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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GEMMELL, Andrew (1) | PAISLEY PARK | PORTER IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | TIGHTENOURBELTS | VOICE OF CALM | 59 |
PATA, Corrado | DREAM IN THE PARK | HANG IN THERE | KILLER CLOWN | PAISLEY PARK | RED ROOKIE | 45 |
HAYWARD, Michael | HANG IN THERE | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | PAISLEY PARK | PORTER IN THE PARK | REBEL INTENTIONS | 43 |
JAMES, Becca | DREAM IN THE PARK | HANG IN THERE | KING'S THRESHOLD | SAM BARTON | VOICE OF CALM | 43 |
SMART, Tony | JEMIMA P | LIGHT N STRIKE | MUMBO JUMBO | PAISLEY PARK | VOICE OF CALM | 42 |
TERRY, Mary | CONNOLLY | HANG IN THERE | HARDY FELLA | MIKHALIA | PAISLEY PARK | 42 |
JACOBS, Paul | DREAM IN THE PARK | HARDY FELLA | PORTER IN THE PARK | TWO TO TANGO | WOOLBERRY | 40 |
LAVELLE, Amphrey | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | HARDY FELLA | JEMIMA P | NOLLYADOR | PORTER IN THE PARK | 37 |
GEMMELL, Andrew (2) | BERTIE BLUE | DE RASHER COUNTER | FLYING NUN | HANG IN THERE | MINELLA BUSTER | 36 |
ROCHESTER, Harriet (1) | BERTIE BLUE | DREAM IN THE PARK | SAM BARTON | VOICE OF CALM | WOULDUBEWELL | 36 |
ANDERSON, Joe | DREAM IN THE PARK | MINELLA BUSTER | RED ROOKIE | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 35 |
STANHOPE WHITE, Katrina | FLYING NUN | KING'S THRESHOLD | LIGHT N STRIKE | TIGHTENOURBELTS | VOICE OF CALM | 34 |
CROWHUST, Alan | HANG IN THERE | JEMIMA P | LIGHT N STRIKE | PORTER IN THE PARK | YOUNG BUTLER | 34 |
SMART, Lynne (2) | BERTIE BLUE | GUARD DUTY | PAISLEY PARK | WHAT'S ONE MORE | YOUNG BUTLER | 34 |
GRAHAM, Jonathan | BIG FISH | EUREKA CREEK | KING'S THRESHOLD | PAISLEY PARK | TOP DOG | 33 |
PRIOR-WANDESFORDE, Jenny | BERTIE BLUE | BIG FISH | DREAM IN THE PARK | GALLOPING PRIDE | MY SILVER LINING | 33 |
LING, Martin | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | DAGUENEAU | DREAM IN THE PARK | FEDELTA | PAISLEY PARK | 31 |
ELLIOT, Ashley | HANG IN THERE | LIGHT N STRIKE | PEMBERLEY | RED ROOKIE | SAM BARTON | 31 |
SCOTT, Victoria | BETHPAGE | DAGUENEAU | DE RASHER COUNTER | MINELLA BUSTER | PAISLEY PARK | 30 |
ROCHESTER, Harriet (2) | FLYING NUN | MUMBO JUMBO | PAISLEY PARK | PITCH IT UP | TARAHUMARA | 30 |
SMART, David (2) | GENERAL MEDRANO | MUMBO JUMBO | RED ROOKIE | SAM BARTON | TOP DOG | 30 |
HALPERN, Stuart | DE RASHER COUNTER | DREAM IN THE PARK | HARDY FELLA | POINT HIM OUT | REBEL INTENTIONS | 30 |
HEWICK, Phoebe | HARDY FELLA | RED ROOKIE | THE STREET | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 30 |
CLAYDEN, BARRY | EUREKA CREEK | HANG IN THERE | KING'S THRESHOLD | RED ROOKIE | YOUNG BUTLER | 29 |
