Lake Takapuna defied his years at 12 and ran a brilliant race at Ayr to win a second time for the yard.   Then a week later, Heroique de Maulde at half this age showed great courage to win at Doncaster.  Chloe with Lake Takapuna   Heroique de Maulde with Brian Hughes winning at Doncaster Chloe Mchattie has recently become the proud owner of...

Since the last blog it has been a frustrating time with many abandoned race meetings due to frozen ground and waterlogging and mostly very heavy going for the few runs that we have had.   However, the horses continue to perform well as can be seen by the table below.   Once again all credit to the team here as it is not easy looking...

Fitzdares generously sponsored two days racing at Musselburgh on New Year’s Day and again on Tuesday 3rd January.  So, it was particularly appropriate that Community Rebel won the 3 mile Maiden Hurdle on the 3rd January for the yard’s sponsors – Ftizdares! Community Rebel following his win at Musselburgh This followed an eye-catching win for Escapeandevade on the previous day at Ayr on...

 After the enforced break due to the arctic weather conditions, we had a great day at Ayr on Thursday 22nd with a win for Beat Box and two good seconds for Thistle Ask and Lord Roco.  It was great to provide a win for Ed Austin who comes in each week to ride out and has a part-time job with Borders Flooring in...

The last week of November was particularly busy for us as there were nine runners over six days at Wetherby, Kelso, Doncaster, Newcastle and Ayr so this involved plenty of travelling.   With one or two exceptions, the horses continue to run right up to form and most of them have had their first outing.    The majority of our horses this year are young...