SOLARIO RACING’S Tamayuz 2yo went to the gallops for the first time this morning with Sophie Ralston on board and apart from a buck or two, all went well and the youngster really seemed to enjoy himself. The chestnut son of dual Group One winner, Tamayuz was backed and ridden away earlier in the year… Read more »
HARPER LODGE FARM has two nice two-year-olds, courtesy of Solario Racing and one of them, a filly by Twilight Son went upsides (pictured nearside) in eye-catching fashion this morning. She has only been going up to the gallops during the last fortnight and went upsides for the first time earlier this week but she’s a quick learner… Read more »
THE TURF season begins on Saturday at Doncaster and Librisa Breeze is one of three horses from the yard hoping to hit the ground running! The nine-year-old grey son of Mount Nelson, owned by Tony Bloom, is the oldest of the 64 entries in the Unibet Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) and although the field will be… Read more »
SPRING definitely seems to be in the air which means the countdown has begun to the start of the new turf season which begins at Donny on Saturday 27 March, exactly four weeks today. Only two weeks ago, the stable staff were riding out in sub-zero temperatures but those days are beginning to look like distant… Read more »
LIBRISA BREEZE, Group One winner of the 2017 Champions’ Sprint at Ascot has an entry in this year’s Doncaster Unibet Lincoln on 27 March and this is his early season target. The 9yo grey gelding, owned by Tony Bloom has been kept in training at Harper Lodge Farm and although he hasn’t raced since February of… Read more »
DANCINGINTHEWOODS, aka “Woody”, had his first canter this year this morning and looked on really good terms with himself despite the freezing temperatures. It was bitterly cold at Harper Lodge Farm but that didn’t bother the 4yo son of Garswood, owned by Solario Racing (Ashridge). He has clearly benefitted from a good three month break at… Read more »
LUCYMAI, a seven-times winner for the stable, gave birth at the week end to her first foal, a colt by Due Diligence. Owned by “proud father”, Roger Beadle, the bonny colt was born a little early at Childwickbury Stud but is healthy and doing well, reports Stud Manager, Max Weston. The Multiplex mare, Lucymai, showed… Read more »
LAURENTIA’s victory at Lingfield last night was win number four for the filly and her fourth in her last six outings. The four-year-old daughter of Iffraaj was stepping up to 1m2f for just the second time in her fifteen-race career and she seemed to relish the ten furlong trip under George Downing who gave her a very… Read more »
LAURENTIA justified 7/2 favouritism on Wolverhampton’s Tapeta surface last night to add to her two successes on the polytrack at Lingfield and Chelmsford during the last two months. She was given a great ride by the stable’s five pound claimer, Sophie Ralston, who won on her at Lingfield in August. The filly really appreciates a… Read more »
TANGRAMM sported blinkers for the first time yesterday at Wolverhampton and the 8yo son of Sakhee’s Secret came back to form with a convincing win under jockey George Downing. One of 13 runners in the handicap over one mile one and a half furlongs, the well-supported 14/1 shot was drawn well in stall six and was settled… Read more »
