PAUL WEBBER’S Cropredy Lawn will very soon be home to the very exciting Rebellion colt and on Saturday, some of our owners went to see the fabulous facilities at the 200-acre private training establishment just outside Banbury. Paul had asked us to arrive for 2nd Lot (a very civilised 9.15am) but as usual yours truly… Read more »
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AMADEUS WOLF FILLY STRIKES A CHORD!
THE Amadeus Wolf filly surprised a few people on Sunday at our Gallops Morning. All the hype had been about the Rebellion colt but Solario Racing is not a one trick pony! This beautifully bred filly from the family of European Champion Sprinter, Pursuit Of Love is an April foal, so naturally is a little behind the… Read more »
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REBELLION COLT THREE-QUARTERS SOLD!
THERE’S a saying in racing, “Believe half of what you hear and all of what you see.” Well, clearly those who turned up to our Gallops Morning on Sunday liked what they saw with the Rebellion colt…as he’s now three-quarters sold! We are already planning a Naming Day for the horse, so if you wish… Read more »
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GLORIOUS WEATHER, HUGE TURNOUT, WONDERFUL DAY!
THE saying, “the shines on the righteous” was beginning to haunt me four weeks ago when we postponed our Gallops Morning. The gods were clearly transpiring against us and I was beginning to think I’d upset someone along the way. Well, all the planning which goes into such an event paid dividends today with interest as we… Read more »
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GALLOPS MORNING – HAVE YOU BOOKED?
SOLARIO RACING’S Gallops Morning is on Sunday 21 April. We are expecting a dry day with proper spring-like temperatures and a good turn-out but it’s not too late to book. Proceedings begin at 11am with coffees/teas…and cakes for those who’ve missed breakfast. Then it’s down to the gallops to see the Solario horses including our… Read more »
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“REBEL” WITH A CAUSE!
ONE of the iconic films of the 1950s was Rebel Without A Cause, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood about emotionally confused middle class suburban teenagers. Solario Racing has it own Rebel, the 2yo colt by Rebellion who although currently unnamed is known as “Rebel” by the stable staff but he most definitely does have… Read more »
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“ALBIE” ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE
THE Dualagi foal is now over two months old and “Albie” as he is known, after stable lad Albert, on whose birthday he was born, is doing well. I was up at Bowstridge Farm on Saturday and at last we had some sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures, so Martin decided to give Albie and Dualagi… Read more »
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‘WE’RE HAVING A HEAT WAVE, A TROPICAL HEAT WAVE…” AREN’T WE?
IF recent long range weather forecasts are to be believed, perhaps Irving Berlin’s 1930s lyrics, “We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave” may be a prophesy of things to come in April. The Met Office blog this week put an objective dampener on some optimistic rays of sunshine saying, “The articles reference a… Read more »
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GALLOPS MORNING – RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY 21 APRIL!
“NOW is the winter of our discontent!” Richard III would be turning in his Leicestershire car park grave if he knew England was enduring freezing winter temperatures two-thirds through March. The forecast for this Sunday at the stables is a high of zero degrees celcius which is no fun for man or beast, so we have… Read more »
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CHILTERN SECRET HAS A NEW HALF-SISTER!
CHILTERN SECRET has a new sibling, a half-sister by Aqlaam, foaled on March 8th. According to her breeder, Zara Campbell-Harris, who not only owns the dam Regal Curtsy but also a twelfth share in Chiltern Secret, “she is the most beautiful foal, good average size, strong, compact and very friendly.” There were a stressful three days after… Read more »
