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Sat14Jan20179:00 amAdlestrop Stables; Adlestrop; Moreton-in-Marsh; Gloucestershire; GL56 0YN
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Tue24Jan201719:30pmOaksey House, Lambourn
This year’s WBRC popular Team Quiz will take place on Tuesday, 24th January at 19:30pm.
Teams are restricted to 12 tables of four made up of contestants from the local racing community as well as established favourites from further afield.
Teams of four, entry fee £10 per team for Injured Jockeys Fund.
To enter your team contact Bernard Mills on 0208 394 1107 or email bern.mills@btinternet.com
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Sat28Jan2017
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Tue28Feb20178:30 amUplands, Upper Lambourn, Berkshire RG17 8QH
UPDATE 14/02/2017 - This stable visit is now fully booked. A reserve list is now in place.
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting Warren Greatrex and his team on Tuesday, 28th February 2017 at 8:30am.
The application form will be available in February's newsletter.
About Warren:
"Warren is the youngest son of Julian (farmer) and Val Greatrex (teacher). He was brought up on Dartmoor and attended The Spooner & West Dartmoor Pony Club. Warren also played county rugby, cricket and hockey. After A-Levels, decided against university and started work for David ‘The Duke’ Nicholson.
He worked and rode for Josh Gifford, Lady Herries and David Gandolfo where he rode 13 winners. Then Warren worked as Head Lad for Bryan Smart until he moved to Thirsk. After a period riding out for Jamie Osborne he was approached by Oliver Sherwood who he was with for 9 years. He also gained experience during the holiday periods working for Michael Hourigan, Sean Woods and Guillaume Macaire in France.
He was head hunted by Mr Malcolm Denmark to train at Weathercock House, which he did for three seasons before deciding to leave and start up at Uplands with 15 horses in 2012. After a couple of successful seasons the yard now has 70 horses"
Address: Uplands, Upper Lambourn, Berkshire RG17 8QH
*Please note, there are limited numbers for this stable visit*
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Fri03Mar201717:25pmNewbury Racecourse
The club will once again be sponsoring the National Hunt Flat Race at Newbury Racecourse on Friday, 03rd March 2017. Race time: 5:25pm.
Please see 'members area' for more information about this event.
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Tue07Mar20178:00 pmThe Long Room, Berkshire Stand, Newbury Racecourse
Our ever popular Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening will take place on Tuesday, 7th March 2017 at 8pm. Doors open at 19:15pm.
Venue: The Long Room, Berkshire Stand, Newbury Racecourse
Panel: Lee McKenzie (chairperson), Tanya Stevenson, Jeremiah McGrath, Oliver Sherwood and Harry Whittington.
A pay bar and raffle (in aid of the IJF) will be available on the evening
Entrance Fee: £3 for West Berkshire Racing Club members or £7 for non West Berkshire Racing Club members.
Doors will open at 7.15pm. Event starts at 8pm.
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Wed29Mar20179:00 amWhitsbury, SP1 3QR
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting Paul Henderson and his team on Wednesday, 29th March 2017 at 9am.
Address: 1 Manor Farm Cottages, Rockbourne Road, Whitsbury, Fordingbridge, SP6 3QR
The application form will be available in February's newsletter.
**Please note due to the size of the yard, we can only cater for a maxiumum of 30 members for this stable visit**
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Wed26Apr20178:45 amCropredy Lawn, Mollington, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 1DR
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting Paul Webber and his team on Wednesday, 26th April 2017. Start time: 08:45am.
Paul's address is: Cropredy Lawn, Mollington, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 1DR (This address has been taken from Paul Webber's website).
A breakfast will be arranged at a local venue after the stable visit.
If you would like to attend this event, please complete the application form in March's newsletter.
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Sun07May20172:00 pmKingston Blount
The West Berkshire Racing Club will once again be amongst the sponsors for this meeting.
First Race is at 2pm. Last race is at 17:25pm.
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Wed10May201719:30pmNewbury Racecourse
The West Berkshire Racing Club's AGM will take place on Wednesday, 10th May 2017. The AGM will start at 19:30pm.
Following the AGM, there will be a social evening where our guest will be Nick Rust, chief executive of the BHA.
Nick Rust has over 27 years of experience in the betting and gaming industry and joined the BHA from Ladbrokes PLC, where he was Managing Director, Retail, in January 2015. In his previous role he had oversight of around 2,500 betting shops and 13,000 staff. He re-joined Ladbrokes in 2011, having started at the firm as a cashier in 1987, and held roles at BskyB between 2002 and 2007, including as Managing Director of SkyBet, and at Gala Coral from 2007 to 2010, including as Managing Director, Remote Gambling and Coral Retail. He has extensive experience in industry and corporate affairs, having managed key relationships with Government and regulators, and has excellent relationships across British racing. Nick has been an owner since 2005, and currently has horses in training with Micky Hammond in Middleham, North Yorkshire, for whose training business he has also served as a Director.
