Countryfile question!!

[lcharles]

I got in late last night, and my dad told me about a '12 mile race' in the Cotswolds that they do every March? He'd seen it on Countryfile.....assume he watched last night Countryfile and not a repeat on Sky from years ago!!

I know about Cotswold Farm fun ride at Adam's farm which i do a couple of times a year....is this what he means? He said that the winner gets a massive cup and they pay £1 to enter?! lol x

Anyone?!

 

[Suelin]

It's up in East Yorkshire that they do the race, reputed to be the oldest horserace in England.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

That was on countryfile last week - the horses & dogs one, might still be on I-player?

Here is the info:
The Kiplingcotes Derby
In the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds, Julia Bradbury is getting acquainted with an ancient local tradition. The Kiplingcotes Derby is the oldest horse race in England, run every year since 1519. The tough course has changed little since then, running for four miles across rugged farmland tracks normally fit only for tractors and off-road vehicles. It is an amateur race and anyone can enter but you need stamina, nerves of steel and ideally a thoroughbred race horse to be in with any chance of winning. Julia Bradbury meets this year’s likely contenders – including first timer Emma Herbert-Davies, who is yet to see the race let alone ride it, and veteran winner John Thirsk.

 

[Rowreach]

Last week's segment was a repeat from a while ago, and they still hadn't edited out the shot of the crippled lame horse at the end of the race.

 

[kat2290]

Did anybody see Countryfile last night? I thought on the segment about rural police officers that one of the horses being ridden looked lame?