The Racing Yard Diaries

This week we sit down with Laura Horsfall to discuss Sky Grove’s brilliant win at Warwick, a 6th win from 9 individual runners since the turn of the year.We cover what it means for the yard, and the strategy behind sourcing horses, improving them, and getting them ready to win to attract new owners.

"Keep yourself in the best company and your horses in the worst", not a bad mission when you're scouring the BHA Admin Site for suitable races to enter your horses in. In the real world, bespoke races aren't created for superstar horses, being a small yard we know that keeping options open and recognising when you can be competitive is vital for our reputation and attracting new owners. Today we talk deadlines, entries and declarations that give us the best chance of a good run.

This week on the The Racing Yard Diaries, we look back on Sky Grove’s encouraging run at Hereford and head to Stratford for a behind-the-scenes course walk ahead of Kampari’s latest outing after his Warwick win. We also hear from Kampari’s owner, Louisa, on how she got involved in the yard and the joys of being an owner. You'll hear plenty of pre and post race thoughts from Kevin Brogan.

Step inside the world of horseracing with the first episode of The Racing Yard Diaries @ Laura Horsfall Racing.Beyond the big yards with the big budgets and the big voices this is a challenging industry where yards need to be disciplined, creative and ambitious to be competitive. In this week's episode we meet Laura and look at the thought process behind an entry for Sky Grove at Hereford this week