Coordinating point-to-point horse racing in the East Midlands at Brocklesby Park, Dingley, Garthorpe, Guilsborough and Revesby Park.
Nicky Henderson to attend PPORA Annual Awards Lunch as Guest Speaker THE PPORA are delighted to announce Nicky Henderson has kindly agreed to attend the PPORA Annual Awards Lunch as the Guest Speaker for 2016. The PPORA Annual Awards Lunch is on Friday 20th May at Stratford Racecourse. Tickets are £55 to include a 4 course meal, an awards ceremony, and guest…
Howdens PPORA Jockey of the Month – February Gus Levinson, from Andoversford, Nr Cheltenham. 17 year old Gus Levinson is the third winner of the Howdens PPORA Jockey of the Month award. He says ‘I would like to thank Howdens for their sponsorship of this award, I amvery grateful to Pony Racing and hunting for all the riding experience it gave…
The second of Garthorpe's fixtures is the Belvoir meeting, this Saturday 19th March, with the first race starting at 12.30pm. There are 120 horses entered so visitors are promised a good day's racing from what is likely to be a seven-race card. All the bends have been moved to fresh ground, and the fences where applicable. The advanced going on Sunday was heavy. We…
by Emma Forman The alarm in the Crawford household goes off at 6am on a race day and by 6.45am Brian has travelled the 16 miles from his home at Aslockton to Garthorpe racecourse, in order to begin his duties as Clerk of the Course. His first job is to check the rain gauge in the winner’s enclosure in case…
Tattersalls Ireland has announced the appointment of David Simpson, formerly of AGA, as BIDPOINT Representative for the remainder of the Point-to-Point season. Commenting on the appointment, Richard Pugh, Director of Horses in Training at Tattersalls Ireland said; “Since its launch in March 2015, Tattersalls Ireland BIDPOINT has made great strides in offering an alternative way for people to buy an…
‘BAILEY’S CREAM’ by Jake Exelby Holdenby trainer Gerald Bailey and his wife Caroline have long been one of the most successful training combinations in the country, but Gerald cheerfully confesses to being a dairy farmer first and a Point-to-Point trainer second! “I only learnt to ride when Caroline and I got married,” he admits. “I didn’t go charging around hunting…
The course at Brocklesby Park was inspected this morning and deemed to be unfit for racing, as not serviceable for emergency vehicles. As a result the South Wold's meeting on Sunday has been abandoned and will not rearrange.
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