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Wildcard Racing Horses In Training 2013 Update

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This is an update on all the horses that are in training for Wildcard Racing in 2013, this year has started off with great success with 6 winners already, including 2 wins across the pond for our American dream group, and the 2 time winner Woolfall Sovereign as well as the exciting Dakar Run.

Horses in training
2 year olds

George The First

Aqlaam 3 (1)This strapping 2 year old colt is by Aqlaam out of Mrs Gray and is trained in Yorkshire by Kevin Ryan. As you can see by this photograph, this horse has alot of size and scope and has settled in well at his home in Yorkshire and is showing all the right signs. The horses work will gradually be stepped up in a few weeks, but if the horse has an engine to go with his size then there is alot to look forward to, in his first season with us.

With regards to this horses pedigree, Aqlaam his father was a top class animal, that in his career won the group 3 jersey stakes at the royal meeting. Also he took the group 1 prix de moulin in France and amassed a total of 503,565 in prize money during his career on the track. Aqlaam finished his career with a rating of 120, and lets hope he has passed on some of his ability to his son.

Mrs Gray has given her son his colour as this 26 year old mare was in fact grey. Since the year 2000, she has produced 11 foals and in this time her offspring have provided the family with 22 winners, at various trips ranging from 5 furlongs to a mile and a half. One of her offspring Woodcock Moon never raced, but has gone on to produce Moonstone Magic which won last years Fred Darling stakes at Newbury and ran in last years 1000 Guineas  That makes her George The Firsts cousin, so clearly our horse has alot to live up to  but this well bred son of Aqlaam is very exciting and will give his owners some unforgettable moments in the up coming months.

Shares still available

 

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The last of our 2 year olds currently in training is Mrs J. She is by Bushranger out of Keepers Dawn, and is being trained at the legendary Easterby stables in Yorkshire. She was a little backward when first arriving at Tim Easterbys but has thrived since and is pleasing all, she has grown alot since she first arrived. She to will not be rushed, but the team are looking forward to getting her on the track in the months ahead.

Mrs J’s father Bushranger was a high class , Irish trained, winner of the Prix Morny and Middle Park Stakes as a 2 year old. Both races where at Group 1 level and gained this horse a mark of 121. Bushranger only had 10 career starts and 6 of them was at Group/Grade 1 level, which shows just what a high class horse this was when trained by David Wachman.

Keepers Dawn is entering her 20th year and has produced 2 winners including the Richard Hannon trained Candleshoe who won as a 3 year old and was placed on 2 occasions from 7 starts.

Shares still available

Older Horses in training

3 year old filly

Somethingboutmary

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Somethingboutmary is a 3 year old filly by Sleeping Indian out of Loch Leven.

Race career

Wins/runs      %        2nd    3rd    4th     Prize money

2-6                33          0         0       1         £4307

This filly was a consistent performer last year when trained by Kevin Ryan, gaining 2 successes on the all weather at Lingfield and Southwell. She seemed to handle both surfaces with aplomb and she is a filly with alot of natural ability. She ran a shade disappointing at the end of the season, but hopefully with another winter on her back, she will go on again. She is now rated 70 on the sand and 65 on the turf.

Since last year it was felt that Somethingboutmary would benefit from a change of scenery and has been transferred to the shrewd outfit of Tim Pitt in Newmarket. It was felt that Tim’s smaller yard would cater to the fillies needs as she can be a little quirky and being in the confides of a smaller stable, will ensure she gets the tender loving care she requires.

The filly has had one or two niggles and is a little bit behind the rest of the team, but this could be a blessing in disguise as she will have the chance to strengthen and blossom in her new surroundings.

She will hopefully come good and win a nice prize this summer, and is another of the team to look out for this year.

Shares still available

3 year old filly

Throwing Roses

zookiThrowing Roses 3 year old filly by Clodovil out of Mizooka

Race career

Win/runs      %      2nd       3rd      4th     Prize Money

0-8                0         3          1         2        £2608

This filly is a new addition to the Wildcard brand and was purchased at the back end of last season. She ran with great credit last year without getting her head in front and was placed in the first four, on 6 of her 8 starts. She has strengthened up well in the close season and the decision was made to send her to the up and coming trainer that is Lawrence Mullaney.

She has settled in really well and has been working on the nearby gallops of Tim Easterby. She is moving really well and looks a horse that all her owners will have alot of fun with this flat season. She is an ideal horse for those who are having there first taste of racehorse ownership as we are running a package of a one off payment for the whole season. Hopefully it wont be to long before she breaks her maiden on the racecourse and adds to Wildcard Racing’s winning tally.

