4 New RecruitsStone Stables is busier than every at the moment with another 4 new recruits joining the team. A lovely bay filly by Zebedee who is owned by Rhys Williams and James Hanna who are looking forward to enjoying racehorse ownership for the first time.
Olly and Lynsey are thrilled and honoured to be training 'Wings Attract' for Mr and Mrs Rann who have also sent two smart fillies to accompany the 133 rated chaser. Olly is very excited about the partnership with Mr and Mrs Rann and their stunning stud facility, Mill Farm Stud. Both Lynsey and Olly are looking forward to an exciting NH season with Wings and an educational winter for the babies! |
Tricky Dicky Wins AgainIn his second season of his career, Tricky Dicky has maintained his winning streak with 3 wins, 2 seconds, a third and 4 fourths from 10 runs as a 3 year old. His consistency has been enjoyed by the 'Eight Gents and a Lady' partnership from Doncaster.
The local media have celebrated his performances creating a local following of the yard favourite. After attaining his license for just 13 months, Olly is already demonstrating his training abilities whilst working alongside his wife, Lynsey who rides Tricky Dicky at home. Tricky has an exciting future ahead of him and he is certainly flying the flag for team Williams. |
Tricky Dicky Lands Second WinCatterick, 20th July saw Tricky Dicky smash home in the 6f handicap, fighting off 10 other runners with ease. This win gave Olly the chance to speak with the press who provided Olly and the yard with some fantastic publicity. Tricky Dicky, flying the flag for Olly Williams Racing. Tricky is entered for Ayr on Saturday. Fingers crossed he runs well.
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Two New RecruitsAfter the Newmarket breeze up's and horses in training sales at Goffs, we came away with two very exciting horses. Copa Beech on the far left is by Paco Boy and he will be running very soon for owners Mr & Mrs Bayliss. Monbeg Farmer has been placed in point-to-points in Ireland and is set to run this summer for the Olly Williams Racing Syndicate. We are thrilled to have new owners and new horses who look set to make a big impression. Fingers crossed!
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Making the PapersWe are very excited be making the local papers. Even more so as the story involves a local team with Duran being an old friend of mine.
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Arkaim Going GreatThis week Arkaim's owners, Mr and Mrs Bayliss, paid a visit to Stone Stables and came with plenty of carrots for the team which went down very well.. Arkaim is working well and we look forward to his first run with us. It is a privilege to train him for his lovely owners and we look forward to the future with him.
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Two New RecruitsThis week we have seen two new horses join the team and we are very excited for their future. Arkaim is an 8 year old by Oasis Dream and is rated 135 over fences. He joins us for a new owner and we are thrilled to have him in the team. The second horse is a lovely 2 year old filly by Stimulation and both have settled in very well. Watch this space!
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First Winner!!!Boxing Day of 2015 will long live in the memory for not only myself but also family friends and supporters alike of Olly Williams Racing. Xenophon, who had only joined the team 14 days previous, landed his second race on the trot at Huntingdon racecourse in the 2m7 ½ furlong Racing FX Online Handicap Chase by 6 lengths on ground slightly softer than he’d usually act on. Thomas Cheesman, Xenophon’s previous winning rider, was unavailable to ride him so Ben Ffrench Davis took 5lbs of his 7lb claim off his back after putting 2lb overweight (obviously he ate too much turkey the previous day), to win comfortably. The little horse with a big heart has now gone up in the handicap by 17lbs since winning at Doncaster a month ago. He has an entry at Huntingdon on the 6th January but is not certain to run at this time.
My first winner as a trainer was hopefully just the start of a successful career in such a wonderful sport. Happy New Year from Everyone at Olly Williams Racing |
Hurdling Debut for New RecruitThe latest addition to the yard, 'Burner' is to make his debut over hurdles tomorrow at Market Rasen in the 12.05 for our new owner Stuart Graham. Burner was bought from Tattersalls and came from Lady Cecil's yard where he was lightly raced on the flat. He was purchased with the intention to go jumping and has been schooling over hurdles for a number of weeks. We look forward to seeing how he runs tomorrow, however it will be a huge learning curve for him. Check out the video of him schooling.......
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No Rum is in the Winners EnclosureOn Wednesday 14th October No Rum ran at Wetherby in a juvenile hurdle race. Most of the partners from the 'All Right Partnership' went along to see Rummy in his second ever hurdle race. He ran a blinder with Adam Wedge on board to finish third behind two winning flat horses. The 'All Right Partnership' had a fantastic day making the most of being in the winners enclosure, and even picking up a bit of prize money too! He seemed to love his job and jumped great. We look forward to getting him out again soon!
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No Rum's Hurdling DebutOn Saturday 26th September, No Rum made his hurdling debut at Market Rasen. Although it was a big race for him, he did a great job and jumped well. Now we are dropping him down the grades and head to Wetherby for his next challenge. The All Right Partnership had a great day out at their local racecourse and are looking forward to his next run!
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Gallop Morning....This morning we schooled No Rum over hurdles. A few members of the 'All Right Partnership' came along and enjoyed the morning on the gallops with bacon sandwiches and coffee afterwards. We are looking forward to seeing No Rum take on his hurdling debut towards the end of Sept/early Oct.
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News spreads fast....Another fantastic article features in the Lincolnshire Echo for Stone Stables. Its a great read!
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First ever runner for Stone Stables...Today Tricky Dicky ran in the 2.40 at Haydock for the '8 Gents and a Lady' partnership. Duran Fentiman was on board and gave him a cracking ride for Tricky's first appearance on a racecourse. Although he was unplaced, he ran a great race but just got tired. We are looking forward to seeing him in his next race. Watch this space!
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Words Spread Fast...We are very excited that our news is spreading fast. This week the Market Rasen Mail have written a piece on our new adventure. We are so pleased to hear that so many people are taking an interest in what we are doing at Stone Stables and we appreciate all of the support we have received already from friends, family and locals!
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