
Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a jockey riding with one hand to the mother of all horsebox convoys, it all happened on Twitter this week.
Don’t miss the exciting competition on this weekly page. Our favourite tweet each week will win either an Apatchy mini tablet case or an Apatchy cosmetic bag, personalised with your own initials. For more information about the competition and to find out who this week’s winner is, go to the bottom of this page.
Tweets of the week
Triple Crown winner and Grand Slam record maker American Pharoah obliterates his rivals in the Breeders’ Cup Classic…
How far?? “@AtTheRaces: American Pharoah wins the Grand Slam by trouncing his rivals in the Classic #BC15 pic.twitter.com/WmKXcn4g7r”
— Clare Balding (@clarebalding) October 31, 2015
…He then arrives with nothing less than a police escort to his new home at the American branch of Coolmore Stud
The arrival of a Champion – Triple Crown hero American Pharoah is welcomed to his new home @coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/eOINCKxnXb
— Coolmore (@coolmorestud) November 2, 2015
The daughters of Australian event riders Paul Tapner and Bill Levett have carved a very successful career in vaulting
Our daughters did good today offsetting our Rugby disappointment they're ENGLISH TEAM vaulting CHAMPS
@jennylevett @billlevett @georgetapner
— Paul Tapner (@TapnerEventing) October 31, 2015
WEEEEEEEEEEE
@bpowell13 this one from today. All sorts of fun in the rain! #allasvelta pic.twitter.com/aCtH8MUnZ2
— Jessie Galletta (@jess_galletta) November 5, 2015
Charlotte Dujardin receives a warm welcome upon a visit to India
Yesterday @CSJDujardin met this VERY affectionate foal at the #equinefair in #India – she called him 'Brooke'!
❤ pic.twitter.com/In4BLNPkP3
— The Brooke (@TheBrooke) October 30, 2015
This is pretty cool…
#TeamGodolphin convoy en route to Stansted for horseflight to #Dubai. Follow us on Instagram https://t.co/2E8a2jUOBo pic.twitter.com/wCPSAupi27
— Godolphin Racing (@godolphin) November 5, 2015
Coming to a racecourse near you, pop star Gareth Gates
My new owner @Gareth_Gates and I having lunch in @TheMaltLambourn today ! pic.twitter.com/VPXy9SdxsS
— Richard Hughes (@RHughesracing) November 4, 2015
Fame at last!
With all this fog around every time I ride back into the stables I feel like I'm on stars in their eyes
— William Whitaker (@Will_Whit89) November 4, 2015
Well sat, Richard Johnson
Some fine horsemanship from man of the moment Richard Johnson at Exeter today aboard Antiphony in the paddock! https://t.co/PRcvNAwyPV
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) November 3, 2015
Before she was famous
You all knew it was @Hayleyturner123! Here's another of our next #MorningLine guest. On Saturday she retires
pic.twitter.com/H2VhkDQX56
— Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) November 5, 2015
And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner
This one goes to jockey Henry Brooke for his desperate attempt to stay in the race after his saddle slipped and he almost lost his weight cloth
WOW! Watch what happened when Henry Brooke's saddle slipped @ayrracecourse on Saturday (white cap)… https://t.co/n6Ysq6gHoi
— Racing UK (@Racing_UK) November 4, 2015
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Tweet of the week competition
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