Barney's Blog
- 31-Aug-2025: Latest News from Denton Hall Stables the home of Michael Dods Racing
- 23-Aug-2025: Northern Ticker beats Commanche Falls by a head in thrilling finish at York Festival
- 20-Aug-2025: Count Palatine strikes under Sean Kirrane to make it a Carlisle double
- 20-Aug-2025: Taylormade Lad wins his first race at Carlisle for Tg Racing
- 20-Aug-2025: Sanbona gets off the mark for owner Davi Metcalfe at Wolverhampton
- 05-Aug-2025: Langholm scores all-the-way victory at Catterick for Dods Racing Club
- 29-Jul-2025: A dozen winners in July as Homeland strikes at Ripon under Connor Beasley
- 28-Jul-2025: Boy Douglas makes it a double for Connor Beasley and owner Frank Lowe at Ayr
- 28-Jul-2025: Stable's 10th winner in July as Mighty Magnus strikes at Ayr
- 26-Jul-2025: Novamay defies 21lbs rise in the handicap to make it three on the bounce with victory at Windsor
- 21-Jul-2025: Boy Douglas wins for the third time at Ayr
- 19-Jul-2025: King's Crown makes it four for 2025 under Rhys Elliott ride at Doncaster
Unbelievable! How could the telly ignore the real star of the show?
We had a bit of excitement here at Denton Hall this morning when the telly cameras turned up – but can you believe I was ignored!
How dare they? Don’t they know who I am? More than 80 races I ran, with nine wins. That's a career anyone with a brain would describe as illustrious and yet I'm not given a look in.
That’s the problem with this country – there’s not enough respect for us old-timers. I kept poking my head over the fence to try to get in the shot but the cameras just focused on those young whipper snappers going up the gallops. Prima donnas, the lot of them.
I heard they then interviewed the head human, called Michael. I know he’s the boss because the horse-boxes have got his name on the side, and he likes to look important. Mind you, he’s dead jealous of me because his wife - the Carole human – clearly prefers me to him.
They also interviewed two of the jockey humans, Callum Rodriquez and Connor Beasley. They’re nice enough, I suppose, but I’ve forgotten more about racing than they’ll ever know. They think they’re celebrities, but they haven’t got their own blog, have they?
All I’m saying is that the next time the TV cameras show up, they need to be told that they can only film if they include the real star of the yard – and everyone knows that’s me.
Until next time – stay safe.
Lots of love
