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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Holiday break a tonic for the summer brigade
The 2 week break from Jump racing was perfectly timed to coincide with the latest heatwave in our glorious summer, but it was as if it might never have happened as the leading proponents of Summer...
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A lesson from Down Under: the All-Star Mile
Racing is in a fairly healthy position in the UK right now, particularly given the challenges of running a sport without spectators for large chunks of the last couple of years. Even allowing for a...
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Opposition folds in front of Cardboard Gangster
With 48 runners on yesterday's 7 race card, Stratford bucked a trend of small fields by current standards during this dry summer, and the proximity to the River Avon and ability to apply liberal...
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Kielan Woods sets Stratford alight with treble
Ladies Day at Stratford this year took on a matinee feel as the races were pulled forward to cope with the heatwave. And if truth be told, light frocks were still too much in the sweltering heat....
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More Jamacho joy for racing club members
Jamacho made the members of the Stratford Racecourse Racing Club happy again for a ninth time in 4 years as he won the Stratford Summer Salver, sponsored by Allsopps, in a very exciting finish with...
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Jonjo has smart commodity to look ahead to
A total of 39 runners faced the starter in the six races programmed on June 28 for a sunny summer evening at Stratford, in which local Cotswold trainers put in a good showing.
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A neck, a head, a neck... With finishes like this, racing is peerless
The attention of sports fans was perhaps centred more on events at Trent Bridge and Ascot than Stratford yesterday, but the six race card in beautiful early summer sunshine provided some highly...
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The ups and downs of racing amply illustrated
The highs and lows of being a racehorse trainer were amply illustrated on Sunday as Warminster trainer Milton Harris, formerly of this parish, notched a double but endured an empty berth in the...
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