Retraining of Racehorses
Maysville,
Maysville, winner of the 3-year-old class
Although I call her Cara D – she was named by my ‘Employee of the month’ Ollie Clark, who is obsessed with Cara Delevingne! Owner: Ben Eeley Breeding: Lawman x Morality Number of times raced: 9 When did she last race? 4 June 2014 Did she win any prize money? £192! What made you buy her? It was love at first sight When did you buy her? July 2014 What are her strengths? She has everything you would want for a polo pony. She is a nice type and the perfect size for a professional player. She has an easy going temperament, soft mouth, very good balance, nice action and is very lateral. She is also very natural to play.
Edna
her stable though – she likes her own space! Luckily she is a pleasure to ride.
Owner: Ben Turner Breeding: Papal Bull x Walt Mc Don Number of times raced: 1 (she came 7th out of 7) When did she last race? 20 March 2013 Did she win any prize money? No When did you buy her? I rode her on the 21 March (the day after she had raced) and I bought her that day What are her strengths? She was very calm to ride and had a great mouth, even the day after she raced – that’s why I liked her. A little bit about her character: She has a very good lateral movement and is very soft. However I wouldn’t trust her one bit in
Twisted Wings, winner of the 6-year-old class
Twisted Wings Owner: Alan Kent Breeding: Camacho X West Life Number of times raced: 2 www.polotimes.co.uk
Results: Class Two – 4-year-olds 1st Edna – Owned and ridden by Ben Turner. 2nd Vonn – Owned by Jack Richardson. Ridden by Dean Marks. 3rd Sarahmanda – Owned by JC Boher. Ridden by Roddy Stanning. 4th Hilda Ogden – Owned by Antonio Javier Quaintana. Ridden by Henry Brett. 5th Medici Dancer – Owned by Alan Kent. Ridden by Freddie Horne. 6th Chandelle Celeste – Owned and ridden by Sebastian Chialvo.
When did she last race? 22 February 2011 Did she win any prize money? No What made you buy her? I was sent to her on spec by her trainer and on her arrival I could see she was a lovely type for polo. When did you buy her? February 2011 What are her strengths? She has good conformation, good bone and a strong physique. She has a lovely calm nature, a very soft mouth and excellent balance, she is also like a platform to hit the ball off – basically all the things you look for in a good polo pony. I wish I had a few more like her! A little bit about her character: She is very laid back and nothing seems to bother her which makes her one of the easiest ponies you could wish to look after – you could even put your granny on her!
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A little bit about her character: She hasn’t been here long so I will find out more about her character with time but at the moment she is very straightforward to deal with. Class One – 3-year-olds 1st Maysville – Owned and ridden by Ben Eeley. 2nd Ivan B – Owned by Sarah & Jason Coupe. Ridden by Jason Coupe. 3rd Kindanyce – Owned by Jack Richardson. Ridden by Dean Marks. 4th Marsden Cuckoo – Owned and ridden by Henry Brett. 5th Roodee Lady – Owned by F King Polo. Ridden by Oscar Mancini. 6th Outback Lover – Owned and ridden by Sebastian Chialvo.
Edna, winner of the 4-year-old class
Results: Class four – 6-year-olds + 1st Twisted Wings – Owned by Alan Kent. Ridden by Freddie Horne. 2nd Madam Superior – Owned by Nicola Foley. Ridden by Roddy Williams. 3rd Molly Mylenis – Owned by Alan Kent. Ridden by Freddie Horne. 4th Complicate – Owned and ridden by Roddy Matthews. 5th Mr Cheers – Owned and ridden by Roddy Williams. 6th Talkin Italian – Owned by Stephen Biddlecombe. Ridden by Ed Winterton.
Polo Times, October 2014
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