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PPORA Summer Committee Meeting – Please submit any issues you wish to raise by Wednesday August 8th
The PPORA Summer Committee Meeting will take place on Tuesday August 21st Members wishing to raise issues for discussion at the meeting are invited to contact their Area Rep ( whose contact details can be found by clicking here) or to email us at membership@ppora.co.uk. The deadline for inclusion of topics at the meeting is Wednesday […]
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Pete Bull owner-breeder-rider-trainer of Margot Fontane is Dodson & Horrell PPORA Owner-Trainer of the Month
Our May-June Dodson & Horrell PPORA Owner-Trainer of the Month – Pete Bull from the South East – personifies grassroots Point-to-Pointing. A former art college student, his profession is illustration and design but he’s been a passionate Point to Point participant for more than 30 years as owner, breeder, trainer and rider. His first winner Royal […]
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300 winners trained, 200 winners ridden, and a pair of winners saddled after a 12 year wait! Three joint winners in our May-June Moment of the Month Contest
The final weeks of the season brought plenty of action and numerous landmarks, we’ve chosen 2 major landmarks and a change of fortune for an owner-trainer as the joint-winners of our May-June Moment of the Month Awards. Veteran riders have featured prominently in this cohort of awards, and award winners Pete Bull, Phil York and […]
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Didn’t make it to the 2018 PPORA Grassroots Awards Lunch? – watch the videos here!
Sponson Justin Chittenden from Equestrian Health International with Bryony Frost – our first winner of the annual Point To Point Graduate Award – and guest speaker Richard Johnson photo courtesy & copyright John Beasley Click each of the images to watch the action from the 2018 Grassroots Awards Lunch – courtesy & copyright of Jeff […]
Continue ReadingThe final 2018 PPORA Monthly Grassroots Awards Winners are announced
With the Season now at a close we’re ready to announce our final cohort of May-June Grassroots Awards Winners. Designed to recognise and showcase grassroots success throughout the season, we and importantly have enjoyed reading each month’s nominations and we hope you’ve enjoyed reading about the winners too.There have been lots of difficult choices to […]
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A jockey who “doesn’t make many mistakes and exploits other people’s to win races” is how a fellow rider describes our May-June Howden Jockey of the Month – read on to find out more!
A jockey who “doesn’t make many mistakes and exploits other peoples’ to win races”is how Tommie O’Brien described our May-June Howden Jockey of the Month Award Winner – Phil York who rode his 350th career winner at Northaw in May. We spoke to Phil York to find out his slow burn start, what keeps him […]
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Dreams are made of this – Steve Davies & Garde Ville – June’s Equestrian Art International Hunterchase Highlight Winner
Images courtesy and copyright Marilyn Sweet – Sweet Photography and Tom Milburn The 2017 – 2018 has been a dream season for our June Hunter Chase Highlight winner Steve Davies. A 45 year-old self-employed builder Steve started the campaign a veteran-novice rider with 4 Point to Point wins on the board. Thanks to a […]
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Hunter Chase glory at Cheltenham & Fontwell for West Midlands novice Emma Yardley – Equestrian Art International’s Hunter Chase Highlight Winner
Emma Yardley – photo courtesy & copyright Pete Mansell A duo of victories at May’s Cheltenham and Fontwell Hunter Chase Evenings secured May’s Hunter Chase Highlight Award for West Midlands based rider Emma Yardley. Starting the season as a novice rider with 4 previous wins to her credit, Emma has added 5 wins this campaign […]
Continue ReadingPopaway bows out on a high – Pauline Harkin’s consistent mare scores at Cheltenham and wins the May NAF PPORA Mare of the Month Award
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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 […]
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