Historic Bonita Racing Stables is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty – the North Wessex Downs, and its stables and racehorse training facilities are some of the best in the country.
The stables were built in the late 1890’s and names such as former record breaking jockey Sir Gordon Richards, champion jump trainer Bob Turnell and more recently Peter Makin have trained from the yard. Furthermore, the great Lester Piggott declared the gallops were the best he had ever ridden on – no pressure then! We are only the third owners of this historic yard and feel very privileged and excited to be in this position.
Since moving in summer 2016, we have made some big changes to the yard whilst maintaining and preserving its heritage. This includes a complete refurbishment of the original stables, as well as building an additional stable block and American barn. Our aim is to create the best possible environment to train racehorses, as well as providing easier working conditions for our dedicated team.
Gallops
We have 150 acres of stunning grass gallops as well as a four and half furlong all weather gallop, both complemented by our schooling ground. We have also been busy this summer (2018) and added an additional round sand gallop. With its first class facilities Bonita Racing Stables is an excellent place to train from – as well as for owners to visit and watch their horses.
Please double click on the below to enlarge photos of our gallops.

















Please click on the relevant field at the top of the table to view either in name order or by points.
Name | Horse 1 | Horse 2 | Horse 3 | Horse 4 | Horse 5 | Points |
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WILLIAMS, Phil | BIG FISH | BALTRAY | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | MY SILVER LINING | 26 |
KIMBER, LAWRENCE | BIG FISH | GENERAL MEDRANO | KINGS THRESHOLD | MONKS MEADOW | MUMBO JUMBO | 25 |
SMART, DAVID (1) | GENERAL MEDRANO | MANORBANK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | WOOLBERRY | TARAHUMARA | 25 |
ANDERSON, JOE(1) | CLASSIC KING | GENERAL MEDRANO | VOICE OF CALM | RED ROOKIE | PORTER IN THE PARK | 23 |
GEMMELL, ANDREW (1) | CALL TO DUTY | BIG FISH | TIGHTENOURBELTS | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | GENERAL MEDRANO | 23 |
MACKINSTOSH, GORDON | CANTY BAY | DOUGHMORE BAY | MANORBANK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | MY SILVER LINING | 22 |
ALLEN, DAVID | DO YOU THINK | GENERAL MEDRANO | BETHPAGE | QUEEN ANTIONETTE | WHATS ONE MORE | 22 |
MUSTOE, NICK | GENERAL MEDRANO | RED ROOKIE | MANOR BANK | MUMBO JUMBO | CLASSIC KING | 22 |
PATA, CORRADO | PAISLEY PARK | TARAHUMARA | FLIGHT OF FREEDOM | RED ROOKIE | BALTRAY | 21 |
PARROT, LISA | BALTRAY | GALLOPING PRIDE | FLIGHT OF FREEDOM | TIGHTENOURBELTS | PORTER IN THE PARK | 21 |
LAVELLE, ALICE | PORTER IN THE PORK | PAISLEY PARK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | MY SILVER LINING | CLASSIC KING | 21 |
