372 Winners To Date
So time to visit!
Both Othermix and Island flyer have been turned out for the summer grass. A break should do them both good.
Je Ne Sais Plus is making good progress after she sustained a deep gash below her knee on her last run. She is taking it easy and will have a six week break before returning to training.
Three runners went to war at Uttoxeter last night with good chances of coming back with some prize money. Candle who finished third produced a most improved display of jumping although next time she will be suited by racing closer to the pace.
Saucy Bingo who was hampered badly when a horse fell infront of him half way through the race settled nicely and jumped well enough until unseating Sam. He showed more than enough to do himself justice over fences on softer ground next time out.
Honours Dream was up against it on ground that was not quite soft enough and therefore finding the fences coming too quickly. Sam looked after him and he should therefore be out again soon when the ground is even softer. He was pulled up.
All three have come out of there races fine.
Sam Thomas came in this morning to ride. We schooled eight horses including the three year olds Olofi, Beat The Devil and Blanford Fox. David Fox came in to watch some of them.
We were thrilled to have three winners over the bank holiday weekend. The first two, Babe Heffron and Sambulando, being at Cartmel where Tom had not had a winner before and I'm not sure whether he has ever had a runner? If so it was a long time ago. The ground up there was on the soft side of good and Honours Dream was second which made the journey worthwhile.
Shake The Barley won his third race this year at Fontwell on Sunday. He is proving a versatile horse having won on heavy ground at Lingfield and now faster ground on Sunday. Je Ne Sais Plus and Othermix ran very well at Uttoxeter and we were delighted with them both, despite not winning!
Slad Valley Racing, who own Shake The Barley, are currently looking for new members and please contact us via the website if you are interested.
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Tom George started training racehorses at Down Farm in 1993. An idyllic 400 acre Cotswold sheep farm has been transformed into a state of the art National Hunt Racehorse Training Establishment. Down Farm, Slad in Gloucestershire, has sent out well over 300 racecourse victories, including Cheltenham Festival and many other notable Grade race winners.
Tom George Racing offers all forms of ownership. We train for individuals as well as for clubs, some of which have up to 300 members. Syndicates are also becoming a very popular form of ownership. Silkword Racing Partnership has had horses with us for 12 years and enjoyed excitements with Tremallt, who cost as little as £4,000 and went on to win £100,000 in prize money. The highlight for them with him was finishing 9th in the Grand National. Superior Risk cost them £500 and went on to win 4 races and over £13,000 in winner prize money. We can offer all the thrills and excitement of ownership, no matter how big or small you wish your investment to be.
Down Farm has the facilities to obtain the best possible results from each individual horse. 3 all weather gallops, grass canters, unlimited hacking, the advantage of having the space to turn the horses out in the paddocks for relaxation and the benefits of the horses drinking spring water all leads to our successes.