by David Prichard | Apr 21, 2020 | Nigel's Blog
Things have quieted down considerably at Thorne Farm after the further setback to the restarting of racing. After the clarity of having a date to aim at we’re now left in the dark with a potential date to aim at for our flat runners. It’s a difficult time for all...
by David Prichard | Apr 2, 2020 | Nigel's Blog
The news today that National Hunt racing will start again at the beginning of July has given us some much needed clarity. Decisions can now be made more firmly about our horses plans for the summer. Although the vast majority of our horses will have to wait to run it...
by David Prichard | Mar 24, 2020 | Nigel's Blog
With the outbreak of Coronavirus bringing the curtain down on the season prematurely we’re looking at the next five weeks without racing. We’ll be spending this time keeping the horses ticking over before bringing them to a peak for the reprisal of racing at the...
by Genna Pollard | Mar 6, 2020 | Nigel's Blog
Nigel Hawke’s Thorne Farm Racing Blog – Friday 6th March 2020 It’s been a little while since the last blog, and it’s rained ever since! There’s been a lot of abandoned fixtures but we have managed to send out some runners. All being well we should have 2...
by Genna Pollard | Feb 3, 2020 | Nigel's Blog
Nigel Hawke’s Thorne Farm Racing Blog – Monday 3rd February 2020 We’ve had a quiet week with just the one runner Friday with Pola Chance at Catterick. It’s a perfect time to fill you in on our potential Cheltenham festival runners now that the early...
by Genna Pollard | Jan 27, 2020 | Nigel's Blog
Nigel Hawke’s Thorne Farm Racing Blog – Monday 27th January 2020 It’s been a good week and indeed a good season so far for our juveniles here at Thorne Farm. Our now 4 year olds have registered 6 wins this term and continue to thrive. Each of our juveniles...