THE BARLEY CANTER is the latest innovation at Paul Webber’s 200-acre Cropredy Lawn stables and Solario Racing’s Red Cossack is one of the first horses to have “road tested” the new facility. It may sound like the latest in a long line of Oxfordshire real ales but “The Barley Canter” is more of a tee-total… Read more »
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BIG SUMMER RACE ENTRIES FOR DEAN IVORY STARS
DEAN IVORY has several big entries for his stable stars for the big summer meetings including Glorious Goodwood and York’s Ebor festival. On the first day of the five-day Goodwood meeting, Tuesday 29th July, Sirius Prospect (rated 108) has an entry in the Group Two Lennox Stakes over 7f. Links Drive Lady is entered for the Stewards’… Read more »
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TROPICS SECOND IN GROUP ONE DARLEY JULY CUP
TROPICS bounced back to form yesterday at Newmarket with a fabulous second to Slade Power in Europe’s most prestigious and richest sprint, the £500,000 Group One Darley July Cup. The Dean Ivory-trained six-year-old son of Speightstown was the oldest horse in the race but he is still lightly raced, having not made his debut until… Read more »
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ROSIE’S PREMIERE WIN A BIG BOOST FOR KING’S CONCERTO
ROSIE’S PREMIERE was a convincing winner at Windsor this evening for trainer Dean Ivory on just her second start and it was a great boost for King’s Concerto who worked with the daughter of Showcasing at Kempton earlier this month. Having made an eye-catching debut at Lingfield sixteen days ago when fourth, beaten just a… Read more »
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TROPICS ONE OF THREE ROYAL ASCOT RUNNERS FOR IVORY
TROPICS is one of three Royal Ascot runners for Dean Ivory on the final day of Royal Ascot when he contests the Group One Diamond Jubilee over 6f at 4.25pm. The 6yo son of Speightstown, who cost $700,000 as a yearling but went through the ring for 2,500 guineas in 2011, won five races last… Read more »
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HARPER LODGE A SEAT OF EQUINE LEARNING
HARPER LODGE FARM became a seat of equine learning last week end for some Herts-based Oxford University alumni. The Hertfordshire branch of the Oxford University Society arranges various interesting days out for its members throughout the year and there is no doubt a tour of the county’s leading racing stables ranked as one of the more… Read more »
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AMADIVA ENTERED AT LINGFIELD ON THE TURF
AMADIVA owned by Solario Racing (Chorleywood) has been entered for Lingfield Park on Saturday in a maiden for three and four-year-olds over seven furlongs. The beautifully bred half-sister to seven winners from the family of Champion 3yo sprinter in Europe, Pursuit Of Love has had a good break over the winter and spring to strengthen up. … Read more »
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AMADIVA WORKING NICELY AHEAD OF TURF DEBUT
AMADIVA went to Kempton Park today for a racecourse gallop to sharpen her up ahead of her pending turf debut. The beautifully bred half-sister to seven winners by Amadeus Wolf from one of the late Lord Howard De Walden’s families, did a nice spin with one of Dean Ivory’s 4yo fillies. This was the second… Read more »
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IVORY STARS ENTERED AT ROYAL ASCOT
DEAN IVORY’S top three rated horses in the yard, Tropics (112), Sirius Prospect (105) and Lancelot Du Lac (102) all have major entries at this year’s Royal Ascot. All three are entered in the Group One Diamond Jubilee Stakes over 6f which is run on the Saturday of the royal meeting. Naturally, it is too early… Read more »
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TROPICS GAINS THREE NEW FANS!
TROPICS, Dean Ivory’s star sprinter, who won five races last year and went up 32lbs to a mark of 116 acquired three new fans during a private tour of Harper Lodge Farm yesterday by three local racing enthusiasts. Mark Barnard, who runs his own company Contrasol Limited, was at last month’s St Albans Chamber St… Read more »
