October 2023

October is the month that everything moves up a gear. Races come thick and fast and the big meetings start to appear every weekend.

With all the rain softening ground, it’s been a great opportunity for us to run lots of the horses and give some of our youngsters valuable racecourse experience along the way.

Many of them ran very pleasingly with Yes Day, Wellington Arch, Mt Fug Park, Royal Rhythm and Mellificent all winning impressively.

Off the track, there is a real buzz of excitement heading into the new season.

It was lovely to welcome Luke Harvey and the ITV racing Opening Show team up here to Jackdaws Castle last weekend, to feature the yard on the show. It’s fantastic for people to see what goes on behind the scenes and it’s a real boost for our team ahead of a long season.

We had a wonderful evening at Frankie Dettori’s Celebration Dinner on October 21st. He’s a great man and a legend of flat racing in the UK and around the world, and he couldn’t have asked for a better send off with two winners on Champions’ Day at Ascot.

Here’s to a successful November!

Stay healthy and best wishes,

Jonjo