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How To Buy A Racehorse

Published: 6th October 2022

There is no better thrill than leading your own racehorse into the winners’ enclosure. Whether it’s outright ownership, in a partnership or one of the many increasingly-popular syndicates, it all starts at...
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Jim Crowley – A Remarkable Rise To The Top

Published: 2nd October 2022

Jim Crowley’s career is one that has certainly contained plenty of twists and turns. The 44-year-old jockey has already won six Group 1 races on Baaeed, but things could have been very different for...
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October Highlights – A Mega Month of Action Ahead

Published: 30th September 2022

October is a month that caters spectacularly to racing fans of every creed. The turf Flat racing season comes to a glorious crescendo on Saturday 15 October with QIPCO British Champions Day,...
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National Racehorse Week Delivers for Second Year

Published: 29th September 2022

National Racehorse Week 2022 saw 10,000 places made available with yards up and down the country opening their doors to the public....
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My Local Racecourse – Hamilton Park

Published: 25th September 2022

Located to the south-east of Glasgow, racing has been taking place in Hamilton for 240 years. The current racecourse site has been hosting meetings for nearly a hundred years but its most...
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The Battle To Be Champion Apprentice

Published: 20th September 2022

In a battle that has quality AND quality, Harry Davies and Benoit De La Sayette have been nip and tuck all season. The two supremely-talented riders have both been in great demand...
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HM The Queen – Racings Greatest Patron

Published: 13th September 2022

Her love of the sport was clear for all to see As an owner she was twice champion – in 1954 and 1957 – and she was a hugely knowledgeable breeder. Above...
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Northumberland, North East and Scottish Borders – Visit Local Yards For National Racehorse Week

Published: 30th August 2022

National Racehorse Week will give members of the public another chance to see what goes into training racehorses.  Now in its second year, the hugely-popular initiative will take place from 10 –...
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Remarkable – Mark Johnston trains 5000th Winner

Published: 24th August 2022

Yorkshire-based trainer Mark Johnston achieved the incredible milestone of 5000 career winners when Dubai Mile won the British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes at Kempton Park. The win came more than...
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West Scotland – Visit Local Yards For National Racehorse Week

Published: 23rd August 2022

Now in its second year, the hugely-popular initiative will take place from 10 – 18 September. Stables across the country will open their yards to visitors and people in west Scotland are...