Entrance to the AGM is FREE, however, if you wish to stay for our social event afterwards, the entrance fee is £2 per member and £5 for non-members.
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Mon15May20179:00 amDanebury Stables, Stockbridge
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting Jeremy Gask and his team on Monday, 15th May 2017 at 9am.
A breakfast will be arranged at a local venue after the stable visit.
More details on this stable visit and how to book will be in April's newsletter.
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Tue27Jun201711:00 amHillwood Stud; Stock Lane; Aldbourne; SN8 2NU
UPDATE 10/06/2017 - This visit is now fully booked and we are not accepting any new booking requests.
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting Charlie and Tracy Vigors at their Hillwood Stud, near Aldbourne.
Hillwood Stud specialise in breaking, pre-training, rest and rehabilitation, sales preparation and boarding broodmares.
Address: Hillwood Stud; Stock Lane; Aldbourne; Marlborough, Wiltshire; SN8 2NU
The application form will be available in June's next newsletter.
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Mon03Jul2017
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Tue12Sep20179:30 amKingsdown Stables, Upper Lambourn
Update 27th August 2017 - The stable visit is now fully booked and we're not accepting any more booking requests.
If you are attending this stable visit, please note that this stable visit will now start at 9:30am.
Operational since October 2010, Ed and his team recently relocated to Kingsdown Stables in Upper Lambourn. Ed has trained over 150 winners in his career including 13 individual Stakes races, not only domestically but also in France and Australia.
Directions: From the centre of Lambourn take the B3400 to Upper Lambourn. Turn right into Maddle Road having passed Stan Moore’s and Mark Usher’s yards on the right, and continue to Kingsdown Stables on the left.
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Thu19Oct201710:15am for 10:30amPulborough; West Sussex
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting David Menuisier and his team on Thursday, 19th October 2017. Start Time: 10:15am for start time of 10.30am.
David Menuisier is a French-born racehorse trainer based at Coombelands Racing Stables, the state-of-the-art equine facility in Pulborough, West Sussex, England. Having gained a wealth of experience assisting some of the greatest and most prestigious racehorse trainers from around the globe – Christiane Head-Maarek, Richard Mandella and John Dunlop OBE – in the last decade David has carved out a niche as a racehorse trainer in his own right.
Application and more details will be available in the next newsletter.
Venue: Agori House; Coombelands Lane; Pulborough; West Sussex; RH20 1BP
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Tue07Nov20178:00 pmPaddock View, 1st Floor, Berkshire Stand, Newbury Racecourse
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be holding their annual National Hunt Preview Evening on Tuesday, 7th November 2017 at Newbury Racecourse.
On the panel this year will be, Luke Harvey (host); Nicky Henderson; Lizzie Kelly; Warren Greatrex & Brendan Powell JNR.
Venue: Paddock View, 1st Floor, Berkshire Stand, Newbury Racecourse
Entrance fee: £2 for west berkshire racing club members and £5 for non West Berkshire Racing Club members.
A pay bar will and a raffle in support of the Inured Jockey's Fund will be available on the evening.
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Thu30Nov20179:00 amSaxon House stables, Upper Lambourn
The West Berkshire Racing Club will be visiting Sam Thomas and his team on Thursday, 30th November 2017 at 9am.
After the stable visit, we'll be visiting The Hare in Lambourn for brunch.
The application form will be available in November's newsletter.
Sam's full address is: Saxon House Stables; Upper Lambourn; RG17 8QH
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Wed13Dec20179:30 amBonita Stables, Ogbourne Maizey
UPDATE 11th December 2017 - Due to the current weather conditions, our stable visit to Emma Lavelle, on Wednesday, 13th December 2017, has been CANCELLED.
We are looking to rearrange this stable visit until after the New Year.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Sat16Dec201719:30pmWalwyn Hall, Lambourn
The West Berkshire Racing Club's Christmas Social will take place on Saturday. 16th December 2017 at 19:30pm.
Our Christmas social and dinner will take its usual form of a free drink on arrival, sit down dinner, guest speaker, raffle in aid of IJF and light hearted quizzes. Tickets £25 per person. The booking form can be found in October's newsletter.
Oaksey House is undergoing major building works so we cannot hold this event there. The Walwyn Hall is a newly refurbished hall in Lambourn.
Venue: Walwyn Hall, Lambourn
Our guest speaker this year is Richard Hoiles.
Please be aware, due to roadworks, the M4 motorway, will be closing east and westbound carriageways between junctions 12 and 13 over the entie weekend from 9pm on Friday, 15th to 5am on Monday, 18th December 2017. Please allow extra time, if you are travelling to Lambourn for the Christmas Social.
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