Tuesday 1st September, 2026

Express Train runs in the 8pm at Wolverhampton this evening.  He is progressing with each run and hopefully a drop in grade will help.  Rab Havlin injured his neck at Epsom yesterday so Alfie Redman, apprentice to Andrew Balding who has ridden him before, will ride and claims seven pounds.

It was great to host a Racing Welfare coffee morning for retired racing staff on Friday to celebrate National Racehorse Week.  Racing Welfare do a great job at connecting with former racing staff and we were delighted to show them the horses. It’s always great to hear stories of the old days, whether it’s Fulke Walwyn or Fred Winter

Yesterday we took Fighting Poet to the middle of Birmingham to a Pitch2Progress community activation organised by the Pony Club.  Pitch2Progress is a fantastic charity that connects communities with sport and other activities.  It was great to engage with many young people from the local area who were exposed to the world of horseracing for the first time.  Thanks to Great British Racing and the National Racehorse Week team, there was plenty to interest all who attended including horse simulators, the world of farriery, all the good work of the Pony Club plus both Fighting Poet and Lou Robson bringing along an ex-Godolphin horse.  Many had never touched a horse before and as ever, Poet very much enjoyed a carrot feast. Hopefully this venture will encourage people to engage with the sport more in the future.

National Racehorse Week has once again spread throughout Britain and well done to all those who have connected with the public and opened their doors to our fantastic sport.  We look forward to celebrating the thoroughbred in a similar way for many years to come.