Midlands Area Point-to-Point Association

by Emma Forman. Carruthers heads the entries for a quality Mixed Open race at the Brocklesby Point-to-Point on Sunday where 122 entries have been taken for a 7 race card starting at 12noon. The former Hennessy Gold Cup winner may line up in the feature DDM sponsored Mixed Open; now a 13 year old it […]

We are holding another racing rally on the afternoon of Thursday 18th February. Riders will be need to be competent enough to canter their ponies with one other up the gallops by the end of the session. This rally is aimed at talking to riders about the opportunity to pony race and will help prepare […]

(featured image © Kate, shared under the CC-SA Licence) Hennessy Gold Cup winner Carruthers will race in the Mixed Open Race at Brocklesby Park this Sunday, part of the Brocklesby Hunt's Point-To-Point meeting. The thirteen-year-old half-brother of Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner Coneygree, owned by the Oaksey Partnership, will race in the DDM Agriculture Mixed Open […]

The Midlands Area, will be posting up to date listings of horses on BIDPOINT, on a Monday, giving a purchaser 48 hours to place a bid. This can be done by simply clicking the BIDPOINT link at the bottom of our homepage. Tattersalls Ireland BIDPOINT is a new way of buying and selling Irish Point-to-Point […]

British Point-to-Pointing is getting a new weekly column in the Racing Post, bringing the sport to a daily readership of over 40,000 racing fans. Starting tomorrow and on every Friday throughout the season, the paper and iPad editions will preview the best of the weekend’s sport, list the fixtures, and focus on emerging talent and those making […]

Complimentary Race Card with E - Ticket Purchase Both the Brocklesby feb 7th at Brocklesby Park, and the Midlands Area Club on Feb 14th at Thorpe, are offering a free copy of the Race Card with any E-ticket purchased on or before the Thursday prior to the weekends fixture. E-Tickets can be purchased by selecting […]

Pony Racing 6th January 2016 The Melton Hunt Club Point-to-Point is planning to run a novice race next May for ponies and riders that have not been placed 1st or 2nd in any pony race and have not competed in any race course race. There is no jumping in pony races ! If there are […]

We would like to remind Owners and Keepers to take extra care to declare their horses at the correct weight.  The responsibility for ensuring the correct weight is carries lies with the person making the declaration.  Owners and Keepers are advised that the weight shown in the Race Card may not be correct.  

Britain’s record-breaking Point-to-Point champion Will Biddick will be chasing another landmark when the 2015/16 season opens on Sunday. The Cornishman heads to Black Forest Lodge in Devon, having ridden 68 winners last season, smashing the previous highest score by 12, and landing the British title for the fourth year in a row. That equalled the achievement of East […]

The Subaru National Point-to-Pointing series is back for a second year, featuring in the Midlands Area Club (14/2), Woodland Pytchley (26/3) and Fernie (1/5) meetings in this area. Supporting races for horses that have not won any race under the Rules of any recognised Racing Authority other than a Maiden or Hunt Members race, the Subaru Restricted Series […]

Tik Saunders, who works so tirelessly for the area and organised yet another fantastic Awards Dinner and Dance in October, would like to thank everyone for so generously contributing to the fun and games, which has enabled a donation of £200 to the Injured Jockeys Fund. The Midlands Area would like to thank our most […]

The second Point-To-Point Authority Press Day at Stratford Racecourse took place on Thursday. A few statistics from the 2014/15 season: 184 meetings at 104 courses. More than 30,000 attendees. 2717 horses, 603 riders, 1280 races. Average of 50.41 horses per meetings, 7.2 per race. 21% of the jockeys were new riders. The average age of […]

Leicestershire-based Point-to-Point trainer and rider Lizzie Harris won the inaugural charity side saddle race at Wincanton racecourse yesterday with her own Lough Inch. The race, run in aid of the Southern Spinal Injuries Trist (SSIT), saw 11 immaculately dressed ladies from Britain and Ireland racing over a flat course of a mile and a quarter. Harris, […]

The new Point To Point Planner 2015/6 is now available from the Weatherbys Shop: http://www.weatherbysshop.co.uk/books/point-point/point-point-hunter-chase-race-planner-201516