Shares still available

4 year old gelding

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Henry Bee 4 year old gelding by Cadeaux Genereux out of Emerald Fire

Race Career

Wins/Runs     %     2nd    3rd   4th    Prize Money

2-13             15.4       4        3      0         £10,989

Henry Bee has been a fantastic servant to Wildcard Racing and has been hugely consistent throughout his short career. Trained in Yorkshire by Richard Fahey, Henry didn’t run as a 2 year old and was given plenty of time to strengthen by connections, making his debut at Wolverhampton on the 5th January 2012. The horse finished second from a wide draw with Paul Hanagan aboard, and from that moment Henry would give his owners a tremendous thrill. The horse would then place another 6 times before finally getting his head in front at Beverley on July the 7th. The race over 5 furlongs was run on soft ground and ridden by Freddie Tylicki, the horse battled to win by a length and a quarter and break his maiden tag. He then took his chance 3 weeks later at Haydock Park and after being outpaced in the early stages of a strongly run contest, came through under the same pilot to win his second race rewarding his supporters at 9-2. That race at Haydock has worked out well with 3 winners coming out of the contest, and Henry can be expected to improve again with another winter on his back. His last run was disappointing, but he clearly wasn’t right, and now back at Richards yard for this current campaign, given underfoot conditions, can step up again and reward his owners with more success.

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4 year old gelding

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Dakar Run 4 year old gelding by Dalakhani out of Turn Of A Century.

Race Career

Wins/Runs        %        2nd       3rd      4th      Prize Money

2/2                    100         0           0         0         £3,203

The most exciting horse currently under the Wildcard banner, this horse purchased off Luca Cumani as an unraced animal has made this cold winter feel alot warmer. This gelding is related to group horses such as Ascot Gold Cup winner Kayf Tara and high class Opera House.

The horse is trained like Henry Bee by Richard Fahey and had been pleasing     all the staff and connections in the run up to his debut at Wetherby in February  Ridden by Brian Hughes the horse was sent off a well backed 3-1 second favorite and duly made a winning debut comfortably seeing off the unbeaten Baltimore Rock by an easy 4 and a half lengths, could have been treble that, cementing his status as one of the north’s top bumper horses. Cheltenham was then muted as a possible target race, but it was felt that the undulations and how rough that particular contest is that the horse should by pass that race in favour of gaining more experience elsewhere. That race was at Huntingdon during the week of the Cheltenham festival and Dakar did not let his fans down by grinding out a length success from the well regarded Long Lunch giving that horse 10 pound. This horse is as exciting as it gets and with Aintree now the horses target, win, lose or draw Dakar Run will put Wildcard Racing at the scene of the worlds greatest horse race, and goes there with every chance

Shares Sold

4 year old filly

Garzonigarzoni_bigGarzoni 4 year old filly by Medicean out of Rainbow Queen

Race Career

Wins/Runs       %      2nd      3rd     4th     Prize Money

0/6                     0         0          0        1          £0

Garzoni is an extremely well bred filly, being bred by the cheverley Park Stud and having relations such as the high class Dazzle trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The horse was put into training with Sir Mark Prescott and ran 5 times with that yard showing glimpses of ability when finishing 4th at Brighton last August. She was then purchased and sent to Tim Easterbys to be trained for this campaign. This filly was very weak last year and has strengthened up over the winter and hopefully can progress as the year goes on. She made her debut for Wildcard on the opening day of the turf flat season and ran a poor race, running like something was a miss. That is not her and im sure once all her problems have been resolved she will gain some success before taking up duties as a broodmare.

5 year old gelding

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Julius Geezer 5 year old gelding by Antonius Pius out of Victorias secret

Race Career

Wins/Runs       %       2nd      3rd      4th       Prize Money

5/31                16.1       1           3       5            £33,852 + $27,500

Julius Geezer has been one of the great success stories of Wildcard Racing this year, having being claimed by Amy Weaver on our behalf to form part of the American dream partnership from Tom Dascombe. This horse was a good two year old having won the lily agnes conditions race at Chester. The horse then had a quiet spell, until bursting into life in 2012 winning 3 times and racing consistently well off marks in the 80s. Claimed by Amy after finishing 3rd at Wolverhampton in November, the geezer was sent with two other horses to Gulfstream Park to start a new stage of his racing career. After having a few runs to acclimatize to his new surroundings the horse lined up at Gulfstream Park in February and after racing on the pace for most of the way, out battled his rivals to gain the Americans dream first success in the United States in 2012. The very next evening Marchwood also won for the Wildcard team and was claimed to remain in America for another yard.

