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A Day To Remember

The connections of Ideal View were in fine form on Saturday when their Global View gelding won the prestigious 2000m Castle Tankard (GR1) at Borrowdale Park, beating stable companions, Dindingwe and Down To Business, to the wire. The happy owners are Messrs C J Smith, P D Gorringe, S P Gorringe, V Patel, D K…

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Grand Warrior Out

Borrowdale Park fans were devastated to learn that Grand Warrior will not take part in today’s Castle Tankard. Debra Swanson’s champion was lame yesterday morning… for the first time ever. So very sorry Centaur Syndicate.

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True Beauty Out

It is with bitter disappointment that Tomcat Racing has announced that True Beauty will not be back to defend her Tankard title. “We had a set back over this long weekend and under veterinary advice it was concluded that it was best not to run her. We aim to be back for the OK Grand…

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Castle Tankard Field & Betting

Fifteen horses have accepted to run in the 2023 Castle Tankard at Borrowdale Park on the 6th May.Betting on Grand Warrior opened at evens 1-1. and last year’s Tankard winner, True Beauty, was 8-1. Down To Business was also 8-1, and Only Him 7-1.

He Did It

Grand Warrior – three-year-old son of Global View (USA) – won the 2023 Independence Trophy at Borrowdale Park on Friday. Impressively! He is trained by Debra Swanson, and Gabriell Pieterse was in the irons. The gelding has now won all his five starts. He is owned by the Centaur Syndicate and was bred by Ascot…

2023 Independence Trophy

The 1600m Independence Trophy takes place at Borrowdale Park on Friday, 21 April 2023, and is due off at 15 25 pm. This is something of an acid test for the three-year-old, Grand Warrior.  The son of Global View is unbeaten but will have to dig deeper in order to succeed here. It is a…

Will He – Or Won’t He?

There is racing at Borrowdale Park this Friday, 21st April 2023, with the possibility of two features, but final declarations will only be made today. So, with Weights & Draws on hand, let’s guess what might be going on. The dominant three-year-old, Grand Warrior, has been nominated for both the 1600m Independence Trophy and the…

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