Our yearlings have all been making great strides in their pre-training. All of which are backed and ridden away already which is great to see. The Sioux Nation colt has been particularly eye-catching through this process and we wanted to bring him to your attention as he has been receiving glowing review from both the pre-trainer Ellie Whittaker and trainer, James Ferguson.

The last few weeks have brought plenty of highs as we reached the end of the season. Most notable has been Spycatcher’s phenomenal winning streak. On the 28th of October, he landed the Group 3 Prix de Seine-et-Oise on French soil at Chantilly. He displayed a total show of class as he tracked the leader until the 2f marker, at which point jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin asked for more. Spycatcher gamely responded, accelerating away to hit the line an impressive four and a half lengths in front.

Since the Yearling Parades in October, our yearlings have been progressing through the breaking-in process at their respective pre-training establishments. Their early education follows a series of carefully structured steps designed to lay the foundation for a successful racing career.

It’s taken us a while to book our trip to Longchamp for the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe. We don’t know why, as it’s on our racing wish list, but when we saw Highclere were offering a trip, we thought why not do it in style. We could have booked it and gone on our own, but going with like-minded people felt a much better idea.

I decided I needed something to look forward to and with having an interest in horse racing since I was six, I decided that buying into a racehorse was a good idea. I looked around at lots of various options and then I found Highclere and my simple logic was that the Queen’s Godson would surely run a credible and trustworthy organisation (plus of course the obvious successes with horses such as Harbinger). How right I was and what a good choice I made.

Sherlock Holmes was no ‘after-timer’ no, the super sleuth was ahead of the game. Nobody loves the after timer, crowing after the event, that he (not so many she’s) was ‘all over’ the winner.

Clodagh’s Recipe

LENTIL ROAST TOMATO SOUP with parmesan sourdough croutons

Congratulations to Mary Neale who has reached 90 winners with Highclere! Mary (pictured here with partner Geoff Ainge) has been a long standing member of Highclere and has very good taste in horses having been a share holder in both Believing and Cachet!

We wish Mary the best of luck with all her horses both on the flat and national hunt side. Bring on the 100 winner mark!

Where are they now - Herons Heir crowned the RoR Elite Endurance Champions of 2025!