We wish all our followers a Happy and Successful 2026
YARD NEWS
Looking forward to a New Year in racing in 2026.
Although we seem to have had a quieter season it's nice to know that we have horses within our team that are versatile and able to show their potential on local turf tracks such as Beverley and Doncaster for the future, with more great days out to share.
Happy Horses – Happy days
- Take a look at the two new stars joining us this year!
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Welcome to Newstart Racing!
HEY CRACKERS!
The outcome of tests and treatment for HeyCrackers is looking positive. Before we were due to step his work up again, we took the opportunity to do one more scan just to check for a rare condition within racehorses. This was certainly worth doing as the results seem to explain the possible reason why he becomes a little weak in his hind quarter muscles after cantering. He is now more than halfway through a period of medication treatment, which will hopefully relieve the issue. I am glad we have taken the time we have with him and explored every reason to explain his weakness. If there is a simple medical method to use which will eliminate the issue, then we can give him every chance to perform to the strength he showed us last time out. We will be looking at a follow up scan within the next two weeks to confirm if the treatment has had the desired effect. Throughout all this time, not once has his attitude faltered, he continues to be the content, happy soul we have quickly grown to love and care for. I often think just how rewarding this is going to be when he lands in that Winner’s Enclosure soon! I can’t wait to see you all there!
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Pinpoint (GB)
Sire Due Diligence (USA)
Dam Primrose Place. (GB)
Sex Gelding
Date of Birth 09-04-2021
Pinpoint, ‘Pickles’ to his friends, joined us just a few weeks ago. He’s a 5yr old gelding who knows just what this game is all about! He has won 3 of his 30 starts so far, over the shortest sprint distance, 5f. Since Pinpoint has joined us, he is starting to relax and find comfort in his daily routine as we work with them to suit their needs as individuals. Pinpoint has had a break for his first few weeks with us. He’s ran twice already this year before he joined us, getting beat only 2¼L last time out. He’s settling in well, getting all the attention he needs, from all our team. We can already see the difference in his tension throughout the day and as we start to get him back to the gallops this week, I’m confident this will improve even more for him.
Sally Anne's Dream (GB)
Sire Wusool (USA)
Dam Mey Blossom. (GB)
Sex Filly
Date of Birth 02-04-2021
Sally Anne’s Dream, ‘SallyAnne’, joined us just a couple of weeks ago. She was brought to us through her owner and the kind recommendation from our neighbouring yard, Seb Spencer. (Grandson of Neville Bycroft, who I rode winner’s for while riding as an apprentice jockey). She didn't have far to travel as she walked on in, from the paddock just along our driveway. It works well for us to have two new team members joining us at similar times as we can start with all their basic checks together, to tick all the boxes of wellbeing before we start upping their grade of work. SallyAnne will have a few weeks on the walker to get her started as she has been out in the paddock on her winter break for a couple of months. We’re looking forward to seeing where this filly can take us this year!
Ad Vitam (GB)
- SIRE: Ad Valorem
- DAM: Love Sonnet(GB)
- DAM SIRE: Singspiel (GB)
- AGE: 17 YRS
- OWNERS: Newstart Partnership
Little Vitty joined us in April 2014, Finishing the turf season with a great win at Redcar that year. He has continued to show his form throughout his time with us, winning 4 times and being placed in the first 4, visiting the winner’s enclosure and bringing home the prize money, for a massive 50% of his runs with us.
On New Year’s Eve 2020, Vitty ran at his previous winning course for his 100th run of his career. He now reaches his teenage years and having had 4 wins for us, will now have a happy retirement here in the yard. He continues to work with our younger horses.
Ad Vitam continues to be the legend of the yard and we have been asked to make an honourable journey out for a family who are very close to our hearts. Vitty has been working through faultless training for what will be an emotional, but very rewarding day to be involved with.