Julius Geezer has done his job and followed up that performance finishing 4th under a penalty in his next race. The plan is now to run in a $100,000 dollar race in April and hopefully the Geezer can serve up more success for the American Dream partnership and Wildcard Racing.

Shares Sold

5 year old gelding

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Bunce 5 year old gelding by Good Reward out of Bold Desire

Race Career

Win/Run     %        2nd        3rd         4th       Prize Money

3/24           12.5        5           1             4            £19,561

Bunce is a 5 year old trained by David O Meara and raced 5 times last year under the Wildcard banner, finishing 4th twice. The horse ran in some competitive Handicaps and ran some solid races. The horse has now been given a chance by the Handicapper and one would like to think that with his shrewd handler that Bunce can gain his first victory for WRS this summer.

Shares available

6 year old gelding

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One In A Row 6 year old gelding by Saffron Walden out of Rostarr

Race Career

Wins/Runs      %        2nd      3rd       4th      Prize Money

0/8                    0           0         1          0            £0

One In A Row is a 6 year old gelding trained in Scotland by Alistair Whillans and was bought to race over here after finishing 3rd to the Willie Mullins trained Pique Sous,(who ran at Cheltenham the last 2 years) in a bumper at Tipperary in July 2012. This horse has been a bit slow to come to hand, but is gradually finding his feet for his new trainer. The horse has struggled in the bad ground this winter and hopes are, that the horse can start to show glimpses of his bumper form when we get better ground this spring.

Shares available

7 year old gelding

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Woolfall Sovereign 7 year old gelding by Noverre out of Mandragore

Race Career

Wins/Runs        %        2nd      3rd     4th     Prize Money

8/24                 33.3         4          1       0          £54,873

Woolfall Sovereign needs no introduction and has been the flag bearer for Wildcard Racing in the last few months. Trained in Newmarket by the excellent George Margarson, this horse has seen the highs and the lows having come back from a serious foot problem and recapture his best form and run career bests. The horse was nearly lost in the summer as after a disappointing run on the turf it was found that the horse had a serious foot problem, that needed lots of box rest and treatment. The horse made his comeback in December and ran a very encouraging race finishing fifth. His next outing was only 5 days later at Lingfield and this time Wooly made no mistake, showing a great turn of foot to register a stunning success. The horse has since gone on to win twice more and last was seen running in a listed contest at the Winter Derby meeting at Lingfield Park.

A real credit to connections and the Wildcard brand, and its hoped the horse can transfer his all weather form to turf this summer.

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Stop Press new addition to the Wildcard team a 2 year old filly by Pastoral Pursuits trained by Nigel Tinkler.

She is bred nicely, with her half brother being rated over 100 on the sand in Dubai and has been showing enough at home to suggest she will be competitive this season. An early season type, one to look out for on her debut in the up and coming weeks.tinkler

 

Shares available

So there is a look at the horses currently in training for Wildcard Racing, why not take a look and join the fastest growing Horse Racing Syndication in the country, what are you waiting for.

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Captain Gerard Filly Yearling – Madagascar Moll

Trainer – David O’Meara

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This beautiful filly is from the first crop of yearlings in 2012 for sire CAPTAIN GERRARD, a dual group winning sprinter who won or was placed in 9 out of his 10 starts as a juvenile. A winner of six races and more than £145,000 prize money he is by OASIS DREAM, a sire of 25 Group winners. The dam Fontanally Springs was a winner at 2 and 3 and placed 9 times. Likely to be a sharp type on breeding she is currently being broken in and ridden away by Dave and his team. She is likely to make her racecourse debut in two year old maidens from April 2013.

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One in a Row – 5yr old

Trainer – Alistair Whillans

10% – £1600 then £225 a month

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Wildcard racings first step in to Jump racing… and what a horse to start with…..One in a Row was purchased at the recent DBS sales after showing promise in a Tipperary bumper where he finished third behind the Willie Mullins trained Pique Sous. He was formerly trained in Ireland by Joseph Hanlon and also has pointing experience. He made his debut for Alistair in a bumper at Perth shortly after being purchased and showed up well for a long way. He is bred to want a trip over hurdles and eventually fences. He has schooled very well and will start off in novice hurdles at the end of October with Carlisle a likely starting point. A horse we are hoping will give his owners some real fun along the way and well up to winning a race this NH season

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Dakar Run 3yr old unraced by Arc winning Dalakhani

Trainer – Richard Fahey

10% – £3000 then £225 a month

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 This stunning son of Arc winning Dalakhani is the real deal.  At over 16 hands he is a strong imposing type that is bred to need a trip. He is a great mover with a long stride. We have so many options with him and would like to think that he will be a real Saturday horse. We are looking at some nice handicaps. Closely related to Zee Zee top and Izzy top his breeding suggests he is a proper horse. He will be trained by Richard Fahey who has trained one in the family before.

