Look out Yorkshire, Claire Hart and Palypso De Creek are coming to get you!

This is a direct quote from my post race blog 12 months ago: ‘Not many people beat Amicelli in his own back yard and after Harty won the race on Palypso De Creek it looks like she is now going to be banned from travelling north of Derby until further notice!’. What was the reason for that statement? Because Claire […]

AGA series off and running – what a ‘Qracker’!

First AGA race of the season lives up to expectations, huge crowd enjoy nine quality races, lots of talking points, Khyber Kim brings a touch of class, the sun shines all day and new AGA hats are all the rage! The weekend edition of Pointing Plus (an 8 page pull-out in the Racing Plus) had […]

New AGA hats are set to travel the world!

New look AGA van, AGA hats and AGA Iconic branding make racecourse debut at Cottenham following visit to Jackie Oliver. Great photos as ever, but Jackie also suggests an idea for a new competition! The early reaction to all of our new ‘stuff’ has been very positive but the reception for our new range of AGA bobble hats and beanies […]

Long haul to Alnwick proves that the new look AGA van gets the trip

Terrific point-to-point racing in the north-east but we miss out on longest traveller as Carolyn Tanner, Lorna Brooke and the Hill family take the honours. Meanwhile, the AGA man’s playlist takes a turn for the worse, but we enjoy a tasty treat from Harry Ramsden’s on the journey home! Sunday morning, early start, and it’s still […]

AGA man up with the pace on second run of the season, but choice of apparel causes a stir

Good times at Barbury Castle as we enjoy another day of point-to-point racing in the sunshine, there is also lots of fashion advice for the AGA man and Gina Andrews promises to (finally) read the blog! For the second weekend running I was setting off to go to a point-to-point meeting in glorious sunshine, and for the […]

Prices are now available for the AGA Lady Riders’ Championship

I’m having a bet on the AGA iTotal Control lady riders’ championship, who will your money be on? Our exciting championship for lady riders is now in its 3rd season and popular Wessex bookie Mike Smith has very kindly provided some prices. If you would like to have a flutter then you can contact Mike on 07949 […]

The National Point-to-Point Dinner and Awards with AGA and John Beasley

Almost 250 people attended the National Point-to-Point Dinner – which was held at Cheltenham Racecourse this year – and that included a raucous contingent from the county of the white rose. They had come to cheer on national ladies champion Jacqueline Coward, and they raised the roof every time Carl Evans and Charlotte Russell mentioned […]

New AGA championship for open horses is launched

AGA Dual Control National Open Horse Championship I’m excited! The season starts on Sunday and I’ll be heading to East Anglia for the CUUHC meeting at Cottenham. For the past three seasons this historic racecourse has hosted the first AGA ladies open race of the season, however, this time around it marks the start of […]

The AGA Iconic Mini is a surprise guest at Pauline and Doug Harkin’s open morning

With the start of the point-to-point season on the horizon, Pauline and Doug Harkin had invited their owners to Blackgrounds Farm for their traditional pre-season open morning. They had also invited the AGA man, so I asked my colleagues from AGA Cookshop if I could borrow their rather smart AGA Iconic Mini. They said yes and I set off for […]