Obituaries

KLARIONHORTS S All at Kingsley Park were saddened to hear of the recent deaths of Peter Wilkerson and Mary Hambro. Peter had a long association with the stable as an owner, and also owned Hertford Offset Limited in Stevenage, UNSUNG HEROES To be honest, the Klarion was also now standing for a second season at planned for the afternoon on the Low decisions made regarding Listed which, for many years, printed the surprised that none of the Kingsley Darley’s Kildangan Stud in County Moor. The Retraining of Racehorses handicaps. Klarion. Among the horses Peter and his WE’VE become accustomed to Park nominees made it on to the Kildare, Ireland. He also finished third Musical Ride will perform again, and The royal meeting has featured two wife Rosie had in training at Kingsley bringing you news in the February shortlists. For example, in Paddy in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes and there will be a schooling display of Listed handicaps in recent years – the House were the multiple winners Miss issue of the Klarion of the latest Trainor’s case, 2017 was a year when, second in the Group 1 Middle Park as a National Hunt horses. Wolferton Handicap Stakes, run over Offset and Pantone. Peter bred the members of our staff team to be after being nominated by his peers, juvenile. Kingsley Park will then attempt to 10 furlongs on the fifth day of the remarkable Copperwood, a horse he included within the finalists at the Paddy was asked to become an He covered a book of 121 mares retain their title in an inter-yard team meeting, and the Sandringham Stakes, a later gave to the Always Trying Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff ambassador for racing grooms in an during his first season at stud, one of competition, which is scheduled to mile event for fillies, run on the second Partnerships. Copperwood went on to Awards. The stable has a proud record NTF initiative, Racing Grooms.com, a which was the Tobougg mare, Nonna include a donkey derby sponsored by day. win nine races for Mark, and 15 in all. of success at the annual celebration of resource which will seek to promote the Iole, and on January 7, at Ballinasisla Beverley Racecourse. It has been decided that the Peter and Rosie were great supporters the skills, commitment and contribution job of racing groom to young people. Stud in Bonmahon, County Waterford, A showjumping relay, in conjunction Wolferton, won for Kingsley Park by of the yard and tremendous company of racing’s 6,000 stable and stud staff, This was included in his nomination she produced a filly foal. with local pony club members, will also Roger Brookhouse’s I’m So Lucky in too. They were frequent visitors to now in its 14th year. form, as was his remarkable The foal was bred by the Parri be a highlight. 2006, will now be run as a straight and always made the effort Sadly, and perhaps surprisingly, none achievement in single-handedly family’s Allevamento Le. Gi., for As ever, the town will be busy with Listed race and moved to the first day to attend parties and other social events of the Kingsley Park nominees have organising a period of two minutes’ whom Giovanni Parri commented: market stalls and trade stands, and it of the meeting, Tuesday June 19. involving the stable. this year made it to the finals of the silence at Kingsley Park on Armistice “She’s a very nice and correct bay filly will be interesting to see how the event This is to allow the maximum time Always possessed of a keen interest in various categories, and the awards Day in November 2017, which attracted with a beautiful star in front!” fares as in addition to the All Weather between this race and Sandown’s Listed racing history, Peter wrote and published ceremony on February 19 at London’s 3,400 viewings in 48 hours on The dam, Nonna Iole, was Listed- Championships Finals day at Lingfield, Gala Stakes, run last year on July 7. a number of small booklets on racing Jumeirah Carlton Towers Hotel will Facebook. placed. She is the dam of Yoshida, her there is racing at Newcastle and Bath To compensate for this change, the history – notably on the History of proceed without Kingsley Park Those standing quietly to attention only runner to date and a three-time on that afternoon. Windsor Castle Stakes switches to the Racing in Hertfordshire and on the Great involvement. included a number of unbroken winner by Zebedee. The event provides a unique Saturday card. Match – The Flying Dutchman against At the Klarion, we thought it was yearlings, who were being educated in The current manager of the stud, opportunity for the general public to The Sandringham Stakes, on the Voltigeur at York in 1851. only right to acknowledge the efforts long reins at the time! Richard Fitzgerald, told the Klarion have a glimpse behind the scenes in other hand, a race won in the past for Peter passed away on January 2, at the and achievements of our nominees this In face of nominations such as this, that the new arrival is ‘very correct, racing yards, and is invaluable to local the stable by the Duke of Roxburghe’s age of 89. His funeral will