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Aqlaam colt Yearling – Un-named

Trainer – Kevin Ryan

10% – £1500 then £225 a month

5% -   £750 then £115 a month

This colt comes to Wildcard racing with a great page out of Mrs Gray – a winner at 2 and placed 3 times. She has bred 14 foals (9 winners), including Moonstone Magic winner of the Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling S Gr3.  This colt has the potential to be just as good. A great walker and strong looking, he will fit in very well at Kevin Ryan’s yard. He is a great purchase bought at Doncaster sales in a very strong market in 2012.

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Garzoni – 3yr old Filly

Trainer – Kevin Ryan

10% – £800 then £225 a month

5% -   £400 then £115 a month

 

 

 Garzoni was purchased out of Sir Mark Prescott’s yard at the horses in training sales at Newmarket. She is a filly officially rated 60 who is going to improve with another winter under her belt allowing her to strengthen up. She is still very weak and will prosper away from the hustle and bustle of Newmarket when regularly turned out. She is very well bred and was previously owned by Cheverly Park Stud. Her best run was her most recent effort at Brighton over 1m 2f. By Medicean she is a very sweet filly who has an excellent temperament and is well up to winning handicaps in 2013. Given her pedigree she also has a future as a broodmare and this is something we will look closely at after she is successful on the track.

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Tantamount – 3yr old Gelding

Trainer – Alistair Whillans

10% – £1100 then £225 a month

5% -   £550 then £115 a month

Purchased from Roger Charlton this ex Juddmonte horse has the potential to be anything. With a rating of 62 he is well handicapped. His breeding suggests he will get a trip and we may look at taking him over a hurdle. He is related to upgrade winner of over £250k over the jumps. The right race plan could see him become a very nice horse. He is with the right trainer to give him every chance.

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Henry Bee – 3yr old Gelding

Trainer – Richard Fahey

10% – £800 then £225 a month

5% -   £400 then £115 a month

Henry Bee was the model of consistency in 2012 running in 13 races. Henry was only out of the frame on 4 occasions, he won twice including an impressive performance in a class 4 handicap at Haydock. Now rated 77 we have still not seen his full potential; a winter off and a good rest will see him back and ready to role as a 4yr old in 2013… the main plan will be Ayr festival in September.

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Bunce – 4yr old Gelding

Trainer – David O’Meara

10% – £600 then £225 a month

5% -   £300 then £115 a month

Bought in August he has been running well for WRS without getting his head in front and is now rated 70. His handicap mark suggests he is ready to fire; David has found the key to him and expects him to be in winner’s enclosure very soon. Bunce (once with Richard Hannon) is closely related to Parliament Square of A P O’Brien’s. He is a horse that will get you to the races and will take his turn rewarding his owners with a win.

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Throwing Roses 2yr old Filly

Trainer – TBA

5% -      £500 all in for 10 month

2.5% –   £300 all in for 10 month

 A great introduction into ownership… a small one off cost will get you to the races without busting the budget. Throwing Roses or Zookie as she is known did very well early part of 2012 but lost her way a bit. Her breeding suggests she will be a better 3yr old as her mum improved from 3 onwards. She is having the winter off and shares will be available from January onwards ready for some fun in 2013 with her. She will mature and grow over the winter, and will offer her owners some great days out racing for less than the cost of a gym membership

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Woolfall Sovereign – 6yr old Gelding

Trainer – George Margarson

10% – £ £225 a month lease only

5% -    £115 a month lease only

 

A great all-weather winter horse, rated 87 on the all-weather Woolfall will come in to his own this time of the year, Based with George Margarson in Newmarket we have a nice plan for woolly. He has had the summer off and always goes well fresh .If you’re looking for an all-weather horse he is your boy, strong and consistent. Off his mark he gets into some very valuable races, and with him being a lease only horse there is no up-front cost

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Somethingboutmary – 2yr old Filly

Trainer – Kevin Ryan

10% – £1600 then £225 a month

5% -   £800 then £115 a month

 This stunning daughter of Sleeping Indian won twice for WRS this year. She is out of Loch Leven and is closely related to the speedy filly Super Sleuth. Somethingboutmary is rated 70 and with 2 wins under her belt she already has great potential to be a broodmare. She was a winner on her debut in April and again mid-season at Lingfield. She will come on over the winter and become a very nice 3yr old.

