Rain no dampener on our Sunday party
The damp Spring has resulted in excellent fields at the Jumps fixtures in April to date - there were 163 runners over Cheltenham's two day fixture last week and the Scottish National fixture was also...
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Aintree produces plenty of clues to our own Foxhunter
David Christie is a familiar feature at Stratford's annual Hunters finale, this year on June 2. A string of top flight hunter chasers have been sent over to win the Pertemps Network Stratford...
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Ground conditions take the breath away
Friday's rain had made the ground heavy for our second meeting, which made for some nip-and-tuck finishes to the first three races. In fact, the winning distances across all 6 races were less than...
Read MoreStratford winner stakes claim to Foxhunter greatness
It's not often that a race winner from Stratford goes off favourite for a race at the Cheltenham Festival. Our winners, by dint of race quality and summer time racing tend to be aimed at different...
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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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