Gimcrack The Target For Listed Winner

By Megan Sutton | July 27, 2023

The famous Gimcrack Stakes at York’s Ebor Festival in August is the next target for the exciting ACTION POINT following his Listed success. Archie’s son of Blue Point was an easy winner of the Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury on 21st July and will now head to the Knavesmire for the Group 2 feature over the same six furlongs. “He holds an entry in the Gimcrack which will definitely be the next plan,” confirms Archie. “The quick six at York…

Royal Ascot Treble Lights Up Magnificent June

By Megan Sutton | July 8, 2023

BRADSELL’S brilliant victory in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes spearheaded a wonderful week at Royal Ascot that provided Archie and the team with a memorable treble. Saint Lawrence’s win in the Wokingham Stakes and Rhythm N Hooves’ success in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes completed the feat and propelled stable jockey Hollie Doyle into the record books. She became the first female rider to win a Group 1 at the Royal Meeting and the first to ride three winners…

Archie Reveals Plans For Royal Ascot Stars

By Megan Sutton | June 27, 2023

After reflecting upon a momentous week at Royal Ascot, Archie has revealed plans for his three big winners including the brilliant Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes hero BRADSELL. Victorious Racing’s three-year-old began an unforgettable week for the Saxon Gate team who also cheered Saint Lawrence to a remarkable victory in the big handicap on the final day, the Wokingham Stakes, and Rhythm N Hooves to glory in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes. And just as thrilling was two-year-old Army Ethos’s…

Listed Success And Exciting Juvenile Debuts Light Up May

By Megan Sutton | June 9, 2023

The Listed success of ROMAN MIST and some exciting debut performances from some potentially smart two-year-olds lit up the month of May at Saxon Gate. Our five-year-old mare made a perfect start, scoring on her stable debut in the William Hill Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes over a mile at Goodwood in the opening week. She gained her second stakes win under a well-judged ride by Hollie Doyle, coping well with the testing conditions to supplement her victory in Listed company on…

Emperor Spearheads An Exciting April At Saxon Gate

By Megan Sutton | May 4, 2023

The remarkably tough and consistent BRAVE EMPEROR spearheaded an exciting April for the team at Saxon Gate with a Group 3 victory in Germany. Middleham Park Racing’s three-year-old son of Sioux Nation made it six wins from just nine starts in the Group 3 Grosser Preis der Wohnstatte Krefeld – Dr Busch Memorial at the end of the month. You can read a full report on this site. Just 24 hours later Hambleton Racing’s familiar beige and navy blue silks…

Brave Emperor Wins German Group Three

By Megan Sutton | May 1, 2023

Middleham Park Racing’s remarkable three-year-old BRAVE EMPEROR is set for a summer campaign in Europe after supplementing last winter’s Listed win in France with Group success in Germany. The son of Sioux Nation made it six wins from just nine starts in the Group 3 Grosser Preis der Wohnstatte Krefeld – Dr Busch Memorial on Friday 28th April. Sent off the 7-5 favourite, he made every yard of the running in the extended mile feature under regular rider Luke Morris…

Emperor Reigns Supreme At Kempton And Hollie Returns With A Winner

By Megan Sutton | April 11, 2023

Middleham Park’s BRAVE EMPEROR maintained his impressive run of form with another notable success at Kempton Park in mid-March. The winner of a Listed race in France the previous month, the progressive three-year-old landed the ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’ Conditions Stakes over 1m, winning over £30,000 for his syndicate owners. It was his third win of the winter, all achieved under regular rider Luke Morris who continued to deputise admirably for injured stable jockey Hollie Doyle with a significant…

Ninth French Stakes Win February Highlight

By Megan Sutton | March 10, 2023

BRAVE EMPEROR’S Listed win in France in February was Archie’s ninth French stakes race success. He won the Prix de la Californie in Cagnes-Sur-Mer in the colours of Middleham Park Racing. The three-year-old’s fourth win from five starts in the mile feature, orchestrated by the ever-reliable Luke Morris, is detailed in a separate article on this web site. In an otherwise quiet month at Saxon Gate, Abbey’s Dream supplemented her January maiden success at Newcastle by following up over the…

Emperor Conquers France On Listed Mission

By Megan Sutton | February 24, 2023

Middleham Park Racing’s BRAVE EMPEROR has some big All-Weather targets on his agenda after taking his form to a new level in France on 12th February when he won the Listed Prix de la Californie on the Polytrack at Cagnes-Sur-Mer. The three-year-old son of Sioux Nation made it four wins from his last five starts when kicking clear of his rivals in first-time blinkers, winning the mile feature by a length and three-quarters for jockey Luke Morris. Now his trainer…

Special Win For Morris On Prolific Freedom

By Megan Sutton | February 5, 2023

Group 1 winning jockey Luke Morris’s landmark victory on 17th January was also a special moment for Archie and the team at Saxon Gate. Luke, who has been a key part of Archie’s success since he began training in 2016, celebrated his 2,000th domestic winner on our prolific three-year-old Colors Of Freedom at Southwell. Her win in a five-furlong handicap on the Tapeta was her third in succession following impressive performances at Newcastle and over the same course and distance…

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