Sarah Thomas

Track photographer @ York Harness Raceway & Tir Prince Raceway. BHRC Media Team & Awards Committee. Creator of award-winning videos 🏆

#ComeHarnessRacing

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

@absoluteradio can you please ask your newsreader to stop saying Hill Sixteen fell at the first HURDLE in the Grand National? If you're going to cover it as a news item, do your homework. It's the world's greatest STEEPLECHASE, not hurdle race.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

@Kon_ostroznik They only live here in zoos, although there is a guy somewhere in the North East that believes he saw a Cayman in the wild 😂

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

I enjoy looking back at my insomnia-driven Google searches during the night.

I've just found the following from last night:

"Can crocodiles survive in the UK?"

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Took this photo last night before the first race. I have absolutely no idea how I got to the point where I'm capturing the memories on camera for people or conducting post-race interviews with winning connections.

I love it, but seriously how did this happen?!

#wingingit

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Failed to notice John's gran had been in my house 'tidying' (read: moving things so I can't find them) at the weekend and had left the landing blind open. Pretty sure my next door neighbour saw me topless this morning 🤦‍♀️

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

When the person on the phone doesn't hang up properly and you hear them paying you a compliment to whoever they're with 🙈

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Started today on the right foot. Got up and John says 'ooft, you look like that girl I saw at Asda yesterday'.

Not helpful John, I wasn't there, I don't get the reference.

'Expand'.

'Some bombscare approached me and asked if I had a lighter. Man she was rough'.

Thank you.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

It's been a while but sitting in my car having just pulled up in front of the house is a thing again. Wonder how long I can stay here until someone wants something done.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

The blog is back for 2021

No promises that it will be updated regularly but it felt good to write about how I've been feeling, and how much I'm looking forward to the forthcoming season.

https://t.co/foONeCVeIU

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Am I above posting passive aggressive memes directed at people in retaliation to passive aggressive memes directed at me?

The answer is no.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Received some free muesli packets with my Hello Fresh delivery. Counteracting the 'vegan' symbol on the box by eating it with full fat milk.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Trying to make Smarty promise not to sell my horses if I die before him.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Totally negated the Slimfast milkshake I had for lunch when I found two squares of rocky road that I'd forgotten about (ha, that never happens to me, that's when you know it was a good weekend). Ate them.

The fat person within me is a monster and I can't control her.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Me: I'm on a diet, let's get to the second weight loss target.

Also me: let's eat this slice of birthday cake for breakfast.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Monday morning moan:

It's conformation, not confirmation.
It's ex-racer, not ex-pacer.
And my new favourite - it's REIN not REIGN.

Ruins my enjoyment of a mediocre debate when both parties are using the same incorrect spelling 🤦‍♀️

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Access all areas. That's what I get on race days and it's also what I get during the weeks and months leading up to the race season because harness racing people are the most welcoming in the world.

📷 Ayr Empress & @Honeiljnr this morning after training.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

Ladies and gents, I give you 'my brother and I discussing the questionable instruction signs on our grandfather's ride-on lawnmower':

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Of course it's 1am in the morning and it's as well being freezing in Scotland and I'm in a hot tub in the back garden because WHY NOT?!

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

@h16dey_heidi And it's impossible to explain it to anyone who hasn't had the joy of working with horses. You either get it or you don't ❤️

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

My co-trainer was watching me muck out a stable this morning and then he said 'this is your therapy, isn't it?' and finally he gets it. It isn't my mild OCD that makes me want to be the one to clean stables, it's the repetitive, methodical task which requires no thinking.

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

@annecarmel01 It's slow old progress now since the stone marker got achieved but I'm stubborn as hell 🙈😂

[Sarah Thomas @ShesSomeDeal]

15lbs down, 6lbs to go.

Into a new stone bracket now for the first time since I was probably about 16 🙈