The Easter weekend includes two Point-to-Point amateur horse racing meetings in the Midlands area, the Woodland Pytchley meeting at Dingley on Easter Saturday and the South Notts fixture at Thorpe Lodge on Easter Monday. Both are very popular fixtures but you can purchase tickets in advance online at midlandspointing.com/shop. The Woodland Pytchley are hosting a […]

After a short mid-season break Midlands Pointing returns to Garthorpe for the Belvoir Point-to-Point race meeting. We will be hoping that the Cottesmore meeting set a precedent for Spring weather. The first race is at 12.30pm with gates opening at around 10.30am. There will be the usual trade stands, catering units, bookmakers and other forms […]

After a festive hiatus the Midlands Area season restarts with the area's own Club meeting at Thorpe Lodge, on Sunday 27th January 2019. The first race is at 11am. By their very definition Club fixtures are scheduled to meet the needs of trainers and owners, and usually attract good entries. The Thorpe fixture is no […]

The final Midlands Area Point-to-Point meeting of the season is the rearranged Woodland Pytchley fixture at Dingley on Saturday, 9th June. There are seven races on the card, beginning at 4pm. At the time of writing the course is being gently watered. We have ample supplies of water and with little or no rain in the […]

The Melton Hunt Club meeting at Garthorpe is on Sunday 13th May, with the first race scheduled for 2pm, following the Pony Racing at 1pm. We have a seven-race card which includes a novice riders race, a race for older horses of ten and upwards, a mares and fillies race, restricted and mixed open. There […]

The next meeting in the Midlands Point-to-Point area is the Fernie's at Dingley, on Sunday 6th May 2018. The will present a seven-race card which includes the area's feature race, The Fernie Four-Miler, which starts at 3.45pm. All but one races on the card have the potential to exceed the safety limit number of entries […]

South Wold Point-to-Point Races, Revesby Park, Saturday 21st April Preview by Emma Forman The South Wold Point- to- Point races, cancelled in March due to bad weather, has successfully been re-arranged for Saturday and will be held at Revesby Park, post code PE22 7NB. The committee and team of volunteers have worked tirelessly to have […]

After a difficult few weeks for Point-to-Point racing, with many meetings abandoned or, at best, postponed, we are hopeful that the Midlands season will be able to continue on Sunday at Guilsborough. The ground was reported as soft, heavy in places, on 3.30pm Sunday 8th. The Pytchley meeting is always a popular one with spectators, […]

The second of two meetings in the Midlands area over the Easter weekend, the South Notts meeting is to be held at Thorpe Lodge, nr Newark, Easter Monday, 2nd April. The first race is at 1.30pm and at the time of writing the going is reported to be: good to soft, soft in places. It […]

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 third meeting in the Midlands Pointing area is the first to be held at Garthorpe. Brian reports that the course has wintered well and that there is a good covering of grass. There has been some maintenance to the course, including improvements to the disabled viewing stand and some changes to where spectators may […]

Final preparations are being made for the Brocklesby Point-to-Point which takes place on Saturday 17th February, with the first race at 12 noon.  110 entries are sure to provide a great days racing for this traditional and popular meeting. Aylesby-based Point-to-Point jockey Tom Strawson has made a winning start to the season with two wins […]

The Midlands Area Club meeting marks the start of the Point-to-Point season in the Midlands Area and will take place at Thorpe Lodge (4m SW of Newark, off A46 – NG23 5PY) on Sunday 28th January. The first race will start at 11am. Club fixtures are traditionally held to provide trainers with an opportunity to […]

by Emma Forman The Midlands Area and Garthorpe season finale takes place on Saturday when the Meynell hold their annual point- to- point races. 104 entries have been taken for a 7 race card starting at 2.30pm, however racegoers are advised to arrive at 12noon, in time to enjoy a picnic and the 5 pony […]