Taking the Reins: Episode 3 – Frozen Sky

Colin: “Joe’s gone skiing for five days so I’m up here today to step in, but I’ve got things to do – I’ve got to pick up some pigs!”

Trainer’s assistant Amanda Hibbs: “I just love working with horses. You get a relationship with these guys…Joe cares a lot about his horses, he cares a great deal about his team, he’s very sympathetic.”

Brendan: “You’ve got to be competitive to be a jockey, but try not to let it over-boil. It’s good to have outside interests as well, otherwise you just get so engrossed in racing and too much of it will send you crazy.”

All six episodes of Taking the Reins have been released on the Coral Racing Club YouTube channel, making it easily accessible and free-to-view.

Coral PR Director and Executive Producer Simon Clare said: “Coral is a horse racing brand through and through and our main aim is to get our customers closer to the action to enhance their passion for the sport.

“Given the huge popularity of fly-on-the-wall sports documentaries, we decided to take the plunge, and with our partners at Equine Productions, embarked on a major project charting the progress of Joe Tizzard’s first season as a racehorse trainer.

“Over a six-month period, focusing on a wide range of compelling stories featuring his racehorses, his owners, his family and his hard-working team, around some of the biggest race meetings in the calendar.

“We hope viewers will find this an entertaining and exciting watch and would like to thank Joe and everyone who participated in the series for their willingness to open their lives and emotions to the cameras.

“The Equine Productions team have done an amazing job but we couldn’t have produced the series without the support of many individuals and bodies within the racing industry to which we are indebted.”

Other episodes

Episode 1 – Chasing Gold
Episode 2 – Second Best
Episode 4 – Another Chance
Episode 5 – Cheltenham
Episode 6 – The Grand National

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