The amazing interview that helped Lee Mottershead win Racing Writer of the Year
Lee Mottershead meets a woman who has fought back from personal tragedy
Racing Post's Lee Mottershead was on Monday crowned Racing Writer of the Year at the HWPA Derby awards. Here is one of Lee's award-winning pieces, previously exclusive to Members Club subscribers, with Kayley Woollacott . . .
You cannot tell this story properly over three pages or 2,500 words.
You cannot fully convey the shock, sadness and fury of a person whose partner in life has consciously chosen death. There are all too many of these stories, each one searingly personal to those involved. Most never get told, but for too long silence was the enemy of Richard and Kayley Woollacott. Words may have helped the couple then. The woman left behind hopes her words can help others now.
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Published on 27 November 2019inSeries
Last updated 17:49, 25 November 2020
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- We believed Dancing Brave could fly - and then he took off to prove it
- 'Don't wind up bookmakers - you might feel clever but your accounts won't last'
- 'There wouldn't be a day I don't think about those boys and their families'
- 'You want a bit of noise, a bit of life - and you have to be fair to punters'
- 'I take flak and it frustrates me - but I'm not going to wreck another horse'