Earlier this month two of racing’s most successful owner breeders passed away, David Thompson, joint owner of Cheveley Park Stud and Prince Khalid Abdullah. Both built hugely successful operations from their inception over 40 years ago with Pivotal, Russian Rhythm and Medicean to name just a few of the Cheveley Park Group 1 performers. Khalid Abdullah had champion racehorses in the UK, France and America going back to Dancing Brave in 1986 through to Frankel, Arrogate and Enable more recently.
Enable made a winning debut on the all-weather at Newcastle in November 2016 and 12 months earlier, her trainer, John Gosden sent out subsequent Group 1 winner, Persuasive to make a winning debut for Cheveley Park Stud at Kempton.
Cheveley Park have an exciting prospect for 2021 in Potapova who made an impressive winning debut at Chelmsford at the end of November while Duty Of Care looks a smart colt for Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms, both are trained by Sir Michael Stoute who, like John Gosden, enjoyed plenty of success training for both Cheveley Park and Khalid Abdullah.
A period of cold and wet weather in early January saw some National Hunt meetings replaced by Jumpers Bumpers at Lingfield and Newcastle resulting in the surfaces riding much deeper than the all-weather flat fixtures would normally be run on.
As the All-Weather Championships edge ever closer to Finals Day at Lingfield on Good Friday, April 2, four more horses booked their place there by winning a Fast Track Qualifier race.
Fillies & Mares
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Tragedy Hits Racing Family - Nick Townsend reels from shock attack on John Hunt's wife and daughters
Nick Townsend reels from shock attack on John Hunt's wife and daughters. I will be far from alone in recent days in being overcome by emotions ranging from utter disbelief to revulsion upon hearing of the unspeakable acts perpetrated upon John Hunt's family, resulting in the death of his wife Carol and daughters, Hannah and Louise.
AUDIENCE IS ERUPTING
John Anthony reveals the latest top speedsters after another Glorious Goodwood
HORSE OF A LIFETIME
Graham Buddry pays fresh tribute to track legend Sea The Stars - surely one of the greatest ever
IT'S TIME TO TAKE STOCK
Paul Jacobs looks forward to seeing some big on-track questions answered
PLAYING TO THE WHISTLE
lan Heitman flies about to keep pace with a rush of two-year-old Flat action
WINNING JOY ON A BUDGET
Richard Eagle takes a trip to Windsor to check out peoples' route into the port of kings
GIFT HORSES AND FRENCH LESSONS
Robert Cooper finds 'retirement' is keeping him busy
FEUD GETS THE PARTY ROLLING
Karl Hedley savours the Galway Festival action and picks out the summer highlights at Ballybrit
ROCKING THE MONEY BAGS
Simon Nott reveals his recent experiences from trips to Brighton and Ascot
FLYING EVE'S BORN TO WIN
Nick Townsend talks to in-form trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