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Bushranger Filly – Un-named Yearling

Trainer – TBA

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Vox Pop – 3yr old Filly

Trainer – Alistair Whillans

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Marchwood – 2yr old Gelding

Trainer – Amy Weaver

10% in American dream £6900

Will run in Florida contact andrew.bonarius@btinternet.com for further details

 

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Marford Missile – 3yr old Gelding

Trainer – Amy Weaver

10% in American dream £6900

Will run in Florida contact andrew.bonarius@btinternet.com for further details

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Julius Geezer – 4yr old Gelding

Trainer – Amy Weaver

10% in American dream £6900

Will run in Florida contact andrew.bonarius@btinternet.com for further details

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The end is near!!!!! Flat season Anyway

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It’s been a quiet month …. Horses beginning to need a break… only had 3 runners in the Month, Our Grass team has now finished and our sole representative on the all-weather is ready…

 

Both Somethingboutmary and Henry Bee are heading down to Abbey Stud just outside Newmarket in Hoo… This stunning setting will give both horses a well-deserved break. Henry has been there before on his pre training program, Mick who looks after the horses has great knowledge having worked for Bill O’Gorman and Gerard Butler. They have big plans for the stud and have started to buy some really nice mares… including our mare Scillion who is in foal to Equiiano, due in Feb…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Somethingboutmary did not run well in her last race and a break looked long overdue for her… a chance to re-charge the batteries and grow… She is rated 70 on the AWT , Henry Bee has not been out since injuring himself at Thirsk after winning 2 on the bounce…. Looks to be growing pains and the fact that he has been in training over a year… we all need a break. Mick has a plan for him and will get Bee back buzzing ready for next season…

 

Bunce ran twice in October… Finishing 4th at Southwell a great effort to say that the surface may not have suited, then he went on to finish 7th at Catterick. We have a few ideas why we have not seen him get his head in front, he will get the winter off and will come back soon very well handicapped of 70 with plenty of room for improvement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siberian Belle has been taken out of training and will go to a new home very soon… a sweet filly with talent.. sadly we never saw her full potential. She won for is in August at Yarmouth… so the decision was made to take her out of training and start a fresh with a new yearling…

 

Woolfell Sovereign is back in work and will soon be back in action on the all-weather… rated 87 he won’t be running for small prizes.. we still have a long term plan but will see how the 1st two races go, aiming at a race at southwell in December… he looks well and fired up. Let’s hope he can add to our impressive year by sticking his head in front….

 

we have added a 2yr old filly called Throwing Roses to our team for next year… Previous in training with Ollie Pears we have taken her on with aim of loosing her maiden tag next year… Still not decided on where she will be trained, she is currently in a field just outside Huby, eating Dr Grass and gowing…. She will be £500 all in for the year for 5% share staring in jan…. She will offer a bit of fun and hopfully reward owners with a win and a few good days out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year has been our best to date and we still have 2 months of the all-weather to add to it…. Happy owners , Horse in form and a few nice bets landed. WRS will build on this and get bigger and better in 2013… The addition of some new horses including a possible star…. Watch this space

 

In other news …… 2 out of 3 horses have been bought for our American dream package… the Bang in form Marford Missile and Marchwood…. Both tick all the boxes and expect to see their noes crossing the wire in pole position…. One more horse to buy. Nothing was bought at Newmarkets HITS.. but we still have time and I have a list of horse I need to start ringing the trainers about… They will ship 1st week in Dec and be running very soon after.

WRS had its day out at Pontefract on Monday 22nd October.. Massive turn out in our box… Thank you to all who attended … everyone had a great day, drinks bets and horses… including a few guests… Kevin Ryan called in for a beer and as did WRS favourite Freddie Tylicki who took time out to sign a few winning pics of him on Henry Bee for the owners… Sadly the weather was not brillient but i cant arrange everything

 

Our Calendar of events for 2013 is taking shape… looks like it will be Doncaster on Lincoln day…. WRS will have a box for the owners… a great start to hopefully a great season ahead

WRS day out Pontefract Races 2012

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This was our 2nd visit to Pontefract in a box with our owners…. Massive turn out with 26 in attendance.  Sadly I had no control over the weather but the box was warm, the beer was cold and the food smelt good….  

