From the South Notts Committee: “It is with deep regret that the Chairman and Secretary of the South Notts Hunt Point- to-Point committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 fixture on Easter Monday.The continuing COVID crisis makes it less and less likely that the fixture will run under any format and we […]
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The following is a statement from the Point-to-point Authority: "Sadly, it is confirmed that the government lockdown includes point to pointing, and we will have to halt until further notice. I know this will be a severe disappointment to many of you, particularly after such an excellent start to the season. This not only produced […]
The next meeting at Garthorpe is the Belvoir's point-to-point meeting on Sunday 29th March. There will be a seven-race card and a dog show. This year the Restricted Race, sponsored by Roythornes, will be run over 2m 4f rather than the usual 3 miles. The Mixed Open race, run in memory of Jenny Skelton, has […]
Treehouse Sporting Colours have agreed to support PtP Pony Racing during the 2020 season and will be supporting the Rider Championships and the Championship Finals. The season kicks off at the Heythrop point-to-point at Cocklebarrow, on Sunday 26th January and runs through until the last fixture of the season on Saturday 13th June, the Torrington Farmers […]
By Emma Forman The annual Brocklesby Point- to- Point races take place at Brocklesby Park on Saturday; 86 entries have been taken for a 7 race card starting at 12noon. The course is in excellent condition and has taken the recent rain well. The first race; the Brigg Office Supplies Brocklesby Members Race has attracted […]
Brocklesby Point-to-Point, Saturday 15th February 2020 Preliminary Going Report With the Point-to-Point less than two weeks away the course is almost ready, there is an excellent cover of grass all round the course and the fences are looking very inviting. The going as of Tuesday 4th February is Good to Soft, Soft in Places, I […]
The Midlands area point-to-point season continued on Sunday 26th Jan, as the Midlands Area Club held their annual fixture at Thorpe Lodge near Newark. A good crowd defied the poor weather forecast to enjoy a six-race card. The highlight of the fixture was a treble for Jack Andrews to extend his lead in the Midlands […]
Hot on the heels of a very successful meeting at Revesby Races on Sunday, the Midlands Area moves on to the traditional Midlands Area Club's fixture at Thorpe Lodge, Newark (NG23 5PY – w3w ///police.keen.shun) on Sunday 26th. There are 78 entries for the fixture with a number of horses having multiple entries in different races. […]
By Emma Forman The annual South Wold Point-to-Point took place at Revesby Park on Sunday opening the season in the Midlands area. A fair crowd enjoyed some thrilling racing action that took place in bright winter sunshine, one of the highlights being riding doubles for Tommie O’Brien and Dale Peters, with the latter bringing his […]
by Emma Forman Revesby Races at Revesby Park – Sunday 19th January 2020 The annual South Wold Point-to-Point races at Revesby Park kickstart the season in the Midlands Area on Sunday. 67 entries have been taken for the 7 race card which is gets underway at 11am. Gates open at 10am and admission is £10 […]
We are pleased to announce that The Jockey Club and Retraining of Racehorses Veterans Series race which had been planned for the Harkaway Club meeting at Chaddesley Corbett on 27th December, has been rescheduled for Revesby Races on the 19th January. The conditions for the race will remain as they are in the planner (10 […]
Girl power won the day at the Meynell and South Staffordshire meeting at Garthorpe on Saturday, as female riders won the majority of the races at the last Midlands Area meeting of this season. There was some success for the boys, including in the feature race of the day, the Mixed Open, which produced an […]
The Meynell and South Staffordshire meeting is the traditional conclusion of the Midlands Area point-to-point season and takes place this Saturday, 1st June, at Garthorpe racecourse, just east of Melton Mowbray. The afternoon starts with pony racing, the first horse race starting at 2.30pm. There are 89 horses entered for this meeting. The Mixed Open, […]
Photos from the meeting: Garthorpe (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.nicomorgan.com/-/galleries/equestrian-photography/racing/point-to-point-racing/2019/quorn-garthorpe-28apr19" target="_blank">The Fitzwilliam at Dingley. The organisers of the Fitzwilliam meeting distributed a million litres of water on the course at Dingley in the run up to Saturday's meeting and they were rewarded with an excellent day's racing, with nearly 50 runners. There were doubles […]