[Photos of the meeting can be found here] Visitors to the Dingley racecourse for the Fitzwilliam meeting on Saturday were treated to some excellent racing and brilliant individual performances. The recent run of dry weather and the late stage in the point-to-point racing season might have made it difficult to attract runners, but the incredible […]

2.00 Conditions Race (Level 2) - 9 entries - Sponsored by PolyCo Healthline A competitive looking conditions race with several of the entries having previous course form. Aunty Joan is a 5 time course winner and seems to be as always thriving at this time of the season, should have leading claims. Bawnmore, ultra-consistent, should […]

The Fernie race meeting at Dingley traditional hosts the Midlands Area Feature race, the Fernie Four-miler, and the 2022 renewal did not disappoint. Large crowds descended on the village of Dingley, just east of Market Harborough, to make the most of the Spring sunshine and enjoy an entertaining afternoon of amateur jump racing, browse an […]

The Fernie will host their annual Point Point fixture on Sunday, the 8th of May, at Dingley Racecourse, on the A427 just outside Market Harborough in Leicestershire. As usual there will be a plethora of trade stands and amusements of all sorts, caterers, a licensed bar and bookmakers. This meeting hosts six races including the […]

Fine weather brought a bumper Bank Holiday weekend crowd to Garthorpe for the Quorn's fixture, which saw a double for trainer David Kemp among the results of six races. The ground at Garthorpe was officially good and praised by jockeys throughout the fixture, a testament to the hard work put in by Clerk of the […]

The South Notts completed the Midlands Area Easter festivities by hosting their meeting on Easter Monday at Thorpe Lodge, Newark, in front of a very large crowd. The six-race card produced a treble, not only for trainer Kelly Morgan but also for her owner John Chatfeild-Roberts. The first of these was in the very first […]

The Midlands Area Easter Monday fixture is hosted by the South Notss at Thorpe Lodge, just outside Newark, where the left-handed racecourse offers good viewing from the raised car parking area. The South Notts have opted out of e-ticketing for this year’s fixture so all access will be by payment on the gate. Adult entry […]

INEOS Automotive are to sponsor the INEOS Grenadier Mixed Open, the feature race at The Belvoir Hunt Point to Point to be held at Garthorpe on Sunday 20th March.  The £1,000 race is part of a national series and will be hotly contended by some of the top horses in the area to earn a […]

The Pytchley’s meeting at Guilsborough on Sunday 13th March opened with the first pony racing of the Midlands season before a six-race jumps card which produced a double for jockey Dale Peters. The first pony race was a novice race for 148cms ponies which was won by Thomas Stanley on Dunlewey Pomegranate, with Sofia Finney and Trefriw […]

The popular Brocklesby Point-to-Point races take place on Saturday at Brocklesby Park by kind permission of the Earl and Countess of Yarborough. This will be a special meeting as it marks the 200th anniversary of racing at Brocklesby. A souvenir race card and exhibition will chart the history of Brocklesby races since the first recorded race in 1821.  Strong entries have been taken for the 7-race card, the first race […]

The Cottesmore meeting on Sunday 27th February is the traditional Garthorpe curtain-raiser every season but returns this year after a two-year break having become one of the victims  of the COVID lockdown in 2021.  Tickets are available online for £15 (under-16s are free) but will be £20 on the gate on the day. Dogs are very welcome […]

On the 5th March 2022, the Brocklesby point-to-point will take place, marking 200 years of horse racing on the estate. Prior to the 19th century several unofficial matches took place, but the earliest recorded race took place on 27th March 1821. The course was over ten miles and seventy fences, and the race was won […]

The Midlands Area 2021-2022 Point-to-Point season starts much earlier than usual next weekend with the Revesby Races meeting - Revesby Park, Revesby, Boston, Lincs, PE22 7NB – what3words address ///diplomats.comet.resettle. The event will be live streamed again and will be free to view with We Stream Events via YouTube. The presenters will be Ben Atkins, Johnny […]

Photos of the meeting can be found here: point-to-point-racing/2021/meynell-south-staffs-garthorpe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meynell & South Staffs at Garthorpe The Midlands point--to-point season came to its scheduled end with the running of the Meynell & South Staffs meeting at Garthorpe on Saturday 5th June. This unusual season saw six meetings rather than the usual fourteen but we […]