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 […]

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 next fixture on the Midlands Area calendar is the Quorn meeting at Garthorpe, this Saturday, 30th April, with the first race starting at 2pm. Garthorpe is a few miles East of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, on the B676. The satnav postcode is LE14 2RS and What 3 Words is slings.elect.panics. For this meeting all […]

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 Easter weekend is always a busy one for point-to-point fixtures and this year is no exception. The Midlands Area has two meetings over the weekend, the first of which is the Woodland with Pytchley fixture at Dingley, just outside Market Harborough. The Pytchley with Woodland has a seven-race card with the first race timetabled […]

Following the cancellation of the Cottesmore fixture in February it felt great to be back at Garthorpe on Sunday. The sun was shining and the public supported the meeting in large numbers, despite two other central England fixtures on the same weekend. This seven-race card began with a Conditions race which was won by Toby […]

By Emma Forman The Brocklesby celebrated 200 years of racing at Brocklesby in style. Despite the worst of British weather the meeting went ahead, and a large crowd enjoyed the great occasion and some very good racing. Following 24 hours of rain, the good old turf and meticulous preparation work of course builder Adair Pickering […]

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, […]

An excellent Meynell & South Staffs meeting brought the Garthorpe Point-to-Point season to a close on Saturday, with 53 runners contesting the seven races on a lovely sunny afternoon. Once again the Garthorpe team led by Clerk of Course Brian Crawford had done an excellent job, producing good fresh ground with plenty of grass cover. […]

The Quorn Point-to-Point race meeting will be held at Garthorpe, on the B676, 5m East of Melton Mowbray, on Sunday 29th April. There will be a large selection of trade stands, caterers, bookmakers, a bar, music and lots of entertainment for the whole family. On the course there will be eight races, including the Dodson & […]

The fourth fixture in the Midlands Pointing area is the Belvoir meeting at Garthorpe. As usual there will be trade stands, catering, bar, bookmakers and a Tote as well as seven races on the card. There are 90 entries. The going is currently Heavy (Updated Monday 12th March). Advanced tickets are available from midlandspointing.com at £10 […]

The Fernie Point-to-Point will take place at Dingley on Sunday, 7th May. Dingley racecourse is on the A427, 1m East of Market Harborough and in addition to seven horse races there will be trade stands, caterers, a licensed bar, bookmakers and entertainment for the children. The seven-race card has attracted an excellent field of 148 potential runners, though some […]

The Midlands Area season has got off to a flying start with two cracking meetings at Thorpe and Brocklesby, both of which have attracted rave reviews from happy visitors. This weekend sees the first of our Garthorpe fixtures, The Cottesmore meeting, on Sunday 26th February, with the first race starting at midday. The meeting has […]