Oliver and Gavin Thompson celebrated success at the final race meet of the year at York Racecourse when their horse, Two Brothers - ridden by Billy Garritty - beat 25/1 odds to storm to victory.
The two brothers, who grew up close to the racecourse, chose to buy their own horse from family friends Mick and David Easterby after having a lifelong interest in the sport.
Oliver said: “Me and my brother each have our own business doing different things, we thought about having a hobby we enjoy that we could spend time together.
“When we went to buy the horse from Mick and David, he picked out Two Brothers for us and he’s won five times now - just shy of £100,000 in prizes. In the past two years, he’s won more than he’s cost us.
“Regarding the name, me and my brother were struggling to come up with a name, so Mick and David Easterby said it’s the Two Brothers horse and it stuck.”
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