Minnie Hauk's groom lives every stride of her Ascot win

Racing TV's split-screen clip puts a groom's race-day nerves beside the finish, then catches the tears that follow.

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Racing TV Story of October 19, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 217,721 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (9,692).

Minnie Hauk's groom going through the emotions at Ascot ❤️

Minnie Hauk wins. Below the race footage, her groom is jumping, shouting encouragement and clutching a maroon horse blanket. When the mare crosses the line, the groom covers her face and cries.

Racing TV's split-screen Short gives both halves of that victory their own space: the horse finishing the job on the track, and someone who cares for her experiencing every anxious second beside it. The repeated cry of "Come on!" needs little explanation, even for someone who never watches racing.

The clip passed 200,000 views in its first 21 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a Short. Its comment section is unusually busy, too, with viewers discussing the daily work of grooms and the bond that develops through looking after a horse. Several describe recognizing that attachment from their own experience with animals.

The sporting result was Minnie Hauk's victory in the Fillies & Mares at Ascot for trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore. But Racing TV keeps the groom in view through the finish and afterward, as nearby spectators turn toward her and she holds on to the blanket. The winning horse gets the result; the person waiting for her gets a moment in the picture.

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What viewers say

She's lived every moment
@Yorkshireman-v9uSee it on YouTube
Lovely stuff. The grooms do all the hard work, Minnie Hauk looked beautifully turned out yesterday and she was awesome!
@mrdangiles90See it on YouTube
Her reaction brought tears to my eyes.
@lizbignell7813See it on YouTube

4 more comments

Thats passion.
@desbrookes566See it on YouTube
When you strip away all the money, pomp and ceremony THIS IS RACING, this is loving the game !!! Amazing
@TheGloriousUncertaintySee it on YouTube
Pure emotion, doesn't get any better.
@arthurjones6364See it on YouTube
Been there good to relieve memories well done love ❤
@stevejohnson-j2rSee it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: Racing TV
Subscribers: 229,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 881,380
Channel views, pace per day: 131,770 (on a normal day: 119,112)
Video published: October 18, 2026
Video views so far: 206,069 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 217,721

The numbers

The groom's reaction drew a much larger early audience than Racing TV's usual Short, with comments also arriving well above the usual first-day level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

9,692

this video

217,721

subscribers

229,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

213,103,803

views per day

131,770