Hello again. I am glad to report the carrots have been sufficient in numbers for me to agree to continue with my 'stable survelliance,' as I now like to call it. I was also secretly quite pleased when Alice grudgingly reported how much more people seemed...
Ben starts 2016 in fine style with a second place from Freeze A Crowd The honour of being the first runner of 2016 from Castle Hill Stables falls to the 3 year old Freeze A Crowd. The filly, owned by Middleham Park Racing, runs at Chelmsford...
Hello! I was having a quick check round the yard today and went for a quick tour of the office - thought I better check on the paperwork seeing as I'm boss round here (yes, I know Ben holds the licence, but only because of some...
I hope you all enjoyed your New Year celebrations and are looking forward to 2016 as much as we are! We have had a quiet end to the 2015 year here at Castle Hill Stables, using the time to build up our team for next year....
Just one runner in December, but Ben is looking to have a number of horses out in the first week of 2016, particularly on the all-weather. Ben, and Alice, and all the staff at Castle Hill Stables, send all readers of Ben's website their very best...
Whilst it can be generally accepted that the best of days at the racecourse are those spent in the winners enclosure at the end of it, it was proved to us this month that there can be the odd notable exception! We were very lucky...
Ever So Much makes the frame once more at Sedgefield Now the Flat Turf season has ended we still have a number of horses to run over jumps, as well as on the all-weather, this winter. One of our most consistent jumpers over the past 12 months...
We have had a slightly frustrating time of it over the last couple of months here at Castle Hill Stables, with the horses running well but not quite making it to the winners spot. However, there have been plenty of positives to take from many...
Whisky Marmalade unseats at the last at Huntingdon when in contention after an improved performance On Sun 4th Oct Ben takes 2 horses to Huntingdon. First off is Whisky Marmalade a 3 year old filly who came to Ben early in the summer from David O'Meara....
4th places for both Epeius and Lady Lekki after promising runs at Beverley After a quiet start to the month Ben takes both Epeius and Lady Lekki to Beverley on 16th September. Epeius, a 2 year old colt by Arakan, runs in a 7 furlong 100 yards...