| July 2008 |
| Party In The Park Cancelled (21 July 2008) The Party in the Park at the St Leger Horse Park is being cancelled. |
Jones Joy On Jargelle (19 July 2008) Liam Jones once dreamed of a professional football career with Everton but now he’s making a name for himself in the saddle. |
Lawson Records First Winner (18 July 2008) Apprentice jockey Matthew Lawson will be forever grateful to a three-year-old filly called Lujiana. |
Dutfield and Botterill Receive Top Breeding Awards (17 July 2008) Northern Racing College graduate Harry Dutfield has been awarded the Tim Dunlop Memorial Award. |
Jones Lands 259-1 Double (15 July 2008) Flat jockey Liam Jones made the 156-mile journey from Newmarket to Beverley in East Yorkshire this afternoon to take three, relatively long priced rides; the result a surprising 259-1 double. |
Countdown to St Leger Horse Park Visitor Centre (14 July 2008) The countdown is on to the launch of one of the country’s unique attractions – the St Leger Horse Park’s Visitor Centre. |
Cavanagh Win Secures Second Place In Apprentice Series (13 July 2008) Apprentice jockeys John Cavanagh and Dean Heslop fought out the finish of the Apprentice Riders’ Handicap at Hamilton Park last night. |
Red Letter Day For Brown (13 July 2008) Apprentice jockey Neil Brown recorded a career milestone last night when scoring on the Kevin Ryan trained Rasaman in The Sunday Mail Handicap over five furlongs at Hamilton Park. |
Kirby Continues Hot Streak (12 July 2008) In July 2004, aged 15 he completed his initial training at the Northern Racing College. In October of the same year he made his racecourse debut and by end of the year he had ridden three winners from 25 rides (12% strike rate). |
Brown Closing In On Half-Century (09 July 2008) Apprentice jockey Neil Brown is in unstoppable form. In the last 14 days he has ridden six winners for four different trainers. |
Strickland Makes Racecourse Debut (07 July 2008) Nineteen-year-old jockey, George Strickland made his racecourse debut yesterday afternoon when partnering the Sue Smith trained Ross Comm in the Tom Halliday Memorial Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen. |
Halliday Scholarship Search Begins At Market Rasen (06 July 2008) The search for the fourth recipient of the annual Tom Halliday Scholarship begins today at Market Rasen, where the young jockey after whom the award is named was killed in a fall in July 2005. |
Ayr Success Brings Up Half-Century For Turner (06 July 2008) This afternoon Hayley Turner made the lengthy journey from Newmarket in Suffolk to Ayr Racecourse on the west coast of Scotland to take two rides. |
First Lady Of Horseracing To Launch Visitor Centre (05 July 2008) Jenny Pitman OBE will help cut the ribbon to launch the St Leger Horse Park Visitor Centre on Saturday July 19th 2008 at 11.15am. |
Northern Racing College Open Day (01 July 2008) The Northern Racing College is holding its annual Open Day on Sunday, 14th September 2008 and everyone is invited. |
| June 2008 |
| NRC Graduates Lock Horns In Apprentice Race (22 June 2008) The finish to the apprentice race at Haydock Park last night was dominated by graduates of the Northern Racing College. |
Royal Ascot Round-Up (21 June 2008) Graduates of the Northern Racing College had a terrific five days at Royal Ascot and despite not landing the spoils they finished in the first four on four occasions. |
Local Lad Tudhope Victorious In Listed Race (21 June 2008) This afternoon Ayr Racecourse on the west coast of Scotland provided Danny Tudhope with a consolation win after his ever so close second on his debut ride at Royal Ascot yesterday. |
Search For Racing Memorabilia (18 June 2008) Doncaster’s pioneering St Leger Horse Park is launching a search for horse racing and equine memorabilia connected to the borough to feature in its new Visitor Centre. |
Bryson Runaway Winner In Point-to-Point Championships (15 June 2008) Since completing her initial training at the Northern Racing College Kelly Bryson has become a familiar face on the northern Point-to-Point circuit. |
The Drinks Are On You Alyson (14 June 2008) How does winning your weight in champagne sound? Well that is exactly what leading amateur rider Alyson Deniel did this afternoon at York Racecourse. |
Kinsella Appointed Stable Jockey To Jefferson Yard (12 June 2008) Jump jockey Phil Kinsella has been appointed stable jockey to North Yorkshire trainer Malcolm Jefferson. |
Jones Victorious In Lanark Silver Bell (12 June 2008) Graduates of the Northern Racing College finished first, second and third in the prestigious Lanark Silver Bell Handicap at Hamilton Park last night. |
You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down (11 June 2008) Amateur jockey Miles Seston, who took a bone-breaking fall at Thorpe Lodge Point-to-Point Course on Easter Monday, is continuing to make good progress. |
Renwick Scores in Salisbury Apprentice Series (11 June 2008) Apprentice jockey Stacy Renwick got her mount up to win the second round of the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury yesterday afternoon. |
Proudly Wearing The Royal Colours (10 June 2008) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - to give him his full name - has built the biggest bloodstock empire there's ever been. |
