Twenty of Marlborough trainer Richard Hannon's equine stars - including some probable future stars - were on show for the Herridge Racing Stables open day (September 1). And there was a good crowd there hear Richard Hannon's commentary on the horses and to see them put through their paces.
Haraz (on the left) wins at 100-1 - Miss Megan Trainor's first win (Photo: Denis Murphy)Salisbury Racecourse welcomed racegoers on a sunny Bank Holiday Friday for their twelfth meeting of the season, with a six-race evening card featuring the Listed Stonehenge Stakes.
Lucy Jackson and SuperstitionIn Ireland, thirty-eight year-old Lucy Jackson riding Superstition has won the Millstreet International Horse Trials leg of the 2019 Event Rider Masters (ERM) series - for New Zealand.
A happy Oisin Murphy after the photo finish went to Kick On in the Tattersalls Sovereign StakesSalisbury Racecourse welcomed a crowd of 6,500 to their Netherhampton track, across two days for their Summer Holiday Family Fun Days with a bumper eight race card each day. The weather across the two days couldn’t have been more different. Wednesday was very wet with soft ground and the Thursday was dry, warm and sunny.
Glorious Journey powers to victoryGlorious Journey, a horse who never quite lived up to his seven figure price tag, belatedly showed himself to be a leading performer at the specialist seven furlong trip with the biggest victory of his career in Newbury's Group 2 Unibet Hungerford Stakes (August 17).
A win for Paul Mulrennan and Orlaith (Photo: Newbury Racecourse) Paul Mulrennan gave up a full card of rides at his home track - Thirsk - to travel from Yorkshire to Newbury where he was rewarded with victory on Scottish trained Orlaith in the day’s feature Listed Byerley Stud Stakes (August 16).
Debbie Matthews (centre) with Newbury Racecourse staff in the #GoRacingGreen Quiet ZoneKindred, through its Unibet brand, has today announced a significant investment in #GoRacingGreen, the project run by Debbie Matthews that aims to make racing accessible to those who suffer from mental health problems.
Sir Dancealot wins Newbury's 2018 Hungerford StakesSir Dancealot will attempt to secure himself a place in history at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday (August 17) when he aims to become the first horse in 50 years to win back-to-back runnings of the Group 2 Unibet Hungerford Stakes.
