The world, as I write this, is in mourning for His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. We at Horseview. UK, lament his passing and offer our condolences to his wife, The Queen in particular, with whom he was married for a massive seventy three years. We also offer our condolences to his
It is another sad time for worldwide horse racing and thoroughbred breeding in that as many weeks, a second icon of the sport has died as the racing world mourns the passing of.- His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In other news from the world of horses, was the racing action was from
Another year, another National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham, but this year behind closed doors due to the continuing covid pandemic. The extraordinary achievements of the Irish contingent who did come was the highlight of the week, particularly the exploits of both trainer Henri de Blomhead and female jockey Rachael Blackmore. In 2020, of course, the
Racing, in the last two weeks have seen some pretty disparaging headlines. The usual habit of the racing authorities of ‘keep calm and carry on’ has not served them so well this time. Both owner and major worldwide bloodstock player, Sheikh Mohammed and international recognised trainer in Ireland, Gordon Elliott have both given the media
It may not be so surprising but nevertheless very sad that for a second year in a row, The Badminton Horse Trials have been cancelled. There have been a few group 1 races run during the past couple of weeks and also the season has stuttered to some sort of start in both showjumping and
Nothing was more convivial than supping good wine with Lord Sam Vestey and his wife Celia at the Deauville Racecourse during the summer meeting, something both my wife and I had the pleasure of on several occasions when we had horses running at the track. It is with great sadness that at only 79 years
Already in February and with little going on as most of Europe still in lock down, competition is thin on the ground, but the bloodstock early year sales take on a completely new look and continue virtually. Sadly, two recent deaths have been announced. The first was the national and international man of inspiration during
Earlier this month, the thoroughbred world learned of the sad passing of one of its greatest supporters, His Highness Prince Khalid Abdullah. In fifty years, Prince Khalid built a thoroughbred empire which was the envy of the world, both in his success as an owner on the track but also as a breeder. He was
Welcome to 2021. At Horse View UK we hope all our readers had the best Christmas they possibly could have done and stayed well and healthy. With the turn of the year and all the optimism th at brought, it was only a couple of days before reality struck once again over this hideous covid
Hello to all our viewers and readers of our articles. This is the last ‘news bulletin’ we are to do in 2020, and what a year it has been – really, for all the wrong reasons. Charlotte Dujardin won the British Dressage national Championship once again and Piggy March has been made ‘event rider ‘
