Posts By: Simon Double

  • JOHNSONS ACCOUNTANTS ENJOY SOLARIO HOSPITALITY

    JOHNSONS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS were the guests of Solario Racing at Windsor last night after MD, Stuart Thomson bid for an auction prize at an EIC charity golf day last autumn. The auction prize comprised two parts, a visit for four to Amy Murphy’s Southgate Stables followed by lunch and a Champagne evening at Windsor races… Read more »

  • GPRDA LAUNCHES CORPORATE NETWORKING

    GPRDA (Gaddesden Place Riding For The Disabled) launched its Corporate Partner Networking last night at the yard to much acclaim from local businesses. Solario Racing was one of two co-sponsors of the night, the other being BME AV Ltd, who provided the audio-visuals for the night. GPRDA provides riding for handicapped children and adults throughout the… Read more »

  • BARON BAROLO – A FINE NAME FOR A BIG HORSE!

    BARON BAROLO was the democratically-elected name for the Al Wukair colt and it’s a fitting big, fine name for a big horse. Owners were asked to come up for a couple of names each and once the list was complete, owners received all names and voted on each suggestion, an equine Eurovision Song Contest!  They… Read more »

  • JUNE WISCHHUSEN 1955 – 2023 – A RACING TRIBUTE…

    JUNE WISCHHUSEN, a Solario Racing owner who I first met some 15 years ago when she was an owner with Pat Eddery Racing, sadly died last month and today her family and many, many friends turned up for a very fitting funeral service at North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium. June was introduced to racing… Read more »

  • HORSES GEARING UP FOR START OF THE FLAT!

    TOMORROW sees the start of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival but that also means the start of the flat season is just around the corner!  To be precise, the new turf flat season begins on April 1st, just 19 days away! The Racing Manager went up to Newmarket today and met up with some owners to… Read more »

  • WARWICK FIVER FRIDAY HUGE SUCCESS ON RSA DAY

    WARWICK RACECOURSE staged an RSA Syndicate Day yesterday and its promotion as “Fiver Friday” was a huge success with some 4,500 spectators. The Racehorse Syndicates Association, the main body which represents most of the major syndicates in British racing, with a membership of over 90 different syndicates and clubs, was looking to promote syndication on… Read more »

  • MATT CHAPMAN & AMY MURPHY SPAR AT LINGFIELD!

    MATT CHAPMAN was on duty at Lingfield Park yesterday for Sky Sports and he and trainer, Amy Murphy, had an interesting conversation regarding riding instructions for Solario Racing’s flagship horse, Dancinginthewoods! Matt quite fancied the horse and thought there would be quite a few hold up horses in the 7f handicap which might allow “Woody” to… Read more »

  • DANCINGINTHEWOODS EACH-WAY CHANCE AT LINGFIELD

    DANCINGINTHEWOODS, owned by Solario Racing (Ashridge) goes back to Lingfield today (2.20pm) over 7f in a 0-85 handicap for 4yos and upwards, exactly the same type of race as when he was third at the track last month at the Winter Millions Festival. He bumped into a very well handicapped All The King’s Men that… Read more »

  • ELLEN AND MAYFLOWER FAVOURITES AT KEMPTON

    ELEGANT ELLEN and Golden Mayflower have favourites’ chances at Kempton tonight in the 6pm and 7.30pm respectively. The former runs in a 12-runner 7f 0-50 Classified Stakes, having won over course and distance in a similar race 11 days ago.  The mount of 3lb claimer, Adam Farragher, she is not so well drawn on this occasion,… Read more »

  • AL WUKAIR 2YO COLT THRIVING IN THE COLD!

    THE AL WUKAIR 2YO has really come on during the last five weeks since going into full training at Amy Murphy’s Southgate Stables despite the recent prolonged cold snap! I went up to see him yesterday and also to show him to a prospective owner, who is looking to get involved.  Despite having been clipped,… Read more »