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Double cheer in the new year!
I was happy enough to get the first winner of 2016 on the board when Dakota City won at Kempton on Wednesday but to double up with Attain at Lingfield on Saturday was even better. It was only last week...
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Learning plenty after Kemsing's win
Even after 40 years working in horse racing, I am always learning and trying new things. This was shown no better last week than with Kemsing. He ran on Tuesday and looked an unlucky loser when beaten...
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The team keeps expanding
I can sleep very well at night now that I know just outside my bedroom window is a yard full of horses, all of which are capable of doing themselves proud this year - as some have done already. The...
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The Three To Follow Returns!
Our Three To Follow competition is always very popular and provides plenty of banter throughout the year as well as a cash prize to the winner. This year's edition will be the longest yet with a start...
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Plenty of love for Dakota!
John managed to find enough romance in himself to buy me a dozen red roses today but the best Valentine's Day gift I could have asked for was another winner and thankfully that came on Saturday...
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The Rock returns, Kemsing rolls and Rita foals!
It has been a busy week at the yard with loads happening on the gallops, at the racetrack and even in the breeding shed!I'm sure you'll agree though that one of the best sights is seeing our stable...
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The best care on the track and off it
When you look after and see the horses day in, day out, they do become almost like close friends as you get to know their individual personalities and appreciate the effort they go to just to please us...
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Cheers to all the mothers!
Happy mother's day to every hard-working mum out there and enjoy the only day of the year where you can feel appreciated! We housed three expectant mothers on the stud over the winter and, with only...
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Festival Fever
The build-up seems to have gone on forever but The Cheltenham Festival is finally here. Although we deal with flat horses 99% of the time, I still love to watch the jumps racing and will be glued to...
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Raring to go!
With the Cheltenham Festival out of the way, it's not long now until the turf season kicks off again and I can't wait. As I've said before, this is the first time we have had two designated winter and...
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Double delight in a week of mixed emotions
The strange thing about horse racing, and life in general, is that you wake up each morning and you do not have a clue what the day is going to bring. Lady luck could shine on you or misfortune could...
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One swallow does make a summer!
They say one swallow doesn't make a summer but hopefully the return of the yard birds from their winter holiday in Africa means that the better weather is on its way. It certainly needs to as the turf...
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The boys still doing us proud
Our best start to a year just keeps getting better as Attain brought up our 10th winner of 2016 with an emphatic success at Lingfield on Saturday. After going 21 runs before his first win, the boy has...
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Getting spoilt!
After plenty of success recently, it feels a bit strange to go a week without a winner but with a relatively small string of horses in the yard, I can't get too ahead of myself! The team have been in...
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Flat out for winners!
With the jumps season now officially over and the Guineas just next weekend, it's fair to say that the flat is back and don't we know it this week with a whole host of horses in action.Kicking off the...
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Youngsters to get excited about!
The Breeze-Up sales are a great place to buy a ready-made racehorse as the horses sold at these auctions are unraced but perform a public gallop the day before they are sold so you can assess their...
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Happy to have the sun back
Finally we can enjoy some glorious weather, just a week after getting snowed upon! The change has been a bit sudden but it is great to get some sun on the horses' backs and for them to get rid of the...
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Star shines again!
Star Of the Stage continued his resurgence with his second win in 2016 under a terrific ride from Adam Beschizza at Lingfield on Wednesday. It has taken a while for us to figure him out since we bought...
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One for the bargain buyers!
It was great to see a bargain buy win today's Irish 1000 Guineas after Jet Setting upset the odds-on favourite Minding at The Curragh. The winner was bought out of Richard Hannon's yard for just...
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Hoping Yarmouth can be great again
Yarmouth racecourse has had a bit of an up and down time over the past 12 months but I'm happy to hear our lucky and local track is now back on the right road and ready to host racing again.The track...
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Limerick dogs it!
We did something a bit out of the ordinary this week as Limerick Lord headed to Towcester - not to run over hurdles but to race a greyhound in an epic duel.The encounter was over a distance of three...
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May May go away!
The saying "never cast a clout until May be out" is usually used as a warning against getting your hopes up about the weather before the month of May is over but it seems to apply to our yard as our...
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So near yet so far for Valley
It was a quiet week with just two runners but we went a lot closer than we thought we would to winning with Valley Lodge on Saturday night. The trip up to Haydock was a long one but we thought it'd be...
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Happy in defeat
Most of the time I'd be a bit annoyed about a string of defeats but we have gone so close with our runners over the past fortnight or so that I'm just happy all the horses are in such great health....
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