Just before the start of the 1st Kevin Ryan called in to the box for a beer….. Was nice that Kevin had taken the time to come up and meet our owners, have a chat about our filly and what the future holds…. A few owners were very excited about having a beer with one of the north best trainers and the tweets were flying about making the mates jealous….  Most said how surreal it was that he had just walked in. made there day!!!

A great start was had by most with Charlie em bolting up at 7/1 unless you had backed it on the tote with a massive return of 4.20/1 … bad times….  Sadly fore me the wrs tip of the day had chased Charlie em home so not a dream start

The 1st few races seemed to be over so fast as I tried to get round and have a chat with as many people as possible…. Plans for the year to come, our latest projects all washed down with a fair few coronas.

Our next special guest was wildcard racing favourite Freddie Tylicki …. Freddie called in to say hello and sign a few pics of him winning on Henry Bee. Freddie was in great for laughing and joking before he went off to ride. Highlight of the day when he turned to Katie and told her that he has seen her on YouTube shouting him home at Beverly and Haydock. A slightly embarrassed   Katie thanked him and gave me a scowl …..

Winners a plenty in the box including my dad landing a 20/1 shot Yorkshire man and Karen picking out a mud lover from Redcar….. I think between us we had every winner and drank the bar dry…

Overall a massive success and a great chance for the WRS army to have a meet up and get to know other people from the horses we have.. It’s nice that people make such an effort to attend on a cold wet Monday… including the haribo loving Jonny Lane all the way from London. I also have to thank Pontefract for their hospitality…. One of my favourite tracks.

The ring of the bell meant it was time for the bar to close and for the wrs day out to finish…. Thanks to all that attended and hope you had a great day out

Wildcard racing August 2012

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August has been a very good month….  An exciting entry in the Ayr Bronze cup and 2 winners……

 Henry Bee

 Had the whole month off to get over his back strain… he is now well in to preparations for the Ayr Racing festival…. All being well he will run in the bronze cup, he will go straight to Ayr on 22nd of September. To say we have happy owners is an understatement…. Hopefully ground and pace in the race will be in his favour and he runs a big one

 Siberian Belle

 She finally became belle of the ball… winning an apprentice race in the capable hands of Laura Barry….. Laura who used to look after Belle was so pleased even though Belle made it as hard as possible for her. It’s been a long time coming but Belle Pulled out just enough without really trying to win…. We have entered everywhere since but races are hard to get in to at her level but reports are very good and we expect her to come on for the run and reward her owner’s patience… Nice comment on Attheraces as she passed the line another winner in the wildcard racing Colours….. nice to be noticed

 Somethingboutmary

 Just 1 start and 1 win in August… All the way to Lingfield, put in to the stalls buy Gary witheford, led all way …. Job done. Julie Burke rode her at Lingfield and gave her a great ride, Turning for home the pack look to be closing but a quick slap turned on the burners and off she went to win a shade cosy….. From the reports at home she is working very well, just putting all the pieces of the puzzle together for the finished article

 Bunce

 New addition this month to wildcard racing….. A bargain at just £6k he is in training with David O ‘Mera….. After a 10 week layoff he has ran twice in 3 days finishing 5th on both occasions. David id very happy with him and now knows what he has to work with…. It won’t be long till he adds to wildcard racings impressive strike rate for 2012…..

 Woolfall sovereign

 Back in work now after having part of his hoof removed….. Can’t wait to get him back

 In other news

 Wildcard racing attended the malton open day…  a great success with plenty of info handed out and new owners brought in…..i love attending days like that showing people what we have to offer… A friendly service, a great strike rate, top trainers and great horses….. it’s been an amazing year to date and I am looking forward to the last few months…..

 Siberian belle is my horse to watch….. Going very much in the right direction….

Somethingboutmary wins at Lingfield 13/8/12

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The plan to take Somethingboutmary to Lingfield was designed so Gary Witherford could load her….. After spending over a month with him we wanted to give her every chance to reward our patience and put in a good performance.

She was favourite most of the day, and had every right to be. The only winner in the field, by a long way not the most expensive horse in the race but imo the nicest looking….

She went in to the stalls first Gary led her in, he had worked his magic touch and she had loaded… he popped a hood on her to keep her calm…… Her owners waited to see if she would ping out……

 

Gates back, SBM was out and flying, Julie Burke took her to the front; I just wish there could have been a close up on Gary to see the relief on his face…… SBM was tanking along in front, if anything going to well was she using too much gas early….. Turning in to the Lingfield straight still her white face leading the pack… Julie asked her to go and win race… SBM kicked and went, the well backed Chris wall horse came to her back end, SBM again took off winning by over a length… Fairly cosy by the end.

