Pics and Videos of Our Racehorses! Book Launch Videos and Mini Story!

This is Audi's World (Audi) after a timed work. We were pleased with the time: he ran 3 furlongs in 37 seconds. This was his first work this season. He wasn't puffing or showing any stress after his run. I think he enjoyed it!

The time was noted and recorded by the Woodbine clockers and will be a part of Audi's official race record.

There are videos of Prized Spirit (Mimi) and Rizzmo (Toby) after the story.

And here are the final two videos (thank you, Leah!) taken at the launch of 'Love and Death' the sixth book in my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. (My favourite is the 'Audience Questions': I think you'll be able to guess why!):

This is a mini story written in ten minutes during a Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. The prompt I used for the ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge was a picture of a young girl whispering to a snowman.

Emilie

Emilie is bathed and in clean clothes. I'm sure she feels better, I know I do. She was grimy, and her tears made red rivulets down her grubby cheeks when she showed up on the front doorstep of my house this morning. This isn't the first time my seven-year-old granddaughter has run from her house down the street and landed at my home. And I seem to be powerless to do anything, or perhaps I haven't got the courage I need to face her parents.

     We've just made a snowman and Emilie put one of the horses' carrots in his face to make a nose. I helped put walnuts for eyes and to make a mouth. And then she said she had a secret wish she wanted to tell the snowman and I couldn't hear it, otherwise it wouldn't come true. I can guess. She must be dreaming of leaving the abusive and neglectful home she's in.

     My daughter is addicted to drugs and her partner, Emilie's stepfather, has disappeared again. Seeing her whispering to the snowman has brought me to my senses. I'm going to do my best to help my daughter get clean and to care for my granddaughter. I realize I've not faced up to my grandmotherly responsibility. I'm ashamed. There's going to be a better future for Emilie - one that she deserves. There has to be.

Vicky Earle Copyright 2025

Videos of Our Racehorses

This is Prized Spirit (Mimi) enjoying her treats (being fed by Martin). She is at Woodbine Racetrack, but not back in training. She's being walked every day. The trainer, Darwin Banach, is being cautious because she sustained an injury at the end of the racing season. We anticipate she'll be back in training in a couple of weeks' time.

This is Rizzmo (Toby). He is setting out on the training track, preparing for his exercise. (He is the one closest to the rail). He is only 2 years old, so he has lots of work to do to get fit both mentally and physically.

He looks great. His trainer, Julia Carey, is taking good care of him.

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Vicky