Emma Freedman’s five-month-old son Will set to make his debut at the races
Emma Freedman, the daughter of veteran horse trainer Lee Freedman, says her son has little choice in whether or not he’s into racing.
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Emma Freedman’s son William was always going to be into horseracing.
At five months old, baby Will is to make his first trackside appearance at Royal Randwick Racecourse over the coming weeks.
“He has already got a rocking horse in his room,” Freedman said.
“I don’t think he will have much of a choice … he will go to a few race days and hopefully he will enjoy it when he gets a bit older and he can appreciate everything that his grandfather has achieved.”
Will is of course grandson of veteran racehorse trainer Lee Freedman.
“My dad is a doting grandfather now,” explained Freedman, posing for Confidential with the Lexus Melbourne Cup as an ambassador for the luxe car brand.
“He absolutely loves Will. You never know what kids will like in the future, whether they will be sporty or arty or academic but hopefully he does take a bit of a shine to racing because the whole family does love it.”
The first few weeks of motherhood didn’t go to plan for the Fox Sports presenter and radio host with Will born six weeks premature.
It was “brutal” for the first-time parents Freedman and partner Charlie Rundle.
“He is thriving now and laughing lots,” she said.
“He is a very happy little baby now. It was really tough in the beginning though, I can’t lie. “He arrived really unexpectedly and was in hospital for four weeks and it was pretty rough, he was pretty sick for the first couple of days but got better quickly. It was a really emotional and tricky time because we hadn’t been parents before and didn’t know what to expect.”
She continued: “Now he has those beautiful chubby cheeks and is getting a little tummy on him, he’s loving food and really has come a long way. My first month of being a mum was difficult but it has only been up from there.”
As for racing fashion, with both the Lexus Melbourne Cup coming up and Sydney’s Everest Carnival kicking off this weekend, Freedman offered her tips on what not to do in the fashion stakes.
“Don’t wear anything too short in terms of skirt length,” she said. “We will see a lot of pants and mid-length dresses. People like to be a bit more demure at the races and the other big no is you have to wear something on your head. You can’t go to the races without some form of headpiece.”
Originally published as Emma Freedman’s five-month-old son Will set to make his debut at the races