REEVE, MAXINE (1) | MANORBANK | GENERAL MEDRANO | DOUGHMORE BAY | KINGS THRESHOLD | WOULDUBEWELL | 20 |
HUTCHINSON, MELANIE (2) | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | VOICE OF CALM | MY SILVER LINING | MONKS MEADOW | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 19 |
QUINLAN, NICK | VOICE OF CALM | MY SILVER LINING | PORTER IN THE PARK | CLASSIC KING | MUSKOKA | 19 |
LAVELLE, ED | CLASSIC KING | TARAHUMARA | VOICE OF CALM | EUREKA CREEK | MINELLA BUSTER | 19 |
FOWLER, RUPERT (2) | RED ROOKIE | CRYPTO CURRENCY | BIG FISH | GENERAL MEDRANO | MANOR BANK | 19 |
LAVELLE, AMPHREY | GENERAL MEDRANO | KIT'S COTY | MUSCOKA | PORTER IN THE PARK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 19 |
DAVIES, WILL | CLASSIC KING | BIG FISH | TIGHTENOURBELTS | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | RED ROOKIE | 18 |
FOWLER, RUPERT (1) | RED ROOKIE | CALL TO DUTY | GENERAL MEDRANO | TIGHTENOURBELTS | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | 18 |
BARNES, SUE | BALTRAY | BIG FISH | MONKS MEADOW | OPENING DANCE | PORTER IN THE PARK | 17 |
PISANI, CAROLINE | PAISLEY PARK | MY SILVER LINING | BIG FISH | MONKS MEADOW | RED ROOKIE | 17 |
POMFORD, BRUCE | EUREKA CREEK | KING'S THRESHOLD | FLIGHT OF FREEDOM | TIGHTENOURBELTS | CALL TO DUTY | 17 |
HALPERN, STUART AND CHRISSI | DOUGHMORE BAY | HARDY FELLA | TIGHTENOURBELTS | MONKS MEADOW | RED ROOKIE | 17 |
LAVELLE, ANN (1) | MONKS MEADOW | DOUGHMORE BAY | HARYD FELLA | RED ROOKIE | BIG FISH | 17 |
CONNILLY, MARTIN | TARAHUMARA | PORTER IN THE PARK | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | DO YOU THINK | MY SILVER LINING | 16 |
ELLIOTT, RALPH | REBEL INTENTIONS | GRAINS OF HOPE | OPENING DANCE | MOUNT FERNS | HAWK JET | 16 |
HEWICK, PHOEBE | MY SILVER LINING | TIGHTENOURBELTS | DOUGHMORE BAY | MOUNT FERNS | CALL TO DUTY | 16 |
BARKER, JULIA | DO YOU THINK | GENERAL MEDRANO | HANG IN THRE | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | PORTER IN THE PARK | 16 |
POWELL, MIKE | MANORBANK | WOULDUBEWELL | GENERAL MEDRANO | GALLOPING PRIDE | VOICE OF CALM | 16 |
METCALFE, SARAH | BALTRAY | DE RASHER COUNTER | HANG IN THERE | MONKS MEADOW | RED ROOOKIE | 15 |
MILLWARD, PAUL (1) | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | WOULDYOUBEWELL | TIGHTENOURBELTS | FLIGHT OF FREEDOM | VOICE OF CALM | 15 |
BURROUGH, PHILIPPA | CANTY BAY | KINGS THRESHOLD | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | VOICE OF CALM | 15 |
QUINLAN, KIDS | BIG FISH | CANTY BAY | TIGHTENBELTS | KIT'S COTY | RED ROOKIE | 15 |
FISHER, ALICE | RAMENSKY | MONKS MEADOW | BALTRAY | ZORAN | HANG IN THERE | 15 |
ALLEN, ANGELA | MY SILVER LINING | DREAM IN THE PARK | MANORBANK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | PORTER IN THE PARK | 14 |
ANDERSON, JOE(2) | MANOR BANK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | MUMBO JUMBO | BIG FISH | DOUGHMORE BAY | 14 |
ELLISON, LORRAINE (1) | KINGS THESHOLD | DOUGHMORE BAY | CLASSIC KING | GROOVY BLUE | CALL OF DUTY | 14 |
