Species Act.
U.S. moves to add monarch butterfly to the endangered species list
The major U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal would declare the iconic species as threatened, with federal scientists saying the species is on the decline.
wapo.st
December 10, 2024 at 9:23 PM
The Ooni 🍕. It's an addiction.
“Violinists have the Stradivarius. Sneakerheads have the Air Jordan 1. Pizza degenerates like me have the Ooni.”

@saahildesai.bsky.social on his singular, pointless quest to make the best pie possible: theatln.tc/eRpnuRdi
It’s the Best Time in History to Be a Pizza Sicko
My quest to make the perfect at-home pie
theatln.tc
December 7, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the organization that administers the Emmys, uncovered a scheme that ESPN used to acquire more than 30 of the coveted statuettes for on-air talent ineligible to receive them.

Our investigation ⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/519...
December 4, 2024 at 1:45 PM
look at this absolute unit
December 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Great vibe at Newbury today for the artist formerly known as the Hennessy. My kids loved it, too. Free ferris wheel. #RacingSky
November 30, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Finally taking a dip in this pool. Hardy doesn't drag his prose through the garden, but boy does he get the job done. The characters are simply drawn, yet so vivid. I'm IN Melbourne as the 20th Century gets rolling.
Highly recommend.
November 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Found this enjoyable time capsule documentary/hagiography of Australia's great race.
Produced in the 80s, some great archive.
youtu.be/pvsGMlMp5IU?...
This Fabulous Tuesday - The History of the Melbourne Cup - 1861-1988
YouTube video by Pigskin
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 1:20 PM
The video alone tingles the spine.
Yutaka Take returns to spine-tingling chants of “YU-TA-KA” from the adoring Tokyo crowd after winning the Japan Cup aboard the outstanding Heart's Cry five-year-old Do Deuce.

That's five Japan Cups for Take and five JRA G1 wins for Do Deuce. 🇯🇵🏆

#HorseRacing #RacingSky #JapanCup
November 25, 2024 at 11:24 AM