REEVE, Max (1) | FLEMCARA | GENERAL MEDRANO | GUARD DUTY | HARDY FELLA | WOULDUBEWELL | 29 |
JUSON, John | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | DREAM IN THE PARK | FLYING NUN | HANG IN THERE | WOULDUBEWELL | 28 |
TREACY, Gordon | CONNOLLY | DE RASHER COUNTER | DREAM IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | VOICE OF CALM | 28 |
HUMPHREYS, Jules (2) | CONNOLLY | EUREKA CREEK | MUMBO JUMBO | RED ROOKIE | VOICE OF CALM | 28 |
POWELL, Mike | GENERAL MEDRANO | KILLER CLOWN | PAISLEY PARK | TOP DOG | WOULDUBEWELL | 28 |
POMFORD, Bruce | DE RASHER COUNTER | EUREKA CREEK | KING'S THRESHOLD | MUMBO JUMBO | RED ROOKIE | 28 |
SLEVIN, Ronan | DREAM IN THE PARK | KING'S THRESHOLD | REBEL INTENTIONS | TIGHTENOURBELTS | YOUNG BUTLER | 28 |
TURNER, Scott | HANG IN THERE | LIGHT N STRIKE | TEDWIN HILLS | TIGHTENOURBELTS | YOUNG BUTLER | 28 |
WARD, Tim | BERTIE BLUE | FLYING NUN | HANG IN THERE | LIGHT N STRIKE | YOUNG BUTLER | 28 |
FOWLER, Rupert (2) | NOLLYADOR | RED ROOKIE | TIGHTENOURBELTS | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 27 |
SINCLAIR, Graham | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | CONNOLLY | DO YOU THINK | KINGS THRESHOLD | SAM BARTON | 27 |
BELLAMY, Kerry | DREAM IN THE PARK | PORTER IN THE PARK | TABLE THIRTY FOUR | TWO TO TANGO | WOULDUBEWELL | 26 |
FOWLER, Rupert (1) | DREAM IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 26 |
GRIFFITHS, Roddy | DREAM IN THE PARK | FEDELTA | MINELLA BUSTER | RED ROOKIE | ROCKY LAKE | 25 |
DENNIS, Romilly | CAMPSIE LINN | DREAM IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | THE STREET | VOICE OF CALM | 25 |
ALLEN, David | DREAM IN THE PARK | HANG IN THERE | NOLLYADOR | TEDWIN HILLS | YOUNG BUTLER | 24 |
SMART, David (1) | FLYING NUN | NOLLYADOR | PAISLEY PARK | TOP DOG | YOUNG BUTLER | 24 |
FRIEDBURGER, John | DE RASHER COUNTER | HANG IN THERE | RUNSWICK BAY | SAM BARTON | SHANG TANG | 24 |
SMART, J A | EUREKA CREEK | RED ROOKIE | RUNSWICK BAY | TOP DOG | VOICE OF CALM | 24 |
SMART, Lynne (1) | BIG FISH | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | DREAM IN THE PARK | MUMBO JUMBO | ROCKY LAKE | 23 |
LAVELLE, Richard | KILLER CLOWN | PORTER IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | ROCKY LAKE | YOUNG BUTLER | 23 |
LAVELLE, Anne (1) | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | JEMIMA P | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | VOICE OF CALM | 23 |
VERITY, Jenny | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | PEMBERLEY | PORTER IN THE PARK | SHANG TANG | TOP DOG | 22 |
MAJOR, Lou | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | GALLOPING PRIDE | MINELLA BUSTER | MUMBO JUMBO | RED ROOKIE | 22 |
BELL, Laurie (1) | CLASSIC KING | CONNOLLY | RED ROOKIE | TEDWIN HILLS | VOICE OF CALM | 22 |