ELLISON, LORRAINE (2) | MUSKOKO | LADY CARO | PORTER IN THE PARK | BALTRAY | BIG FISH | 14 |
MAJOR, LOU | KINGS THRESHOLD | GALLOPING PRIDE | MINELLA BUSTER | MY SILVER LINING | RED ROOKIE | 14 |
HEPWORTH, SOPHIE | RED ROOKIE | DISCO DAISY | CANTY BAY | MONKS MEADOW | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 14 |
JONES, GABBY | DREAM IN THE PARK | BETHPAGE | CANTY BAY | MANORBANK | MY SILVER LINING | 14 |
HAYWARD, MIKE | GRAIN OF HOPE | HANG IN THERE | REBEL INTENTIONS | DISCO DAISY | SILVER THORN | 13 |
REEVE, MAXINE (2) | CALL TO DUTY | BIG FISH | BALTRAY | MOUNTFERNS | PORTER IN THE PARK | 13 |
REID, STAN | DOUGHMORE BAY | TARAHUMARA | BIG FISH | PORTER IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | 13 |
SCHICHT, CHAR | CALL TO DUTY | GROOVY BLUE | MY SILVER LININNG | TARAHUMARA | CRYPTO CURRENCY | 13 |
TERRY, BARRY | TARAHUMARA | RED ROOKIE | KINGS THRESHOLD | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | BIG FISH | 13 |
TRAVIS, PETA | MUSKOKA | MANOR BANK | ZORAN | GRAIN OF HOPE | MIKHAILA | 13 |
FLYNN, PATRICK | REBEL INTENTIONS | DOUGHMORE BAY | COMNNOLLY | HARDY FELLA | GALLOPING PRIDE | 13 |
LAVELLE, Richard | DOUGHMORE BAY | HARDY FELLA | MONKS MEADOW | MUSKOKA | PORTER IN THE PARK | 13 |
HARTLEY, BROGAN | MANORBANK | PORTER IN THE PARK | DOUGHMORE BAY | RED ROOKIE | MY SILVER LINING | 12 |
MILLWARD, PAUL (2) | DOUGHMORE BAY | RED ROOKIE | MANORBANK | MY SILVER LINING | KIT'S COTY | 12 |
SLEVIN, RONAN | PAISLEY PARK | RED ROOKIE | MONKS MEADOW | MUMBO JUMBO | FLIGHT OF FREEDOM | 12 |
SMART, TONY | VOICE OF CALM | BIG FISH | TIGHTENOURBELTS | HANG IN THERE | PAISLEY PARK | 12 |
REID, GILL | PAISLEY PARK | MY SILVER LINING | MUMBO JUMBO | ZORAN | HANG IN THERE | 11 |
VERYARD, TIM (2) | DREAM IN THE PARK | HARDY FELLA | MANORBANK | QUEEN ANTIONETTE | DISCO DASIY | 11 |
HAM, BEVERLEY | MONKS MEADOW | MANORBANK | TWO TO TANGO | OPENING DANCE | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 10 |
KIMBER, MARGARET | DISCO DAISY | PEMBERLEY | QUEEN ANTIONETTE | ROCKET MAN | TARAHUMARA | 10 |
LING, MARTIN | PAISLEY PARK | ROCKET MAN | REBEL INTENTIONS | TIGHTENOURBELTS | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | 10 |
BOULT, HANNAH | BIG FISH | PAISLEY PARK | CANTY BAY | JJ MOON | MUMBO JUMBO | 10 |
FRIEDBERGER, JOHN | BETHPAGE | CALL TO DUTY | DO YOU THINK | TARAHUMARA | WHAT'S ONE MORE | 9 |
HUTCHINSON, MELANIE (1) | WOULDUBEWELL | CALL TO DUTY | TIGHTENOURBELTS | MONKS MEADOW | RED ROOKIE | 9 |
SMART, LYNNE (1) | KIT'S COTY | MY SILVER LINING | PORTER IN THE PARK | TOW TO TANGO | WHAT'S ONE MORE | 9 |
STEVENS, JO | CALL TO DUTY | DISCO DAISY | DOUGHMORE BAY | MANORBANK | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 9 |
WALLIS, JOHN | BIG FISH | DREAM IN THE PARK | HANG IN THERE | MONKS MEADOW | SAM BARTON | 9 |
MILLET, TONY | MANORBANK | ZORAN | PORTER IN THE PARK | HARDY FELLA | LADY CARO | 9 |
MAJOR, ALAN | RED ROOKIE | GALLOPING PRIDE | MINELLA BUSTER | BIG FISH | CRYPTO CURRENCY | 8 |
