Coordinating point-to-point horse racing in the East Midlands at Brocklesby Park, Dingley, Garthorpe, Guilsborough and Revesby Park.
The last few weeks of dry weather may have been welcomed by many who were keen to see the mud dry up and their gardens spring into life but they have put a lot of pressure on racecourses across the country, professional and amateur. Watering courses brings considerable costs, both in water and manpower, and not every course can justify…
Garthorpe Racecourse is on the B676, East of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire (LE14 2RS), and there are 67 horses entered for the six-race Quorn Point-to-point at Garthorpe on Saturday 26th April 2025. Some horses will be entered at other meetings over the same weekend, so the usual caveat that not all these horses will run applies. The Garthorpe Committee have…
[Photos of this meeting are available online - Nico Morgan] Archie Wright summed up the thought of many when he was interviewed after winning the Restricted race and said, "The Clerk of the Course has done the most incredible job. With the weather we have had, to produce that ground is quite awesome." The Pytchley with Woodland meeting at Dingley…
A new 6th Race has been added to the Quorn meeting with Entries closing on Monday at Noon. 2mile 4 furlong - Conditions Race for horses age 8 years+ (level 3 conditions) - see the fixture page on our website for more information and conditions. The track was aerated and decompacted today and irrigation commences Saturday, but it will only…
The traditional Midlands Area meeting on Easter Saturday is at Dingley racecourse (LE16 8PJ), just East of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, and hosted by the Pytchley with Woodland. Dingley is a right-handed track with 18 fences on the three-mile course. This month has been very hard for all racecourses around the country, with many professional courses having to cancel meetings…
It seemed appropriate that Dale Peters should have won the Birketts Mixed Open race on Thunderstruck, owned by The Walpoles and Mary Cherry-Downes, while thunder and lightning crackled around the Garthorpe racecourse and the rain poured down. The winner was given a good run for his money by Timothy Talbot's Jet Of Magic, trained by Bradley Gibbs and Peters was…
After a very successful meeting at Guilsborough, hosted by the Pytchley with Woodland, Midlands Pointing returns to Leicestershire on Saturday 22nd March, for the third of this season's Garthorpe fixtures, the Belvoir. This year there is a six-race card followed by schooling races which will give spectators a chance to see a mixture of both amateur and professional horses on…
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