The Chairman of Stewards walked to course today reporting that the ‘going’ is currently Good, Good to Soft in places. Brian Crawford is of the opinion the track will ride slower than the previous meeting. Don’t forget to buy your tickets online at £13 per person, under 16’s free. Gate price is £15 - See […]
Belvoir - 24th April
After a short mid-season break Midlands Pointing returns to Garthorpe for the Belvoir point-to-point race meeting. We will be hoping that the Cottesmore meeting set a precedent for Spring weather. The first race is at 12.30pm with gates opening at around 10.30am. There will be the usual trade stands, catering units, bookmakers and other forms […]
Congratulations Hazel Hill
Garthorpe would like to extend our Congratulations to Hazel Hill winner of the St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham. Owned by Mrs D Williams, Trained by Phillip Rowley and Ridden by Alex Edwards. Hazel Hill is a duel Open winner at Garthorpe. We look forward to welcoming connections back to […]
Belvoir - 24th March
After our successful first fixture we move onto the Belvoir on Sunday 24th March - First Race 12.30pm. The ‘Going’ on the Course is currently Good, Good to Soft in Places (15th March). The fixture will be running on fresh ground - All bends and fences have been moved. E-Tickets are available at £13 per […]
Going Report
Sat 23rd Feb - The Clerk of Course has given the going as 'GOOD'. The course has had a heavy dew. The sun is not out We look forward to welcoming you to our first fixture on Sunday 24th Feb. The first race is at 12 noon. Online Ticket Sales close at 7 pm sat […]
Going Report - 20th Feb
The going on the track is currently GOOD all the way around. We had rain on Monday. Tickets are available for our fixture on Sunday 24th Feb - Under 16’s Free. £13 - Online www.garthorpe.com or £15 on the Gate Garthorpe is supported by Southwell Racecourse
Equine Influenza
⭐️ Update on equine influenza ⭐️ The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has this afternoon taken the decision that racing will not resume in Britain until Wednesday 13 February at the earliest. Therefore no point-to-point fixtures programmed by the Point-to-Point Authority will take place this weekend. A link to the latest update from the BHA can be […]
Brian's Blog
I am busy getting Garthorpe ready for the first of five fixture in 2019 - The Cottesmore on 24th February, and thought I would tell you about improvements we have made during the winter months. The course itself is in very good order, and has been vertidrained. Currently the 'going' is GOOD. The ground on the […]
Early bird entry prices
Check out the Midlands Pointing ticket sales page for early bird pricing on some of our fixtures. Right now the Brocklesby and Garthorpe fixtures are running a promotion for adult entry at £10 when purchased online in advance. The Midlands Area Club meeting is coming up on the 27th of this month. The Brocklesby offer […]
Dates for 2019
The Dates for our 2019 Fixtures are; The Cottesmore Meeting - 24th February The Belvoir Meeting - 24th March The Quorn Meeting - 28th April The Melton Hunt Club - 12th May The Meynell - 1st June