Thursday, August 28, 2025 – Richard Phillips Racing

Thank you to everyone who made our open morning yesterday for the National Racehorse Week so successful. More than 120 visitors and owners saw the horses go through their suits on the gallops before they watched a springing session through the last drop and Jockey Harry Bannister. After this, the 16-year-old retired racing horse Poyle Thomas demonstrated his pleasant retirement by Anna Metekohy.

It was then back to the village house to enjoy the many cakes of owners, with enthusiastic volunteers who offer refreshments for an interview session led by the legendary broadcaster and owner John Inverdale. Racing veterinarian Sam Offord, together with Physio Maggie Turner and veterinary dentist Tash Seely explained their professions before they gave demonstrations of their work, together with our whore Jim Pilcher in the garden.

‘Invers’ also spoke with Jockey Finn Lambert about life in the saddle, while ten-year-old Daisy, daughter of the former employee Melissa Chesterman-enthusiastic explained why her ambition is to work at Adlestrop stables and become champion jockey.

Twins Phoebe and Charlie Clarkson told our visitors about their summer challenge to raise money for Young Lives V Cancer And thanks to our visitors they have collected an extra £ 500 extra for their mission, with their total to more than £ 1500. It would be great to bring them to £ 2000 if possible – if you want to donate, please do so please HERE.

Thanks to Ollie McPhail van Racing to school To bring his horse Simulators for young people to go before the garden opened for everyone to meet the horses and the team. It was great to see that so many young people are concerned with the horses who all enjoyed the extra carrots.

Well done to Toby Howson for winning the competition to guess the weight of Vecht poet – and we look forward to sharing his price of a large box of chocolates with his family, including grandfather, legendary bloodstock agent Geoffrey.

On Tuesday it was a pleasure to fight the winner of Brighton against poet to the African Caribbean center in the middle of Leicester. An inspiring afternoon, when so many people deal with poet and enjoyed their photo with him. I am sure that those present will never have the experience of meeting and touching a racing horse and hopefully poet and the sport will have had a number of new friends.