Barney's Blog
- 31-Aug-2025: Latest News from Denton Hall Stables the home of Michael Dods Racing
- 23-Aug-2025: Northern Ticker beats Commanche Falls by a head in thrilling finish at York Festival
- 20-Aug-2025: Count Palatine strikes under Sean Kirrane to make it a Carlisle double
- 20-Aug-2025: Taylormade Lad wins his first race at Carlisle for Tg Racing
- 20-Aug-2025: Sanbona gets off the mark for owner Davi Metcalfe at Wolverhampton
- 05-Aug-2025: Langholm scores all-the-way victory at Catterick for Dods Racing Club
- 29-Jul-2025: A dozen winners in July as Homeland strikes at Ripon under Connor Beasley
- 28-Jul-2025: Boy Douglas makes it a double for Connor Beasley and owner Frank Lowe at Ayr
- 28-Jul-2025: Stable's 10th winner in July as Mighty Magnus strikes at Ayr
- 26-Jul-2025: Novamay defies 21lbs rise in the handicap to make it three on the bounce with victory at Windsor
- 21-Jul-2025: Boy Douglas wins for the third time at Ayr
- 19-Jul-2025: King's Crown makes it four for 2025 under Rhys Elliott ride at Doncaster
History in the making
Morning everyone,
Well, it’s been quite a week since my last blog.
Enable won her third King George in impressive style, but it was disappointing to see just three runners turn out for such a prestigious race. They should have given me a call to make it a bit more interesting.
Stradivarius made history by winning a fourth Goodwood Cup over two miles. That’s too far for me, even when I was in my prime. I’d need to travel in the horsebox if I was going that far. And who’d want to be named after a posh fiddle? How pretentious.
Oh, and what about that Battaash? He’s the Usain Bolt of the horse world. Did you see his time in the King George Qatar Stakes at Glorious Goodwood? Phenomenal. I overhead that Kenny Williams human describing him as being like “sh*t off a shovel”. How terribly coarse. Suffice to say Battaash is a machine and will take all the beating in the Nunthorpe.
All in all, we’ve witnessed history being made in the past week or so. If you think about it, we’ve seen one of the greatest mares of all times, one of the best stayers, and one of the finest sprinters. Mind you, none of them have got their own blog, have they?
…I was pleased to see that Challet win at Thirsk for our stable the other night. He’s a nice three-year-old – always gives me a friendly nod on the way to the gallops. As far as I know, he’s owned by a human called Ian who sells spuds. Each to his own, I suppose.
By the way, Challet was another winner for that Paul Mulrennan human. They say he’s had 21 winners in July. Bloody nice fella – I’m chuffed for him (chuck us a carrot next time you’re passing, Paul).
…On other matters, did you see there was a horse and jockey lining up in the Scarecrow Festival up the road at Hurworth the other day?
There was a rumour it was modelled on one of our jockeys – Paul Mulrennan, Connor Beasley, Callum Rodriguez or Andrew Mullen. It was put to the vote on social media and Andrew Mullen was the most popular choice. I can see the likeness.
Mind you, I’ve got a bone to pick with a human called Beverley Lowson. She came on Facebook and suggested it looked like ME being ridden by the Carole Dods human. Bloody cheek! I’m a celebrity who won nine races, not a stuffed toy.
Anyway, that’s all for another week, folks. Have a good week and, most importantly, stay nice and safe.
Lots of love as always,
