Husband and wife Steve and Julie, training 60 flat horses at Star Cottage in North Yorkshire. Kindly sponsored by WM McIvor. Account run by our daughter Sam.
8 whole minutes behind the scenes with the team at the July Cup!
From watching Shaquille in the parade ring, reacting to ‘those’ moments in his race and the aftermath.
Watch it all live as it unfolds thanks to
@TheJockeyClub
💜
@Rossaryan15
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@itvracing
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@NewmarketRace
GROUP 1 WINNER! 🥇
Shaquille puts in another incredible performance to win the July Cup!
He did it his own way again and credit to
@Rossaryan15
for letting him get on with it. Congratulations to him on his first group 1!
Delighted for owners Hughes, Rawlings & O’Shaugnessy🤩
GROUP 1 WINNER! 🥇
SHAQUILLE won the Commonwealth Cup at Royal
@Ascot
under a very cool ride from
@oismurphy
.
Absolutely delighted for his owner/breeders Martin Hughes, Michael O’Shaughnessy & Peter Rawlings and his groom Paige.
What an unbelievable day. More to follow…
Judicial has been retired aged 11.
He ran 56 races, winning 18 and placed 10 times. He won 7 stakes races and won each year from 2014-2022.
Jude was so talented but his longevity made him one of a kind. He leaves a big hole in the yard but has earned a long, healthy retirement.
Thank you for all of the kindness after Saturday.
We may not reply to every message or comment but we have read every single one and really appreciate the support 🏀🟣
Shaquille leaves the yard for the last time as he heads to
@dullingham_park
.
Thanks to Martin Hughes, Paige & our staff,
@CandJEquine
, his jockeys, vets, physios, dentist & all who supported him.
Thank you Shaq, for giving us our best days & always keeping us on our toes 💜🤍
**£1,000,000 PRIZE MONEY!**
Significantly’s excellent close-up 6th in the Stewards’ Cup takes us through £1,000,000 in prize money for 2023.
The first female trainer ever to break the £1mil barrier in a season! Thank you to everyone who made it possible (especially Shaquille!)
Paige and Shaquille would like to thank
@WorldPool
for their generous prize of £4,000 for winning the moment of the day on Friday at Royal
@Ascot
!
Shaq did try and take it off Paige since it is written out to him 🤣
We are gutted to lose Fort McHenry today, he struck into himself and couldn’t be saved. Henry was a pleasure- playful, happy and loving. We all had a cry at evening stables, and especially feel for his lad Jonny and owner/breeder
@StudElwick
. He leaves a huge hole in the yard 🤍
We were honoured to even be nominated amongst such incredible trainers and never expected to win it!
We are not really sure what to say other than thank you so much 😊
Congratulations 👏
𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨
Flat trainer of the year
Shaquille’s trainer gets a great reception.
Nominees: Ralph Beckett, John and Thady Gosden & Aidan O’Brien
AYR GOLD CUP WINNER 🏆
Just a week after being beaten on the nod in the Portland, Significantly goes one better in the Ayr Gold Cup under a great Joe Fanning ride!
Absolutely delighted for his owner Niall O’Keeffe and for Sig who has been a star all year and deserves this ⭐️
We couldn’t be prouder of Jude today! He really enjoyed the 6f and seems as good as ever at 8 years old. Huge congratulations to owners
@eliteracingclub
and jockey
@CallumRodrigue4
for giving him the perfect ride. What a legend Jude is.
Our ex-racehorses are carefully rehomed with non-racing agreements and our contact details on their passports. This means we can keep in touch with them through our dedicated Facebook group. If you’d like to see how they’re getting on feel free to join- …
The decision has been sadly made to retire Proclaimer.
A winner of 8/22 races inc 7 wins out of 8 races in 6 months, he made lots of people happy in the last 4 years.
He had been telling us for a while that he wanted a quieter life and we owe it to him to listen.
Full post👇🏻
🥇WINNER🥇
PROCLAIMER does it again (this time by a length!)
He is now:
7 wins from his last 8
8 wins from 20 starts
3/3 under
@McsweeneyOisin
Joint winning-most all weather championships horse on 5 wins
An absolute star for the yard and his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
Winner!
PROCLAIMER quite literally travelled 500 miles to
@kemptonparkrace
and back and made the journey a winning one under a great ride from
@RKingscote
!
