Captain Nick Lees - a racing innovator
Nick Lees, director of Stratford for over 45 years and Leicester over 50, died last week at home at the age of 83. And so departed one of modern day racing's greatest innovators.
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New Year's resolution: Buy a racehorse
Like all racecourses in the UK, here at Stratford, we understand how important owners are to the sport of horse racing. As such, we do all we can to make sure owners have the best experience possible...
Read MoreKing George offers stellar cast
This year's King George is building toward a race that simply must not be missed. Even the briefest of glances at the entries is enough to make one salivate.
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A day of processions
It was a day for binoculars - an increasingly rare site on racecourses - but only the gauge the distance from winner to placed horses in a day of long winning distances for the most part, to see out...
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A little recouped, and much to anticipate
New recruit Hermes Allen repaid a little over 1% of his purchase price when winning the Maiden Hurdle at Stratford on Saturday, earning £4,084 toward his splendid £350,000 purchase tag. The...
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Winter kings assemble their troops
Autumn brings a changing of the guard in the Jumps game, where winter horses brought in from their summer holidays in July make their first appearances of the season as October breaks and the leaves...
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Upgrade on the cards for Hang In There
Here at Stratford, we make no pretence that our races are some sort of trial for Cheltenham. Our summer fare sets up competitive racing for best in class chasers and hurdlers from March to November....
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Pipe and McCain take advantage of O'Brien absence
Just 35 runners joined the party for what often identifies as Stratford's first autumn fixture at a time where the top yards are beginning to flex their muscles. The long hot and rainless summer has...
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Twiston-Davies smartens up double-time
"Racing for the industry" was the phrase former Stratford Clerk of Course John Ford described mid week racing, but that was long before the era of summer jumping, which transformed the fortunes of...
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