Kempton Park – 7th May 2012

A number of members attended Kempton Park today to cheer on Yurituni in her first race of the season.  We gathered at the parade ring to see Silvestre De Sousa get a leg up and see how Yurituni looked.  She was sweating a little and seemed quite excited as she set of to the track.  We made our way to the Royal Box to watch the race which gave our members a prime view and before we knew it they were off.  Yurituni set off with the leader, looking keen but tired about a furlong from home and could find no-more. 

Eve reported that she was very tired but will have come on and be fitter for the run so we are looking forward to our next race to see how she does.  She doesn’t like soft ground so we are hoping for some sunshine before the next outing! 

Stable Visit - 4th April 2012

On Wednesday 4 April we took our first group of Colts and Fillies members to Woodway to visit our horse, Yurituni, rain threatened but we were lucky to enjoy dry weather for our trip.  Everyone gathered for refreshments on arrival before heading out to start the tour, we began at the large covered exercise ring and then explored the starting stalls, Eve explained how the young horses are trained in the gates before some willing Colts and Fillies Members tried them out.

We returned to the main yard to see Yurituni pull out for 3rd lot and then we headed up to the beautiful Woodway gallops to see her work.  Eve explained all about how the horses are trained and we got to see them in action, It was a hugh thrill to see Yurituni come up the gallops knowing that she will soon be off to the racecourse carrying our colours.

On returning to the yard most of the children (and some adults) tried out the horse walker and discovered just how much energy you need to use on it, especially when the speed was turned up!  The children were then taken into the feed room to learn all about the feeding of a racehorse before we met some of the horses in the yard.  Yurituni arrived back from exercise and was delighted to meet all her new owners accepting all the attention that came her way.

We will be running further trips to the yard during the season, if you would be interested in taking part please see the get involved section.

Hello Yurituni - 1st April 2012

Yurituni came to Ascot on Countryside Day to meet some of her new owners.  Approximately 500 children flocked to the Parade Ring to see Yurituni and hear from her trainer, Eve Johnson Houghton, who explained how her training was going and what we can expect this summer.  The children were also issued with a fantastic limited edition Yurituni supporters T-shirt, featuring our silks, and a Colts and Fillies cap.  We hope to see many of these T-shirts cheering Yurituni on at race meetings throughout the summer.

Updates

February 2012

Yurituni is back in training after her winter break, she is in good form and has started cantering again.

Yurituni cantering on the gallops at Blewbury, February 2012

We are planning to visit Yurituni during the Easter Holidays and details of the trip will be sent out by e-newsletter shortly.

Club Silks

Yurituni  will be racing in the Colts and Fillies Colours or silks as they are known.  Our club silks were designed by Club member Frances Flannagan from Hampshire as part of a competition we ran when we had our first club horse, Safari Team, in 2011.