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Winners from the 2018 PPORA Grassroots Awards aka the “Birdies”!
Cartoons copyright Darren Bird – “Birdie” Photos courtesy & copyright John Beasley. You’ve heard of the Oscars, the BAFTAs and racing’s Lesters and at this year’s PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch we brought you the “Birdies” with 8 of our major award winners receiving specially commissioned cartoons from racing’s favourite cartoonist/caricaturist Darren Bird aka “Birdie” Our […]
Continue Reading2018 AGM Open Forum Video now available to view
Thanks to the support of Jeff Guyett from Westcountry Videos we have produced a video of the Open Forum at the PPORA AGM Due to the length of the forum we’ve divided it into sections – the first two are on line now – and the others will be added soon You can find the […]
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Graduation Day at the 2018 PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch
Images courtesy & copyright Darren Bird New for this year are our Point to Point Graduate Award and Pony Racing Graduate Award, these tell the story of rising stars and fledgling talent, showcasing the close-knit relationship between Pony Racing, Point to Pointing and NH Racing. Point to Pointing serves as a playing field for the true […]
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A brace of braces for the Braces at the 2018 PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch
Photos courtesy & copyright John Beasley Cartoons courtesy and copyright Darren Bird It’s been an unforgettable season for South Wales & Monmouthshire owner-trainer David Brace and his grandson Connor who received a brace of awards apiece at this year’s PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch. Owner-trainer David has saddled 23 winners, 14 runner ups and 3 thirds […]
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Tales of valuable vintage coats, and prized pieces of “special” string lead us to the identity of the 2018 Jim Mahon Award Winner
Carolyn Tanner was tasked with revealing the identity of this year’s Jim Mahon award winners, and laid us a breadcrumb of clues including tales of vintage coats, popped hunt buttons and “special string, along with charitable endeavours that gradually led us to identify the inimitable Mick Easterby patriarch of our 2018 PPORA Jim Mahon Award […]
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The “most famous Luke in the country” wins the 2018 PPORA Chairman’s Award
Tagged by Marcus Armytage as “the most famous Luke in the country” this year’s PPORA Chairman’s Award winner is Point to Pointing’s greatest friend in media circles the incomparable Luke Harvey A former Point to Point rider, he subsequently turned professional and success included a win on Cool Ground in the 1990 Welsh National. His […]
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East Anglian Rider Tim Gredley reclaims the Dick Woodhouse Memorial Trophy
2017 – 2018 Dick Woodhouse Memorial Trophy Winner East Anglian rider, Tim Gredley, reclaimed the Dick Woodhouse Memorial Trophy, an award he also won last season. A former international show jumper Tim was tempted back into competitive riding by point to pointing, and this season campaigned four horses Bivouac, Just Cause, Midnight Cowboy and Right Of Reply, […]
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2018 NAF PPORA Mares’ Awards Series
Image Courtesy & Copyright Darren Bird – “Birdie” NAF PPORA Mare of the Month & Mare of the Season Awards New for 2017 – 2018, the NAF PPORA Mares Awards Series was launched to shine the spotlight on the achievements of mares and fillies racing between the flags. These awards are designed to celebrate achievement in the widest […]
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PPORA Novice Riders Awards 2018
Point to Pointing offers unique opportunities for riders wanting to experience the thrills and spills or race riding. We provide the step into racing for many pony racing graduates, offer accessible race riding experiences for the true amateur rider, and, as a learning ground and supplier of young talent hungry for a career in […]
Continue ReadingTeam Brace dominate – with 4 awards at Friday’s 2018 PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch in the Stratford Racecourse PPORA Champion Owners’ Award Contest
Our 2018 PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch is just day away and Team Brace will have a strong presence with no less than 4 awards to collect and a large contingent of family and friends joining the party to cheer their success It’s been a remarkable season for David with 23 wins, 14 seconds and […]
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