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Flora Of Bermuda Finishes Third At Ascot
Racehorse Flora Of Bermuda achieved a third-place finish in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot in Berkshire, England, on Saturday [June 21]. Ridden by PJ McDonald, Flora Of Bermuda went off at 12-1 in the Group 1 race over six furlongs in good to firm conditions. Lazzat, 9-2, led the race from start to finish. Flora Of Bermuda was recently... Read more of this article
Flora Of Bermuda Sold To Wathnan Racing
Racehorse Flora Of Bermuda has been sold by Bermuda Racing Limited to Wathnan Racing – a Qatari-backed operation. The four-year-old daughter of Dark Angel, winner of last season’s G3 Summer Stakes, has been purchased privately from Bermuda Racing Limited and holds entries for both Group 1 sprints at Royal Ascot this month as well as the July... Read more of this article
Flora Of Bermuda Finishes Second In York
Flora Of Bermuda was narrowly beaten into second place on her first start of the season in the recent Duke of York Stakes in York, England. The four-year-old, owned by Bermuda Racing and named after Dame Flora Duffy, delivered an impressive display in the six-furlong Group Two race, which was won by Inisherin. Flora Of Bermuda went off at 16-1. The... Read more of this article
Bermuda Longtail Wins At Kempton Park
Racehorse Bermuda Longtail shed her maiden tag after winning the Unibet Zero Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes at Kempton Park in Surrey, England, yesterday [October 30]. Ridden by Jason Watson, wearing the pink and navy-blue silks, Bermuda Longtail went off at 7-4 in the seven-furlong race in a field of ten runners. The... Read more of this article
Video: Flora Of Bermuda Places Third At Ascot
Flora Of Bermuda, owned by Bermuda Racing, claimed a third-place finish at Ascot in the prestigious Group One Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes in England last weekend. Drawn in stall 20 in the 20-strong field, the three-year-old, who went off a 25-1, ran strongly on the soft ground under jockey Oisin Murphy. Simon Scupham, founder of Bermuda Racing,... Read more of this article
Flora Of Bermuda Finishes Fifth At Haydock
Racehorse Flora Of Bermuda delivered a competitive performance after finishing fifth at the Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes at Haydock Park Racecourse in St Helens, Merseyside, England, at the weekend. The three-year-old filly looked well set in the group one race, part of the British Champions Series, until the final furlong and a half when she was met with... Read more of this article
Flora Of Bermuda Finishes Fourth In France
Racehorse Flora Of Bermuda finished an impressive fourth at the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville Racecourse in Deauville, France, on Sunday [August 4]. The three-year-old filly, owned by Bermuda Racing and ridden by Oisin Murphy, competed over six-and-a-half furlongs for the first time. She was the best of the visiting horses in the group one race. “A... Read more of this article
Flora Of Bermuda Takes Group 3 Win In York
Flora Of Bermuda recently secured her first Group win after winning the Group 3 Summer Stakes at the York Racecourse. Stepping up to six furlongs, the three-year-old filly, owned by Bermuda Racing, was ridden by PJ McDonald, who returned from a lengthy injury absence, and claimed a three-quarter-length win. Trained by Andrew Balding, it was Flora Of... Read more of this article
Race Horse Johnny Barnes Dies Aged 11
[Written by Stephen Wright] Johnny Barnes, the Bermuda Racing-owned thoroughbred, who enjoyed a successful four-year racing career, has died aged 11. Named after the island’s legendary well-wisher, who died aged 93 in 2016, the four-legged Johnny Barnes was the first horse purchased by Bermuda Racing for €310,000 [about $415,000] in December 2013. Trained... Read more of this article
WindReach Receives Donations For Ponies
WindReach recently received donations allowing them to add three new therapy ponies to their therapeutic riding programme. A spokesperson said, “WindReach will be celebrating 50 years of therapeutic riding in Bermuda next year and has received an early gift of three new therapy ponies. The addition to the therapeutic riding herd will allow an increased... Read more of this article
Art Fundraiser Raises $250,000 For WindReach
An auction of life-size painted sculptures of a much-loved therapy horse raised approximately $250,000 for WindReach’s educational and therapeutic programmes. Tilly, a miniature pony, died in November last year after 22 years of helping others at the Warwick-based outdoor activities centre. Tilly’s Filly Fundraiser was held at WindReach last Friday,... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: ‘Tilly’s Fillies’ Art Fundraiser
[Updated with video] Life-size painted sculptures of a therapy horse will be auctioned off at a fundraising event at WindReach later this month, and the ‘Tilly’s Fillies’ are now on display at the Church Street level of Washington Mall. Tilly, a miniature pony, died in November last year after almost a quarter of a century helping others,... Read more of this article