WIXON, IAN | HANG IN THERE | MANORBANK | RED ROOKIE | TIGHTENOURBELTS | VOICE OF CALM | 8 |
BRIGGS, KATHLEEN | PAISLEY PARK | HANG IN THERE | HARDY FELLA | GUARD DUTY | KINGS THRESHOLD | 8 |
SINCLAIR, GRAHAM | GALLOPING PRIDE | DOUGHMORE BAY | HARDY FELLA | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | TWO TO TANGO | 8 |
BURROUGH, BRYAN | CRYPTO CURRENCY | SAM BARTON | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | VOICE OF CALM | 7 |
FENTON, BARRY | PAILSLEY PARK | RED ROOKIE | KING'S THRESHOLD | DOUGHMORE BAY | MANORBANK | 7 |
GEMMELL, ANDREW (2) | PAISLEY PARK | RED ROOKIE | MONKS MEADOW | HANG IN THERE | DE RASHER COUNTER | 7 |
LAVELLE, ANN (2) | TIGHTENOURBELTS | HANG IN THERE | PORTER IN THE PARK | WOOLBERRY | KIT'S CODY | 6 |
WALKER, LINDA | DISCO DAISY | OPENING DANCE | QUEEN ANTIONETTE | TWO TO TANGO | WOOLBERRY | 6 |
WEBSTER, MICHAEL | CALL TO DUTY | DO YOU THINK | DOUGHMORE BAY | DREAM IN THE PARK | WOULDUBEWELL | 6 |
VERYARD, RICHARD | BIG FISH | RED ROOKIE | ROCKY LAKE | SAM BARTON | MUMBO JUMBO | 5 |
GEMMELL, ANDREW (3) | PORTER IN THE PARK | PAISLEY PARK | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | TIGHTENOURBELTS | HANG IN THERE | 5 |
JACOBS, PAUL | DREAM IN THE PARK | PORTER IN THE PARK | ROYAL RAMBLER | TARAHUMARA | TIME ARE GREEN | 5 |
TURNER, NICKY | CALL TO DUTY | CRYPTO CURRENCY | GUARD DUTY | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | 5 |
WREN, JAMES | RAJARAN | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | PAISLEY PARK | GREY FOX | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 5 |
TERRY, MARY | POTER IN THE PARK | TWO TO TANGO | DO YOU THINK | BETHPAGE | MIKHAILA | 3 |
VERITY, JENNY | DO YOU THINK | HANG IN THERE | POTER IN THE PARK | MUMBO JUMBO | DREAM IN THE PARK | 3 |
VERYARD, RUTH | DO YOU THINK | TIMES ARE GREEN | GROOVY BLUE | ALBERTO | GUARD DUTY | 3 |
WIXON, SARAH | HANG IN THERE | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | DE RASHER COUNTER | PAISLEY PARK | RAJARAN | 3 |
POMFORD, BROOKE | EUREKA CREEK | KING'S THRESHOLD | FLIGHT OF FREEDOM | TIGHTENOURBELTS | CALL TO DUTY | 3 |
BULPIT, JANIS | CALL TO DUTY | GREY OWL | ROYAL RAMBLER | ZORAN | RAJARAN | 3 |
SAMPSON, MYFFY | ZORAN | CRYPTO CURRENCY | TWO TO TANGO | PAISLEY PARK | MUMBO JUMBO | 3 |
CROWHUST, Alan | HANG IN THERE | DREAM IN THE PARK | VOICE OF CALM | RED ROOKIE | WOULDUBEWELL | 2 |
SMART, JAMES | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | RED ROOKIE | VOICE OF CALM | PAISLEY PARK | KILLER CLOWN | 2 |
WESTON, ALAN | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | RAJARAN | RED ROOKIE | WOOLBERRY | MANORBANK | 2 |
FARRELL, NIALL | MUMBO JUMBO | MISTRAL MILLY | GUARD DUTY | DISCO DAISY | CALL TO DUTY | 0 |
MILLET, ALISON | DISCO DAISY | HANG IN THERE | JIGGAWAY | GUARD DUTY | MIKHAILA | 0 |
SMART, DAVID (2) | MUMBO JUMBO | DREAM IN THE PARK | PORTER IN THE PARK | TWO TO TANGO | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | 0 |
SMART, LYNNE (2) | CALL TO DUTY | DREAM IN THE PARK | DISCO DAISY | GROOVY BLUE | GUARD DUTY | 0 |