take place at year. There were 10 team members we can only imagine the credentials of healthy and has great power about her’. charities. Last year’s Open Day, which Fizzed (1998) and Hamdan al St Mary’s Church in Welwyn on nominated in all. They were: Mark the individuals who did make the He said that the relatively new stud took place on Easter Monday, assisted Maktoum’s Muteela (2014), now February 8. Billingham – Dedication To Racing shortlists must be sky high – something offered boarding options for breeders the Air Ambulance, becomes a regular handicap, and Mary Hambro, a pioneer in the world Award; Ruth Burne – David Nicholson that can only be good for the industry long and short-term, with some Richmond, Catterick and Riding switches from Wednesday to Friday. of bloodstock consignment and a Newcomer Award; Cesar Dayaca – as a whole. availability for 2018. for the Disabled, Richmond Citizens’ Although stripped of its Listed successful owner, breeder and trainer in Dedication To Racing Award; Darren In passing, it’s worth acknowledging Meantime, breeders may wish to note Advice Bureau and the Middleham status, the prize fund for the race rises her own right, died on January 3 after a Forster – Dedication To Racing Award; once more the significance of Sheikh that Buratino’s fee for this season is Sports and Wellbeing Association, with by £10,000 to £90,000. long battle with cancer at the age of 67. Barry Lusted – Rider/Groom Award; Mohammed and Godolphin’s support €5,000. whom Racing Welfare had been The racecourse is keen to sell the She made her name in being perhaps the Savroop Singh – Rider/Groom Award; for these awards. working towards greater use of race as the fillies’ equivalent of the first person in Britain to prepare Aiden Smithies – David Nicholson This year’s awards carry more than Middleham Playing Fields, especially Britannia, albeit the Britannia boasts a professionally the showing of horses at Newcomers Award; Lauren Tindle – £120,000 in prize-money, and with by stable staff. bigger prize pot. Interestingly, to the sales for major owner/breeders, her Rider/Groom Award; Patrick Trainor each year that passes, the prestige ************* compensate for this change, the practices later becoming the template for – Rider/Groom Award; Rebecca associated with the awards continues to Queen’s Vase moves from Friday to modern consignors. grow. Once again, British racing is Wednesday. Mary was also heavily involved in Wright – Rider/Groom Award ************* “Our nominees this year have all indebted to Sheikh Mohammed for his FRIDAY’S GOOD One benefit of the change for the British Eventing. She was a vital part of made a fantastic contribution to the innovation and support. Queen’s Vase runners is that there is no the BE Stewarding team from the staff team,” Mark told the Klarion after FOR OPEN DAY infield enclosure planned for the Nineties and also acted as an FEI the shortlists had been announced for ROYAL ASCOT Wednesday card, meaning that there steward at numerous international the Godolphin awards. ************* IT HAS been announced that this PROGRAMME will be no crowd where the starting events. “At Kingsley Park, we strongly year’s Middleham Open Day will revert stalls are positioned for the Group 2 Born Mary Briggs, Mary was at one believe in staff development and invest to its traditional Good Friday slot, on TWEAKED event. time a secretary to both Ian Balding and hugely in the training of our staff IT’S A GIRL! March 30. Once again, the event will be Royal Ascot represents the best of Ken Oliver. She was married to sponsored by ARC and organised by British racing and it will be interesting members. IN ADDITION to boasting record investment banker Richard Hambro, A FIRST foal by the former Kingsley Racing Welfare. to see how the changes work out in “As a result of that belief, our prize-money for the meeting, who died in 2009. Park star, Buratino, was delivered at an Yards in the town will be open practice. dedicated, committed and well-trained £7,305,000 as opposed to last year’s A successful breeder, Mary was the Irish stud last month. during the morning, and after last As ever, for Mark Johnston the staff have played a huge part in our £6,665,000, this summer’s Royal Ascot co-breeder of the 1989 Ebor Stakes Buratino, a son of Exceed and Excel year’s successful experiment, the meeting will be the focus of intensive success story over the years. This meeting will see some changes made to winner Sapience, who went on to land who was so impressive when winning equine spa at Kingsley Park Farm will planning as the year progresses, and he year’s nominees are a credit to the usual running order, largely as a the Princess of Wales’s Stakes and the the Group 2 Coventry Stakes in 2015 once again be open to visitors. will be keen to improve on his already themselves and to Kingsley Park, and, result of the deliberations of the Stakes, both at Newmarket. for Godolphin and William Buick, is A full programme of events is impressive Ascot record! frankly, each is worthy of an award.” European Pattern Committee and the 16 17