By Simon Jackson. Lingfield Park is gearing-up for the second All-Weather Championships series as they prepare to celebrate a quarter of a century of racing on a synthetic surface this month. Lingfield created history on October 30, 1989 when they staged the first all-weather meeting in the UK and are set to recognise the milestone…
By Simon Jackson at Lingfield. Richard Kingscote praised the character of Dreams Of Reality after she showed plenty of fight to win impressively, the victory all the more notable as she is partially blind in one eye. Headgear that completely covers the affected eye is utilised and clearly works well, on the three-year-old who travelled…
By Simon Jackson. Snow Sky is as short as 14-1 for the Investec Derby after winning the Listed betfred.com Derby Trial at Lingfield, but has yet to be confirmed as a definite runner for Epsom on June 7. The son of Nayef impressed with the manner of his victory on Saturday under replacement rider Jim…
By Simon Jackson at Lingfield Park. Adam Kirby was crowned champion jockey with 90 wins for the all-weather championship series that ran from October to April, at Lingfield Park’s first turf meeting of the year on Friday. The award capped a great 12 months for the 25-year-old rider who bagged a brace of Group 1s…
By Simon Jackson. Wolverhampton held their last meeting on the Polytrack today before closing to lay a new racing surface, a move that is set to benefit Lingfield Park who will host an additional five fixtures. Wolverhampton’s next meeting is scheduled for August 11, where they will race on a new Tapeta surface that will…
By Simon Jackson Trainer Geoffrey Oldroyd has high hopes of securing back to back victories in the Listed Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Cleves Stakes with Ladies Are Forever at Lingfield on Saturday. The six-year-old mare captured last year’s renewal by a length and then set a new five-furlong course record of 56.67s on Polytrack in…
By Simon Jackson Trainer Jim Goldie is hoping for better luck with the talented Hawkeyethenoo at Lingfield on Saturday after a series of near misses at his last three starts at the Surrey track. Goldie has continued to stick to the same tactics with the 2012 Steward’s Cup winner who has amassed earnings of £355,000…
By Simon Jackson Frankie Dettori made a perfect return to the saddle when he won on both of his first two rides at Lingfield Park today after a three and a half month injury enforced absence. The Newmarket-based Italian had been sidelined since breaking an ankle in a pre-race fall in October that forced him…
By Simon Jackson at Lingfield Frankie Dettori admitted that he was surprised by the speed of his recovery from injury after landing a double on his first day back in the saddle at Lingfield on Wednesday. The 43-year-old had initially been told that he would be out of the saddle for up to nine months…
By Simon Jackson Frankie Dettori resumes with three rides at Lingfield Park on Wednesday that includes last start winner Exemplary in the day’s feature race – a qualifier for the All-Weather Championship finals. The 32Red Conditions Stakes – a Class two contest over two miles – headlines a seven race card where Dettori is also…
