For someone who topped the British Eventing leaderboard as the rider with the most cross-country clears in 2025, experiencing two uncharacteristic falls with his top horse, Galileo Nieuwmoed, at both Badminton and Burghley could easily have been difficult to recover from.
But leading Wiltshire event rider David Doel is very...
Ros Canter and the stunning Lordship Graffalo claimed their second MARS Badminton Horse Trials title with a flawless round in the final showjumping phase, cementing the horse's status as one of the best eventers in the world. Canter now joins a select group of just five riders to have won...
The world’s greatest three-day event riders are eagerly anticipating the start of the 2025 Mars Badminton Horse Trials, which is just about to get underway (Wednesday 7 May).
The Barbury Castle estate saw a welcome return to British Eventing at the weekend with three days of competition, showcasing some of our top riders, including Laura Collett, David Doel, Tim and Jonelle Price, Tom McEwen to name just a few.
Badminton 2025 is nearly here, taking place in early May beytween 7 - 11th. One difference for this year - all tickets must be bought in advance as there won't be any tickets sold on the gate this year. There is the 'early bird' advance ticket discount available, but that...
New Zealander Caroline Powell pulled off a shock victory at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials at the weekend, after Tim Price and Vitali and William Fox Pitt and Grafennacht, who were in first and second respectively, had a number of fences down in the showjumping.
Will Rawlin describes himself as “absolutely fine” as he faces his first ever appearance at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials, which begin on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old first timer, based at Rockley, said he is not overthinking the competition, regarded by many in the sport as the pinnacle in the eventing calendar,...
David Doel’s past two seasons, with his star horse Galileo Nieuwmoed, are the stuff that most event riders can only dream of. A sixth place at his debut Badminton Horse Trials, eighth at Kentucky and runner up at Burghley are the highlights - but for him this is not quite...
Three former successful racehorses, stabled and trained now at Overton Manor Farm (and owned by the White family) in Wroughton have qualified for the Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham’s NEC in October.
Trained by the ladies who will be riding them, the three horses will be competing in the...
When Greta Mason drives through the famous Badminton gates for her debut appearance this week it will be a culmination of a three-year plan.
Greta and her 16.1hh gelding Cooley for Sure (Murphy) moved to base themselves with former Badminton winner Rodney Powell at his Bishopstone yard in 2020, with a...
This week much of the focus at Neil King's Burderop yard is on Lil Rockerfeller's entry in the Cheltenham Festival's Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle (Thursday, March 16.)
He is a rare horse to enter this premier race: with an American pedigree that favours mile or shorter flat races, he has become what one Racing Post pundit has called a 'tough and talented' hurdler: "Lil Rockerfeller has continued to show a complete disregard for his pedigree since Neil King made the inspired move of snapping him up for £31,000."
It is three years since Andy Turnell suffered a severe stroke, curtailing his career as a racehorse trainer, and even though he is a little disappointed at the progress he has made, he is not bitter.
“I always wanted to be a jockey and that is what happened and then I wanted to be a trainer, and I achieved that too, so I cannot complain,” says the man who was third on Charles Dickens in the Grand National behind Red Rum and L’Escargot as a jockey, and who won it as a trainer with Maori Venture.
Now in its tenth year Newbury's Greatwood Charity Raceday (Saturday, March 4) features great racing, a charity race and a chance to support a really worthwhile equestrian cause.
The day raises vital funds needed to care for 43 ex-racehorses, which are either used for Greatwood’s innovative educational programmes, re-trained to be rehomed, or remain at the charity's base at Clench Common, near Marlborough, on a sanctuary basis.
The Event Rider Masters (ERM) team has confirmed (February 23) its 2017 calendar, which will consist of seven legs and include the expansion of the series from the UK into mainland Europe. As last year, the Barbury International Horse Trials will be the location for the third leg of the series.
With a prize pot of £400,000 guaranteed across the series, it establishes the ERM as the most valuable competition of its kind in the sport of eventing.
A total of 144 entries have been received for the seven race Vine & Craven point-to-point fixture on Sunday, February 12 at Barbury Racecourse high on the Marlborough Downs.
Earlier this week Clerk of the Course John White reported the going was 'Good to Soft, Soft in places'. Since the last meeting, the fences have been moved, and the majority of the racing line will be on fresh ground.
After Newbury Racecourse secured Ladbrokes to replace Hennessy as the sponsor of its premier National Hunt race, everyone wondered what the race would be called.
The two-day meeting, which takes place on Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2 in 2017, will be known as The Ladbrokes Winter Carnival, with both days broadcast live on ITV Racing.
Brian Meehan's Assistant Trainer Rory O'Dowd has won the Leadership prize at the thirteenth annual Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. The winners were invited to a reception at the Houses of Parliament.
O'Dowd was one of three people nominated for what is the premier accolade of the Godolphin awards, which are run by the British Horseracing Authority.
If you want a juvenile hurdler to follow into 2017, you could not do better than keep an eye on Canyon City - bought at the Tattersalls Ascot December sales (December 5) by local trainer Neil King.
King, who trains at Burderop on the north side of the Marlborough Downs, paid the sales' top price of £85,000 for the three-year-old colt Canyon City by Authorized and owned by Godolphin.
Canyon City has been trained in France by Andre Fabre and has been placed in all his six races. He finished second in four of those six races and ran last in October at Deauville in a maiden race - finishing third of nine runners in the twelve furlong Brocotte Maiden Stakes.
Neil King explained his on spec purchase: "He's shown a very high and consistent level of form on the flat in France on ground ranging from heavy to good. I loved the horse as an individual, he ticked all the boxes for me, and he's by the right sire to go juvenile hurdling."
Canyon City will be gelded and then schooled over hurdles in the New Year: "We're excited about his future and he will be aimed at the top end juvenile hurdle races after Christmas."
If you want more involvement than just keeping tabs on him at the bookies, you can buy a share in him - contact Neil King via his website.