Makin Suffers Back Injury On Gallops (10 June 2008) Flat jockey Phillip Makin who currently sits in ninth place in the 2008 British Flat Jockeys Championships is facing a lengthy break on the sidelines following a fall on the gallops this morning. |
Celebrate All That’s Good About Racing In The County (09 June 2008) Have fun this summer by joining in with Yorkshire’s premier Racing Festival. |
Maidstone Mixes It With The Best (08 June 2008) Following on from our article yesterday about Maidstone Mixture’s chances in the Vodafone Derby, worth a staggering £802,000 to the winner, I can report that the French bred colt finished a gallant 16 of 16. |
Jump Jockey O’Connell Handed Derby Ride (07 June 2008) To sum up Maidstone Mixture’s chances in this afternoon’s Vodafone Derby it would be no understatement to say I would have more chance of flying to the moon than he has of scoping the £802,000 first prize. |
Gibbons Lands Back To Back Running’s Of The Diomed Stakes (07 June 2008) Flat jockey Graham Gibbons stormed to victory yesterday afternoon in the opening race on day one of the Epsom Derby meeting. |
Epsom Racehorse Trainers Open Day (06 June 2008) There is no time like the present to reach for your diary and make a note to visit one of the countries most treasured training centres on Sunday 20th July 2008. |
Seeking A Miracle (06 June 2008) Waking this morning thousands of teenagers are thinking about their GCSE and A-Level exams. Not teenage riding sensation Adam Kirby for this afternoon he has an exam with a difference to pass. |
Racing Industry Careers Fair (05 June 2008) Could you…..Be the next Managing Director of Ascot Racecourse?; Train a Grand National Winner?; Become the next Chief Executive of the Tote? |
Get Out Your Rod, Pull On Your Footy Boots And Join In The Fun (04 June 2008) Fancy a day out with a difference? Well then, get yourself along to Hayfield Lakes, Auckley, Doncaster on Saturday 14th June 2008 for a spot of fun. |
An Almost Clean Sweep For NRC Graduates (03 June 2008) Graduates of the Northern Racing College had a phenomenal evening at Thirsk Racecourse last night. |
Renwick Victorious In Northern Racing College Race (01 June 2008) Apprentice jockey Stacy Renwick delivered a fine ride yesterday afternoon to land the “Northern Racing College Apprentice Handicap” on the Richard Guest trained Shosolosa. |
| May 2008 |
| Six Out To Win Northern Racing College Race (31 May 2008) With six of the twenty horses in this afternoons concluding race at Doncaster ridden by graduates of the Northern Racing College we have an each-way chance of winning the race which is named in our honour. |
Kirby Impressive In Goodwood Opener (31 May 2008) Another Saturday, another big race success for in form jockey Adam Kirby. |
Flint Victorious In Horse And Hound Cup (28 May 2008) At the end of the season it is natural to reflect on the success it has yielded for trainers, stable staff, jockeys, owners and horses. |
National Stud Workshop Coming To South Yorkshire (27 May 2008) Polish up your stud management skills by attending a FREE Thoroughbred Breeding Workshop at the Northern Racing College on Thursday, June 5. |
Nolan Entrusted With 1,000 Guineas Ride (25 May 2008) If you’re going to make an entrance, it might as well be a grand one. |
Kirby Lands Second Major Prize (25 May 2008) Lady luck has shone very brightly on flat jockey Adam Kirby this month. In return the twenty-year-old has demonstrated why, three years ago the great and good of racing believed he had the talent and flair to become a champion. |
Davidson Beats The Boys Numerically (25 May 2008) Amateur jockey Rose Davidson made history yesterday by becoming the first woman amateur over jumps to ride more winners in a season then her male counterparts. |
Catch Me If You Can (23 May 2008) The 2008 Arabian Racing season could not have got off to a better start for trainer and owner Mr and Mrs John Morris. |
Aspell In Double Form At Sedgefield (21 May 2008) Jockey Paddy Aspell received a round of applause as he walked into the winners enclosure at Sedgefield Racecourse this evening on the Grant Tuer trained Nelliedonethat. |
College Graduates Land Eight-Timer (20 May 2008) Graduates of the Northern Racing College are riding out of their skin at present. |
Graduates Go Head to Head In Hunter Chase (14 May 2008) One man’s loss is another man’s gain. One man’s pleasure is another man’s pain. |
Allan Victorious On The Knavesmire (14 May 2008) York’s Knavesmire has always been a happy hunting ground for flat jockey David Allan, and this afternoon was no exception as Stockton-on-Tees born David landed the 1m 4f Handicap by a nose. |
Listed Success For Kirby, Gibbons and Lynch (11 May 2008) If you canvassed a group of jockeys and asked them what race they would most like to win you can bet your life on the answer being, for flat jockeys, the Epsom Derby or one of the other Classic races, and for the jump jockeys the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the |
Stephens Takes Over The Reins At Hereford (07 May 2008) Graduates of the Northern Racing College regularly hit the headlines for their prowess on the racecourse. |
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