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  • AMADIVA ALL THE RAGE!

      AMADIVA may not be a yearling but this beautifully bred 2yo filly certainly caught the eye at Sunday’s “Yearling Parade”. She has always been a very attractive filly but we now know she has an engine to go with those looks!  In front of around a hundred guests, she cantered effortlessly on both reins and… Read more »

  • WONDERFUL TURNOUT AT SOLARIO RACING PARADE

    A hundred owners and prospective owners basked in autumnal sunshine at Solario Racing’s Yearling Parade yesterday. Proceedings officially began at 10am, although a few early birds were queueing at the gates of Harper Lodge Farm at 9.40.  There was a fabulous atmosphere around the yard with the place still buzzing after Dean Ivory’s superb Group 3 victory… Read more »

  • TROPICS’ GROUP SUCCESS GIVES IVORY RECORD YEAR!

    TROPICS’ success in the Group 3 John Guest Bengough Stakes at Ascot today gave Dean Ivory a record 34th winner of the season, beating his previous best set in 2007. The rags to riches story of the 5yo Speighstown gelding for whom this was a sixth victory in just 13 starts has been the highlight… Read more »

  • “THERE MAY BE…FINE WEATHER AHEAD!”

    MICHAEL FISH will forever be remembered for his 1987 weather forecasting howler: “Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way… well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t!” Er…there was! I think we can be fairly assured that forecasting over the last 26 years… Read more »

  • YEARLING PARADE – SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

    IN case it had passed you by…the 2013 Solario Racing Yearling Parade is on Sunday 6 October, 10am – 1pm at Dean Ivory’s Harper Lodge Farm Stables, Radlett, Herts. Preparations have been well under way for some time and everything seems to be coming together nicely for what promises to be an enjoyable morning.  The… Read more »

  • NOTNOWIVORHEADACHE RUNS A CRACKER ON DEBUT

    NOTNOWIVORHEADACHE, the 4yo filly by Notnowcato ran a wonderful race on her debut when second in what looked a fairly good bumper at Worcester on Friday. Owned by Attwood, Coggon, Edwards and Neville and trained by Paul Webber, the half-sister to multiple sprint winner, Klynch, runs in the colours of Solario Racing and was bought for the quarter… Read more »

  • AMADIVA PREPARING FOR RACECOURSE DEBUT

    AMADIVA, the beautifully bred Amadeus Wolf filly and a half-sister to seven winners has thrived since moving to Harper Lodge Farm and is gearing up for her racecourse debut next month. A relatively small yearling, she went through a growing spurt earlier in the year but she’s really started to fill out her frame during… Read more »

  • THEWAYYOUARE YEARLING SHINES ON THE LUNGE

    THEWAYYOUARE yearling bought at Doncaster’s Premier Yearling Sales last month has now been at Harper Lodge Farm nearly four weeks and he’s close to being backed and ridden away. At the moment, he’s doing plenty on the lunge and while this £18k February born youngster out of a Desert Prince mare has been a bit… Read more »

  • FOSSA WIN MOVES IVORY EVER CLOSER TO RECORD SEASON

    DEAN IVORY’S fantastic season took another step forward today with the win of the admirably consistent Fossa at Wolverhampton and the Radlett trainer is now just two wins short of a record year. The 3yo son of Dubai Destination is a model of consistency, having now won four of his last eight starts, all on the all-weather… Read more »

  • YEARLING PARADE – SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2013

    SOLARIO RACING will be hosting this year’s Yearling Parade at Dean Ivory’s Harper Lodge Farm Stables at Radlett, near St Albans, Hertfordshire on Sunday 6 October, 10am – 1pm. These are very exciting times for Solario Racing.  Dean Ivory has had 11 winners since we moved the horses from Bowstridge Farm two months ago and… Read more »