May is always an interesting month for a National Hunt yard. It marks the beginning of a new season, whilst also giving us the chance to despatch many of our winter horses off on their well-earned summer holidays. They need plenty of shade though now with the temperatures reaching record highs! It is also the time of year when thoughts start turning to the future. The Doncaster Sales last week were, as always, a busy three days, with everyone involved in our sport trying to

Our last newsletter came just ahead of Cheltenham, as anticipation built for jump racing’s blue riband event. It proved to be a highly successful week for The Jockey Club, with many of our staff and owners in attendance, all of whom reported a thoroughly enjoyable four days. From our perspective, the Festival did not quite unfold as we had hoped. A number of our horses were balloted out of the handicaps and, with the ground continuing to dry, we took the decision not to run S

With the spotlight on Cheltenham over the next week or so, we thought it would be a good time to introduce our new monthly blog. This will replace our previous newsletter, but it will still include similar updates, stories from the yard and the occasional feature. From time to time we will also invite guest writers to contribute, so if there is something you would like to discuss or share, please do get in touch. A message from Fergal Highlights from the track Looking back at