TOWCESTER TO HOST CHARITY RACE ON 4TH NOVEMBER

29-09-2010

If you would like to support the Injured Jockeys Fund by riding in a charity race then please contact the AJA immediately as Towcester Racecourse have very kindly just agreed to host their annual charity race on 4th November.  Riders are asked to raise £500 each.  For an application form and race conditions please contact Sarah Oliver on 01886 884488 or e-mail sph.oliver@btinternet.com.  Do so early to avoid disappointment!!

SIMON WALKER WINS BOLLINGER FOR 5TH TIME!

24-09-2010

Many congratulations to Simon Walker on winning his 5th Bollinger Series which culminated today at Ascot.

Congratulations also to Miles Seston on winning the runner-up position for the Series.

Today’s Bollinger race was won by Tom Garner (pictured above) for Brendan Duke with 20-1 shot Bramalea who stormed home 6 lengths clear of the remainder.

This was a very special victory for an ecstatic Brendan Duke, being his first Ascot winner, and the general consensus was that the Bollinger race was the highlight of an excellent afternoon’s racing.

Very many thanks to our generous sponsors Bollinger Champagne for yet another wonderful series which gives so many much appreciated opportunities to our gentlemen riders.

GREATWOOD CHARITY RACE AT CHELTENHAM: NEW DATE!!

20-09-2010

The Greatwood Charity Race originally planned to take place on Friday 15th October will now take place on Sunday 14th November and feature as the final race of the Open Meeting run on the same day as The Greatwood Hurdle.

Riders are asked to raise a minimum of £2,500 in aid of Greatwood, the racehorse welfare charity that supports Horse Power, the unique programme whereby children with special needs learn life skills through interaction with horses.

This charity race is for 4 year olds and upwards over a distance of one mile 5 furlongs and riders are to carry 11 stone 7 lbs.

For full race conditions and an application form, please contact Sarah Oliver by e-mail at sph.oliver@btinternet.com or call 01886 884488.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER.

GET DANCING!!!

18-09-2010

AJA Dinner Dance

6th November 2010

The Ebor Suite, York Racecourse

BAR OPENS 7.30pm

Black Tie Music & Dancing 

Carriages 1.30am

Tickets £42 each

• 3 course meal, coffee with cream & mints

Supporting The Injured Jockeys Fund

Local accommodation: 

Premier Inn Blossom Street, York , YO24 1AJ Tel: 0871 527 9196*

Travelodge York Central Hotel. 90 Piccadilly York YO1 9NX. Tel: 0871 984 6187

Travelodge York Central Micklegate, York YO1 6JG  (Formerly Ramada Encore) Tel: 0871 984 6443

Holiday Inn Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York 0870 400 9085

Park Inn North Street, York 01904 459 988

Marriott Tadcaster Road, York 01904 701 000

Elmbank Hotel The Mount, York 01904 610 653

Newington Hotel 147 Mount Vale , York 01904 625 173

Hilton Hotel 1 Tower Street , York 01904 648 111

Queens Hotel Queen’s Staith, Skeldergate, York 01904 611 388

Taxi numbers:

Six Five Nine 01904 659659

Ace 01904 638888

Ebor Cars 01904 641441

Fleetways 01904 645333

Local 01904 641341

Castle 01904 611511

Streamline 01904 638833

Contact: 

Pip Tutty 07815 798222  pip_tutty@hotmail.co.uk

Jacqueline Coward 07919 477619 jacquelinecoward@yahoo.co.uk

Rachel King 07845 700971 tiny_101@hotmail.co.uk

Emily Jones 07775 846925 emilytheox@hotmail.co.uk

Sarah Oliver 01886 884488 sph.oliver@btinternet.com

Send cheques to: Pip Tutty, AJA, News House, Musley Bank, Malton, YO17 6TD made payable to: AJA

Ruth maintains Fegentri lead with penultimate race in Holland

12-09-2010

Ruth Jefferson is in Holland today for the penultimate ladies race in this year’s Fegentri series where the first four girls in the Fegentri league tables have just finished in the last four!

Consequently there will be no firm result to this year’s Ladies World Championship until the final race in Mauritius in December.  Whatever the outcome, Ruth has done us all proud this year.

Interestingly, although the Fegentri Gentlemen’s World Championship has been won by Great Britain in the past, most recently by David Dunsdon in 2002, none of our lady riders have ever won this championship, although we have enjoyed runner-up position for the last two years respectively with Gemma Gracey-Davison and Claire Allen both making valiant efforts.

Harry Challoner has also enjoyed a good Fegentri season representing Great Britain, currently lying 3rd in the rankings, and travels to Bremmen next weekend.

Click on link to read extract from Racing Post 120910 by Howard Wright:  rphwright120910.pdf

BOLLINGER SERIES 2010

11-09-2010

What a week with no less than 3 Bollinger races for amateur gentlemen riders!  With Aragall playing up in the stalls and having to be withdrawn, Miles Seston could only watch his grip on the series slip away as the remaining field of 8 enjoyed Goodwood on Tuesday.  Many congratulations to Jake Hodson winning on Switched On for Ian Williams and enjoying his first ever winning ride under Rules.

Entries and decs were so plentiful for Friday’s Chester meeting that the race was divided, giving us a welcome extra race for this years series to now total 9 races.

Another of our members, 16 year old Rob Williams, enjoyed his first ever winning ride under Rules in Chester’s second division on Mr Udagawa who is owned and trained by his grandfather Bernard Llewellyn.  Congratulations to Rob!

The first division was won smoothly by 4-times series winner Simon Walker on tail swishing Clumber Park for trainer Richard Guest and the Clumber Park Syndicate.  Simon’s second place in the second division on Dazeen earned him enough points to take him into the lead for this year’s finale which takes place at Ascot’s Autumn Festival meeting on Friday next 24th September.  Miles Seston remains the only threat to Simon to take this year’s Bollinger Championship.

Current rankings are:

PLEASE NOTE! BHA RACING HQ ADDRESS!

07-09-2010