 

Job done, she had loaded, jumped and won… what more can you ask… 3 runs and 2 wins from our filly.

 

On hand to represent WRS  was 1st time owner Sam Chant, from his texts and the loss of his voice I think he had a top day, screaming SBM home from the top bend its an experience that he will never forget and it makes me smile that WRS can offer this…..

 

Racing post described her as quirky….. Gary said its fine to be quirky as long as you have the talent to match!!!!!

 

I can’t thank Gary enough for all his hard work….. as my best man at my wedding said Persistence beats resistance!!!!!!

Kevin Ryan Stable Visit

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 A nice sunny Morning at the top of Sutton Bank….. does it get any better?????? Yes it does….. when your there to watch your filly canter past in full flight.

Somethingboutmary looked every inch the racehorse in the hands of Amy Ryan…. Working very well she impressed all who attended. A final prep ready for her race on Monday at Lingfield. Kevin was very pleased with her…. Amy also had plenty to say out her fav horse in the yard.

A big turnout of 14 owners came to see what there hard earned cash pays for and none went away disappointed…. Our stunning chestnut daughter of Sleeping Indian posed for cameras and accepted pats of all connected..

After work it was off to the Hambleton inn for Bacon Butties and coffee….. A chance for all owners to have a catch up and talk about horses…. A top morning enjoyed by all

Wildcard Racing July 12

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It’s been a great month for Wildcard Racing…… Our shining light is Henry Bee, finally getting the idea of where the line is and completing a double within 2 weeks, 

Henry Bee

We went to Beverley to try a new trip with Henry, he had been running well and consistent but never getting his head in front, we decided a stiff 5 may just be the answer, A late change of Jockey meaning Freddie Tylicki would ride, his first ever for WRS…. Henry jumped from the stalls the disadvantage of the bad draw never looked to be an issue… The smart horse being the one to beat, henry travelled well and entering the last 2f looked to be ready to pick of the leader, he did this with ease inside the final furlong and it was celebration time…… All the fun he had given us he had sealed the deal with a win

 

This is what it means to people http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSoEXF2PVIQ&feature=plcp 

Not long till we had another entry… this time a class 4 event at Haydock… in good form we hoped for a good run….. and what a run he gave us. Badly outpaced 1st 4f his new pilot pulled him wide and within  a  matter of strides had put the race to bed, Henry had won a shade cosy in the end so the 6lb rise from the handicapped seems fair….. 7 places, 2 wins for 12 runs is a top effort….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX24DlRUjQ0&feature=plcp 

He had an entry at Newmarket in the class 2 sprint but the weights went against us so decided not to run….. he will now go to Thirsk or Newmarket this Saturday 

Siberian Belle 

A much better run from Belle at Yarmouth a few weeks back showed that she was starting to get the idea of the racing game… Travelled well just a lack of pace near the finish, But everyone seemed pleased with her run…. Undecided if she wants further or 7F….. we went to Ayr over a mile. Again she travelled well and looked like she was going to make all, entering the final 2 we thought we had found the key but as before she just did not pick up… Headgear will be the key and she won’t be far away next time!!!!! 

Somethingboutmary 

She finally passed the stalls test….. it took 2 weeks longer than we thought due to her being ‘ a stubborn cow’ one of the hardest that Gary has dealt with..All sorted now and with a very nice rating of 65 Kevin will get her tuned up and racing asap. 

Woolfall Sovereign 

Still on the side-lines due to a foot injury but fully expected to be back in August 

Bunce 

Our New addition Bunce will join David O’Mera… Rated a very well handicapped 74, there is plenty to like about him, with just 25% left it shows what other owners think about him and were keen to snap shares up…… A winner at 83 there is plenty of scope to improve

WRS June 2012

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June gave WRS our biggest victory to date….. and put us on the global map. All thanks to Deerslayer and Amy Weaver..

Deerslayer – He finally did the business for wrs stateside, Rudy had found him the perfect race, a massive $33,000 pot…. race time in UK was 1220 am, I managed to stay up and cheer him home. Hitting the front 2f out he showed all his ability to hold off the late challenge. Deerslayer was claimed after the race for $20,000 and the plan was complete… Thanks to all involved.

Henry Bee- He continues to be a consistent performer but still that elusive win escapes him… We went to Redcar as fav in a poor maiden, this being his downfall as he was out on his own a long time and started to wander, getting caught close home. A few days ago we headed north to Musselburgh and bumped into a nice filly of Mark Johnston…. Was one of henrys best performances to date going down by a half a length….

