Tim Price rides Wesko to fourth place at Aachen (Photo © Libby Law Photography)The New Zealand eventing team - three of them based near Marlborough - have finished second at Aachen,so falling just short of defending their most coveted Nations’ Cup crown (July 18-20).
Bettys Hope (left) nears the line - with Silvestre de Sousa - to lead by her final strideTrainer Rod Millman, whose 1997 Weatherbys Super Sprint victory with Lord Kintyre sustained his business for 22 years, secured the windfall that could keep him going for another 22 years when Bettys Hope got up on the line to give him a second victory in Newbury’s £250,000 prize race.
Shadn (Photo: courtesy Newbury Racecourse) Shadn (pictured above) delivered the biggest racing success so far for Qatari ownerAbdulaziz Al Rabban when she surprised her local trainer Andrew Baldingby claiming the feature Listed Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Rose Bowl Stakesat Newbury (July 19).
Colourful owners group The Melbourne Ten, who are dedicated to having fun inracing, are pursuing a major windfall at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday (July 20) whentheir two-year-old filly Emten lines up as one of the leading candidates for the£250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint.
Queen of Time under Jason Watson takes the lead (Photo: Sue Ford) Salisbury Racecourse's hugely popular ‘Ladies Evening’ (July 13) ended with a live music performance by the We Love Little Mix tribute band - after a good card of races.
Up and coming stayer Carnwennan, who has risen 22lb since recording the first of four wins from his last six starts, could still be ahead of the handicapper, his trainer Charlie Fellowes says as he targets the second running of the £100,000 Marsh Cup at Newbury on Saturday.
Andrew Nicholson & Swallow Springs on their way to a clear show jumping roundCCI4*-S: The 'King of Barbury', Andrew Nicholson (NZL), has regained his crown (July 7) – making it the fifth time he has won at this level at Barbury, but the first time riding Paul and Diana Ridgeon's Swallow Springs.
Piggy French and Brookfield Quality (Photo: Libby Law Photography)CCI3*-S section A: Piggy French (GBR) rode Alison Swinburn, John and Chloe Perry's Brookfield Quality (pictured above) to a win in 3* section A, the partnership's fourth win of the season.
