Rebecca SG

She/Her. Cats, horses, tacos, more cats, occasional words.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@lunarandsunny Big Orange is a 15yo retired racehorse here in the UK! Most famous probably for his Gold Cup win at Royal Ascot back in 2017. He's a bay, though, (name comes from stallion Duke of Marmalade) so your Big Orange is more accurate naming.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@lunarandsunny Such a good lad. My first horse I learned on was like that. Wouldn't know he was an ex-racer, the school used him for all their work with SEN kids. I miss that horse.

You have such a lovely space to ride in, too.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@LauraKingsays He looked an absolute beast in the pre-parade ring, so good to see him close-up. What a horse.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@KCDubya26 @HawkWing2002 Probably mares stuck in Wetherbys admin 😅

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@KCDubya26 @HawkWing2002 To produce registered thoroughbreds you need the mare to be registered in the stud book. So those 41 unregistered are likely imported from outside the UK and not yet registered in the stud book, possibly mares that were never registered for some reason, or non-thoroughbred mares.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@HawkWing2002 @KCDubya26 147 registered mares in 2025 (plus 41 unregistered). Up from 135 in 2024.

(I happened to be sat next to our copy of Return of Mares as I read this!)

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@AbakpaJob This is my cat's favourite pastime that isn't sleeping. He loves being followed or chased in circles round the house. Nice to know he's not just being a little weirdo.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@LauraKingsays @NewmarketRace I'll be there on Thursday! Very excited to see him.

[Greg Saveall-Green @GregSaveall]

Whywhywhy Delilah wins again, this time at Hamburg. @ThoreHammer

Breeding winners 🏆💪🏻

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@theracehorseguy Better prize money at all levels to keep smaller owners/breeders/trainers competing. Less betting shoved in every minute of TV coverage (sometimes I WANT to watch them load!). More storytelling and behind the scenes access, like in Japan (i.e. with mares and stallions).

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@MoreImportance Haha, see, I feel that way about most non-UK tracks. What do you mean you just run in a circle(ish) every time?? 😜 At least we shake it up a bit. Epsom has got the steep climb before the bend and then the camber, Newmarket is almost completely straight but undulating... variety!

[Fergal O'Brien Racing @FOBRacing]

Will there be a group of children on the inside of the track before racing at the Curragh tomorrow?

Just doing my Placepot so it would be handy to know

[˖ Ritz 𓂀 ݁˖ @ridhima_z]

Someone said the UK heat is like the heat that comes out of the back of a bus & I’ve never heard a more accurate description

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@Clock_Cult @lunarandsunny I will add that my experience is with flat horses. Almost all male jumps horses are gelded. There's rarely any value in them as a stallion, so gelding can give them a longer career while making them easier to manage.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@Clock_Cult @lunarandsunny On the other hand, we have a colt who is an absolute angel, doesn't seem bothered by the girls, and isn't getting too bulky, so he gets to keep his bits for now. If we retire him for retraining he'll likely be gelded then to make rehoming easier.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@Clock_Cult @lunarandsunny Speaking from my experience, if a colt doesn't have a strong pedigree and is unlikely to get out of handicaps, they'll geld whenever they start showing signs of being too colty. We had a boy who kept chasing the girls when training, so off he went for the snip.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@lunarandsunny I do always love the notion that we're going to get off the horse, shovel up the horse poop, then somehow get back on the horse and carry on riding. Tell me you've never ridden a horse etc.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

Gia!! Absolutely stunning run from this superstar. Congrats to all of the team at Prestige Place!

[TDN @theTDN]

A nail-biting photo finish goes the way of GIAVELLOTTO over Kalpana in the G2 Hardwicke Stakes at #RoyalAscot 🏆

@oismurphy in the irons for @MarcoBotti.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@lunarandsunny One of my favourite horsey features.

[Rebecca SG @BeccaTayles]

@Am_hailey As a former fossil/archaeology-kid turned Egyptology nerd, I fully support this. I am sending her a virtual high-five and will absolutely be dressing up for the artefacts next time I go to a museum.