Woolfall Sovereign – We have not had the ground to run him on in June, he was set to run at Thirsk until bad weather halted that

Siberian Belle – She has come down with an infection after being bitten, so has been in and out of action… won’t be long till we see her again on track.

Somethingboutmary -  Races for novices are not easy to find, we found a perfect one at Newcastle, just 4 runners. Hot fav to beat, Mary prepped and ready to roll….. but our little diva of a filly decided that the stalls were not for her and refused to go in…. looking at the race we missed a golden opportunity. So she has been sent to Gary witherford http://www.garywitheford.co.uk/ to pass a stalls test and make sure this does not happen again. Gary has worked with the best so she is in good hands

Wildcard Racing May 12…..

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Its been a busy a busy month for WRS…. plenty of running and a mixed bag of results. Racing is there to test us but we continue to battle on…. we have the horses just need the luck.

SIBERIAN BELLE, made her seasonal debut at Beverly on 7th May. She had not been seen since running at Leicester last October. She has grown a lot over the winter but the penny just don’t look liked it has dropped…. we went to Beverley with an aim to see how much she has come on… sadly she was back to her own tricks, jumping and running sideways. She is a filly with bags of talent but we are struggling to find the key to unlock her. She has been working in headgear so just maybe its the answer, the horse she worked well against on the musley bank gallops has come out and won….. it may just be her time

WOOLFALL SOVERIGN

Wooly is a frustrating animal at present, working well at home but not producing the goods on track… Despite our thoughts on him being a soft ground horse his latest run and our first wrs horse at ascot proved otherwise…. Ian Mongan said he was never travelling and the ground just did not suit… we will try again, this tie on good ground…. Wooly or Nu Nu as he is known in the yard is so well handicapped rated of 76 at present, has won of 83 so we are sticking with him and he will reward our faith

HENRY BEE

Henry has put in 2 very different efforts in May, both ends of the spectrum. His best effort came at Thirsk going very close just bumping in to a good one on the day. He was slow away but picked up well to lead inside final furlong before getting headed. form of his last races has been very good so we headed to Ripon on Tuesday with very high hopes….. sadly Henry Bee had a different idea. Falling out of stalls, going right, then left and by half way was well back… Shane let him coast home. straight off to the vets to be checked over as the performance was so bad…. Nothing seems to be wrong with him so I can’t explain what the issue was…. its Redcar Monday for him now

SOMETHINGBOUTMARY

After winning on debut SBM had not been out but we felt it was right to give her a chance in the listed race at York over 5F, a hot race with a short price fav, but she had clocked a very fast time at southwell despite running green, so we were there to take our chance. What we did learn from the race is that she still has a lot to learn. She broke poor and at that level you don’t get chance to get back in to it….. we may try 6f next if the race comes up but she is a filly with a nice future…. I never sold her as a superstar but we do think we have a nice one that will win races….

DEERSLAYER

our American wing of wildcard racing is starting to really get going now.. Deerslayer had run at Belmont over 6f and failed to get home finishing 5th and leading just about all way till 1 out…. we were fully expecting a fast 5f race and land a nice prize, instead we entered him over 7f…. knowing the horse and his speed I did not think that 7 would suit and he would blow up and trail in last… shows what I know. Deerslayer as always led and kept finding more and more…. entering the final 200 yards wrs was looking at a $40,000 payday. The line was just 1 yard to far and he was done by a nose on the line….. has to be the best race he has run stateside to date, making me look stupid telling everyone not to back him….. we have found another race on 9th June and confidence is high….

 

OTHER NEWS

Our broodmare Scillion is in foal to equiano and we will be expecting her to give birth to a colt in early Feb…. She is very well will get some pics of her on my next visit…..

GOLF EVENT

As some of you will know I am involved with racing welfare and help out when I can…. This year was Barneys challenge…. so I decided to arrange a golf event, 64 players headed to Malton and Norton golf club to take park including Richard Fahey, Dave Allan, Lee Topliss, Kevin Darley ,George Duffield and Martin Lane….

A great day had by all with Martin Lanes Newmarket team winning followed by Team Richard Fahey and in 3rd another team from the fahey Yard. I Have raised just a touch under £3000 for Racing Welfare so a massive thank you to all that played

I expect to have an event next year but bigger and more stars from the racing world in attendance

 

so we had into June with runners ready to go, hoping for a bit of luck….. Woolfall may run sat, henry bee Monday at Redcar and Deerslayer 9th June at Belmont…..