With luck, Danielle's Journey will break her duck on the 17th (she has a 0-2-0 record from her two outings so far), with three race options lined up. One thing is for sure, it should help her chances not having to travel to England this time, as all three races are based in Ireland. As a matter of interest, the lovely lady who inspired the horse's name has just been given a well-deserved award for raising a huge amount of money for brain tumour charities, as well as a great deal of awareness about the suffering the illness causes. Because she has always done this latter part with a smile and amazing courage, she has captured the heart of everyone.
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Today's picture shows the new colt at Mick Channon's stable. He certainly looks the part, considering his youth, and I know that he will provide a lot of fun in the forthcoming flat season, wherever he finishes. This is the beauty of the Lord Ilsley Racing syndicates - they are extremely professional, but balanced perfectly with a sense of humour that one needs when running racehorses, for, unfortunately, things rarely go exactly to plan! A more pleasurable ownership experience has yet to be found, although the Realta boys - who work very hard in Ireland - come a very close second, beaten only by a nose. I would be happy to give my highest recommendation on both to anyone.
PS. Looks like Danielle's Journey will be running at Down Royal, with Steven Crawford as the jockey. Steve, the brother of the trainer, Stuart Crawford, did a great job in DJ's first outing. Fingers crossed for everyone involved...
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