SOLARIO RACING struck yesterday afternoon at Tattersalls, purchasing a lovely, scopey chestnut colt by 2018 Derby winner, Masar for 25,000 guineas. I looked at around 60 horses on Wednesday and yesterday and narrowed it down to a short list of horses to be vetted before going into the auction ring. Earlier in the morning, I… Read more »
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SHARP DISTINCTION WINS EPIC DUEL AT YARMOUTH!
SHARP DISTINCTION won an epic duel with a Charlie Johnston runner during the last two furlongs at Yarmouth yesterday to win by a head for Solario Racing (Berkhamsted). It was the 4yo’s 13th race and clearly superstition held no fear for the chestnut son of Tamayuz! He’d been knocking at the door of late with… Read more »
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PRIDE OF AMERICA WINS JOHN SMITH’S CUP…BY A WHISKER!
PRIDE OF AMERICA officially won the 64th running of the £200,000 John Smith’s Cup yesterday at York by a nose…but in reality it was more of a whisker, the photo-finish was that tight. Trainer, Amy Murphy, was to say the least, rather pleased as she leapt into the arms of one of the owners, Anoj… Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
