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About Us
About the Wessex Racing Club
Welcome to the Wessex Racing Club which is currently in its 6th season .
Our primary goals for Wessex Racing are to give more people the opportunity to get closer to the action at a relatively low cost, to reinvest club funds to obtain more horses for our trainers and continue to grow the appeal of club membership.
We have three horses in training - Juggernaut and Sailing Grace with Anthony Honeyball and Scoresby with Ben Clarke.
In addition to fun days at the races, Wessex Racing Club members can expect regular email correspondence, social media communications, a Whatsapp! group featuring regular video updates from stables and the course as well as stable visits.
Jeremy Blackburn - Club Manager
For more information email:
Background:
My roots are 100% West Country and I am recently retired from the corporate world as Head of Media and Communications. I have had a passion for racing over many years through my family and I am connected to the Anthony Honeyball yard as an owner and a supporter of the yard and more recently with Ben Clarke.
Apart from the Wessex Racing Club horses Anthony and Ben have a great blend of seasoned campaigners and exciting new prospects for us to follow.
As a member of the Wessex Racing Club you will be close to the action!
Horses in Training
Scoresby (6 year old) trained by Ben Clark, is a recruit from the point to point environment. He came second twice and won ( dead heat at Cotley) in points and has been back in Ben's yard for a couple of weeks where he continues to do road work and time on the walker before his work steps up. Ben is aiming to have him ready to run in the early Autumn in a hurdle race on good to soft ground.
Briefly (3 year old) - trained by Anthony Honeyball. She is in regular work and we are looking to run her for the first time in the Autumn/early Winter.
Anthony's comments - Her dam won a bumper and was also placed in an Ascot bumper as well as being placed 3 times over hurdles before heading off to stud. Her first and only runner to date was 2nd in a point to point on debut and has since sold well at the sales. Briefly herself has always been a very forward going filly (we bought her as a yearling) and I’m very hopeful she can win a juvenile bumper this Autumn / Winter.
Sailing Grace (4 year old) also trained by Anthony Honeyball has run three times. She is a lovely filly by Dartmouth and unfortunately having won her first race and come second in her next she suffered a setback and remains on the easy list for now. The plan for her is to assess her recovery from her injury and then have her back exercising in October/ November in preparation for a return in January/February.
Four year old Juggernaut, trained by Anthony Honeyball, has run 4 times so far in his career– finishing 4th out of 12 in a bumper and then fourth , third and a win – in his last run over hurdles at Ffos Las. He has suffered a minor setback and we will now wait until the Spring to run him again.
He is a young horse who prefers quicker ground at this stage of his career - we have time on our side with him. This will also give us the opportunity to run our horses deeper into the season.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to train the horses?
As an average each horse will cost £2000 per month.
When you have enough funding to cover training what happens to the money not spent on training the horses?
Our objective is to increase the number of horses in training as soon as we can so the membership fees will be invested to have more horses.
In addition to obtaining more horses for the Club, we will also spend the fees on administration costs related to training the horses and any additional costs incurred in running the Club.
Do Club members own the horse?
Full “legal and equitable title” to The Club’s horses remain at all times with The Club, at no time does a Member have a legal or another interest in any of the horses referred, or indeed any share of.
What type of horses will the Club have?
We will invest in a blend of seasoned campaigners and younger horses with the aim to provide a sustainable future for the club, to go racing and provide members with as much “live” action as possible.
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