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Kick Up

@KickUpForRacing

🐴 Correcting thoroughbred & racing industry misconceptions with facts 🩷 Showcasing love for the horse 🗣️ Educate the masses #kickupforracing

Sydney, New South Wales

Joined October 2022

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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 2, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Purple Moon (Galileo x Vanishing Prairie) 2nd in the 2007 Melbourne Cup A winner of 4 of his 23 globetrotting starts, he is enjoying retirement with @itvracing presenter @francescacumani, where he likes to steal courgettes!
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 4, 2025
Why did the Melbourne Cup winner have blood in his mouth after the race?
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@KickUpForRacing
Oct 18, 2022
Kick Up is here to tell the real truth about horseracing! We’ve got the real life stories, the researched sources and we’ve got the facts to showcase the love for the horse inside the racing industry - it’s time to #kickupforracing Join the movement 👉🏻 kickup.com.au
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 2, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Bauer (Halling x Dali's Grey) 2nd in the 2008 Melbourne Cup Winning 7 of his 26 starts, he found post-racing success as Clerk of the Course and competing. Now, he happily enjoys retirement with his new BFF, sharing plenty of apples🍎
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 1, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Diatribe (Brief Truce x Gabbing Gloria) 11th in the 2000 Melbourne Cup. A five-time winner, including two G1s from 33 starts, he is still enjoying his retirement at the age of 27 🤩
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 1, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Dizelle (Zabeel x Danelagh) 11th in the 2005 & 17th in the 2006 Cups A winner of 5 (1 G1) of her 25 starts, she enjoyed a successful broodmare career, her kids include G1W Pinot! She’s enjoying her retirement at @ElementHilll!
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 1, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Newport (Encosta de Lago x Sibelienne) 10th in the 2008 and 2009 Melbourne Cups. A winner of 9 of his 65 starts, he has proven successful as an eventer in his career after racing with Penny Austin! 🙌
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 4, 2025
Replying to @BenPennings
Yes, he nicked his tongue. It looks messy, but it’s minor, treated on the spot, and he’s recovering well: full post-race vet checks done and comfort comes first. Think of a boxer or footballer who bites their tongue or splits a lip - lots of blood, quick fix, back to normal. It
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@KickUpForRacing
Oct 31, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Red Lord (Redoute's Choice x Dame Cath) 1⃣6⃣th in the 2008 Melbourne Cup He was bred by Strawberry Hill Stud and trained by @ACummingsracing, winning 7 of his 54 starts. Learn about his wonderful retirement with Hannah below 👇
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 1, 2023
Melbourne Cup Runners: Where are they now? Let's Elope (Nassipour x Sharon Jane) WINNER of the 1991 Melbourne Cup 🏆 A winner of 11 (4 G1s) of her 25 starts, she had a successful career as a broodmare and later on, a nanny mare since retiring from the track. She died in 2016.
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 2, 2023
🚨 Last chance for our Melbourne Cup Trifold Send Out! If you want to educate your peers about the realities of the horse racing industry this Cup Day, don't miss out on our A4 trifold. Email us at [email protected] to request yours now 🙌 #kickupforracing
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 2, 2025
Guiding race fans through the next 32hrs of misinformation… Tag @KickUpForRacing if you need us to jump in online with facts and info. Invite any curious family, friends or online acquaintances to National Thoroughbred Week: 20-24th November! @NationalTBWeek
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 4, 2025
Buckaroo finished last in the G1 Melbourne Cup, but he’s back in his stall looking comfortable. Stewards have reported he had an episode of EIPH - blood from the lungs that can show at the nostrils. It’s uncommon, seen across high-intensity equine sports, and horses typically
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@KickUpForRacing
Nov 5, 2025
Still a few more fabricated posts to correct before the “animal welfare” activists disappear for another 363 days… (while we carry on actually caring for horses!). The CPR Deathwatch list of “175 racing deaths” contains: • Several horses that are still alive • Dozens that
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@animaljusticeAU
Nov 3, 2025
DISGRACE THAT STOPS A NATION 🛑 175 dead horses. According to the annual DeathWatch report from @hrseracingkills, released last Tuesday, one horse died on average every two days during the 2024/2025 racing season. 85 horses died following gruesome and painful injuries to their
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