The Paddock and The Pavilion - The Horse Racing and Cricket Podcast
Stephen Wallis
May 28, 202432 min
Cricket
Emmet McNamara - What was it like to....Win the Derby?
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In the Paddock
What was it like to....win the Derby?
In Episode 14 of a series where I pose the question ‘What was it like to….
I spoke to Emmet McNamara, who in July 2020 shocked the racing world when he rode Serpentine to win the most famous flat race of them all at Epsom for trainer Aidan O’Brien.
Emmet recalls the chesnut son of Galileo as a two year, the build up to the historic race, the dramatic action on the downs and gives his reflections on his best day in raci...