Well done to all
@ownersgroupuk
owners, and to Richard on his century for the season! Good boy Frank ⭐️
Jude gains an impressive 16th win tonight under a perfect
@CallumRodrigue4
ride. Delighted for his owners
@eliteracingclub
! He is a real legend and long may it continue!
What a run from Judicial to finish second from another really tough draw today!
He managed to pass all but the winner in the home straight and retains all of his enthusiasm and ability. What a horse!
*MEET OUR HORSES FOR THIS SEASON* Starting with our oldest residents, Judicial and Burtonwood, who are part of the furniture! They’re both 9 and in their 7th season with us. Click on the pictures to learn about their character, favourite snack, hopes for the season and more!
*NAME OUR DANDY MAN COLT** Help us name our colt out of Last of the Dixies! Comment as many name suggestions as you can think of and we will choose our favourite. The winner can come and see him at home and on the gallops when allowed! Please get involved and retweet!
WINNER! 🥇
Beraz gets back to winning ways in good style at
@LeicesterRaces
despite being top weight!
Congratulations to jockey Graham Lee on his double and to all of his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
⭐️
🥇🥇WINNER🥇🥇
Hat-trick up for the very game Proclaimer and
@RKingscote
at
@kemptonparkrace
! He broke fast to overcome the wide draw and was determined not to let anyone past at the end. Well done to all of his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
! Good boy Frank 🥕
Very proud as always of Judicial running a big race in 2nd.
A 10yo beaten by an 8yo both still at the top of their games.
All being well he will be back next year as an enthusiastic 11 year old! ⭐️
Thanks to
@the_doyler
, Craig Witherford & Jake for coming to give Shaquille (far side) some stalls practice this morning!
We have decided to load him in the rug and then take it off before he jumps. It all went smoothly 🤞🏻
Today is Nicola’s 40th birthday. She has worked here at Star Cottage for 15 years now and is a huge part of the team as well as being Judicial’s mum (pic). Have a great day!
Beraz ran a huge race to finish third for
@ownersgroupuk
!
Our thoughts remain with his regular jockey Graham Lee who is a great jockey and friend to everyone in the yard 🙏
Onesmoothoperator gets up just in time to win the Virgin Bet November Handicap
A fitting finale to our afternoon of racing
#ITVRacing
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@NewcastleRaces
Nicola has ridden Jude since he joined us 6 years ago but has only started going racing this season - especially for him! Delighted for her to watch him win.
Judicial shows his younger rivals how to do it
@ChesterRaces
for
@JCamachoRacing
@CallumRodrigue4
and members - winning for the seventeenth time! Thanks Nicola for doing such a good job at home with him and for leading him up today 👏🏻 🐎 🏆🖤🤍
#judicial
Shaquille is a horse of many talents and even helped Paige to hold this very large cheque!
Please vote for them for the WorldPool moment of the year 💜🤍
Are you riding with SHAQUILLE for
#WPMOTY
2023?
The
#WorldPool
Moment of the Day winner at Ascot this season is one of our four finalists… 💜
@JCamachoRacing
Vote now:
WINNER!
Brummell wins well on handicap debut under an excellent front-running ride from
@RyanSexton9
! Congratulations to all of his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
, and to Ryan who had a treble on the night 💥
WINNER!🥇
10yo Judicial gains his 18th success back at his favourite track
@Beverley_Races
teamed up with his favourite jockey
@CallumRodrigue4
!
He’s now won every year since 2014.
He’s our 37th winner of the year and probably our most popular!
Congrats to
@eliteracingclub
.
WINNER! 🥇
After 5 seconds in January NICKLEBY gets February off to a great start!
He was given a perfect patient ride by
@jonnypeate2
for his delighted owners in
@ownersgroupuk
👏
After a successful Guineas day at
@NewmarketRace
, what better time to join Twitter?! Makanah (red rug) won the first race and the evergreen Judicial (blue rug) lost nothing in defeat in the Palace House. Here are the boys in the somewhat muddy field this morning, fresh and well!
🥇🥇WINNER 🥇🥇
The remarkable Proclaimer gains his fourth win in a row tonight under a perfect ride from Graham Lee!
What a great season he has had for all of his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
!
Good boy Frank 🥕
WINNER!🥇
Maple Jack won at
@ayrracecourse
in great style under Graham Lee!
Congratulations to his patient
@ownersgroupuk
owners & Victor (pic) who rides him.
He is winner number 40 for the season- before this year we hadn’t got over 30.
Well done to all of the team at home!
Judicial ran another great race today coming 3rd in the
@Beverley_Races
@WillHillRacing
bullet!
He’s back in his favourite place now and made sure that all of the hard work turning him out today was undone!
Proclaimer enjoyed an overnight stay at
@kemptonparkrace
after yet another successful trip down
Here he is before heading home this morning
@ownersgroupuk
He’s back to his best! Judicial and
@CallumRodrigue4
run away with back to back Queensferry stakes!
That’s win number 17 at 9 years old. He is an absolute star and we are so grateful to have him! We hope all
@eliteracingclub
members enjoyed that ⭐️
Marvel the miracle! He’s now come 2nd on 7 starts and we are desperate for him to get a win for his loyal owners this year- he was so close yesterday! No matter what he does on the racecourse, it’s a miracle that he’s even with us ⭐️
@SimonMapletoft
@AtTheRaces
@KirtlingtonStud
Merry Christmas all!
The team here are still hard at work, Judicial is being ridden before his run tomorrow at Wolverhampton.
He is surprisingly happy about being ridden on Christmas Day! 😁
We would like to send our heartfelt condolences to Rebecca Bastiman’s family and friends. She is a big loss to the racing world and we are so sorry to hear of her passing.
WINNER! 🥇
Badri has quickly become popular in the yard and we are delighted for owners D Pagett & RJH Ltd! Congratulations to
@RyanSexton9
for a Saturday winner on his favourite horse ⭐️
We have been enjoying a nice relaxing holiday in Dubai!
Well, some of us have been enjoying it… Julie would rather muck out at 5am than go on a jet ski again.
WINNER! 🥇
Great to see Zapphire get her head in front today under a great ride from
@RyanSexton9
. A nice homebred for
@eliteracingclub
and hopefully plenty more to come.
Judicial looked magnificent on Saturday and traveled well for the first half of the Palace House, before he lost a front shoe which gave him no chance at that speed on firm ground.
It’s one of those things and there will be more days with him as he showed his usual enthusiasm!
What a lovely, laid-back character Frank is. He has won four races in the last 7 weeks and takes his racing so well! Here he is enjoying some well-deserved time in the field this morning.
Some entertainment for the horses whilst they’re missing their turnout due to the frozen paddocks 🥕🍎
This is Raatea who did eventually get the hang of it!
We will be taking over the
@ThoroughbrdTale
account on Monday! Make sure to give it a follow for behind the scenes insight into the horses at home and at the races!
@ThoroughbrdTale
Yard favourite Shepherds Way has been retired. She is kind, tough, & always tried her best, coming 2nd at listed level on her last start. She joined us rated 70, and went out on a high, rated 94, having won 3 times. We hope her foals inherit her ability & attitude. Thanks Sheppy!
WINNER! 🥇
It was great to see Beraz get his head in front on just his second start for us and back on the flat.
He is a lovely big horse and was given a patient ride by Graham Lee! Congratulations to all of his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
🤩
Great ride 👏
Graham Lee delivers Beraz to perfection to strike on just his second start for the in-form
@JCamachoRacing
.
A winner on the Flat in France, the 5yo looks a revitalised performer since switching yards.
Well done
@ownersgroupuk
.
@HamiltonParkRC
🏇
🥇 WINNER 🥇
Makeen deservedly got his head in front today in the lucky last at
@MusselburghRace
, putting in a nice performance under Graham Lee for Verity, Pritchard & Simpson.
Delighted to see Bridgetown take a big step forwards tonight, coming a close 2nd at
@DoncasterRaces
. Exciting for his owners in
@ownersgroupuk
! Here he is, happy with himself after the race.
Paul Hanagan and Makanah emerge from the stalls on his last ever ride for us. It was almost a winning one too- only beat a head and two necks.
Happy retirement Paul. It has been a pleasure to have you riding for us for so many years. You are one of the good guys!
WINNER !!!
Sam and Shake a Leg WON the
@macmillancancer
charity race at
@yorkracecourse
today !!
And over £23,000 raised for Macmillan.
Thank you to Hey Ho for trusting her to ride Lenny.
More to follow!!
Make that a FOUR TIMER!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇
Captain Corelli scored in great style under
@CallumRodrigue4
for Mr & Mrs Peck.
Roshambo then brought up the 4 timer under
@BeN_RobinsoN18
giving Morecool Racing a double at
@NewcastleRaces
!
What a day… and not over yet! Well done team! 💥