PLATTS, John | DREAM IN THE PARK | JEMIMA P | RED ROOKIE | TOP DOG | YOUNG BUTLER | 22 |
KIMBER, Laurie | HANG IN THERE | MUMBO JUMBO | PEMBERLEY | SHANG TANG | THE STREET | 21 |
ALLEN, Angela | CONNOLLY | EUREKA CREEK | FLYING NUN | NOLLYADOR | VOICE OF CALM | 20 |
ELLISON, Lorraine | DE RASHER COUNTER | DREAM IN THE PARK | GALLOPING PRIDE | RED ROOKIE | YOUNG BUTLER | 20 |
DINGWALL. Charlies | JEMIMA P | LADY CARO | PORTER IN THE PARK | TARAHUMARA | TOP DOG | 20 |
LLOYD, Claire | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | GALLOPING PRIDE | HANG IN THERE | NOLLYADOR | RED ROOKIE | 19 |
BELL, Laurie (2) | CONNOLLY | DE RASHER COUNTER | MUMBO JUMBO | RED ROOKIE | TEDWIN HILLS | 19 |
BLAND, Simon | HANG IN THERE | POINT HIM OUT | RED ROOKIE | SHANG TANG | THE STREET | 19 |
HUMPHREYS, Jules (1) | PAISLEY PARK | TARAHUMARA | THE STREET | WOULDUBEWELL | YOUNG BUTLER | 19 |
FISHER Alice | FLYING NUN | NOLLYADOR | PEMBERLEY | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 19 |
LAVELLE, Anne (2) | DE RASHER COUNTER | NOLLYADOR | PORTER IN THE PARK | WOULDUBEWELL | YOUNG BUTLER | 19 |
FENTON, Barry | KING'S THRESHOLD | TARAHUMARA | TEDWIN HILLS | YOUNG BUTLER | VOICE OF CALM | 19 |
HUBBARD, Hannah | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | FLEMCARA | HARDY FELLA | JEMIMA P | NOLLYADOR | 19 |
FLYNN, Patrick | BERTIE BLUE | DREAM IN THE PARK | FLEMCARA | GALLOPING PRIDE | REBEL INTENTIONS | 19 |
STEVENS Jo | EUREKA CREEK | GUARD DUTY | RED ROOKIE | TOP DOG | WOULDUBEWELL | 18 |
MILLETT, Tony | DE RASHER COUNTER | LADY CARO | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | VOICE OF CALM | 18 |
KIMBER, Margaret | BERTIE BLUE | FLYING NUN | NOLLYADOR | PEMBERLEY | ROCKET MAN | 18 |
BELLAMY, Tom | MUMBO JUMBO | REBEL INTENTIONS | ROCKY LAKE | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 17 |
TERRY, Barry (2) | BIG FISH | KILER CLOWN | KING'S THRESHOLD | MUMBO JUMBO | SHANG TANG | 17 |
LAVELLE, Edward | LIGHT N STRIKE | MUMBO JUMBO | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | YOUNG BUTLER | 17 |
BELLAMY, Robert | DREAM IN THE PARK | GALLOPING PRIDE | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | WOULDUBEWELL | 16 |
MAJOR, Alan | GALLOPING PRIDE | KILLER CLOWN | MINELLA BUSTER | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | 16 |
BURROUGH, Bryan | HUNTING BROOK | RED ROOKIE | THE STREET | VOICE OF CALM | WOULDUBEWELL | 16 |
MACINTOSH, Gordon | CANTY BAY | EUREKA CREEK | NOLLYADOR | VOICE OF CALM | YOUNG BUTLER | 16 |
WEBSTER, Michael | RED ROOKIE | TOP DOG | VOICE OF CALM | WOULDUBEWELL | YOUNG BUTLER | 16 |
SYDER, Tim | RED ROOKIE | TOP DOG | VOICE OF CALM | WOULDUBEWELL | YOUNG BUTLER | 16 |
SYDER, Charlotte | CONNOLLY | HANG IN THERE | JEMIMA P | TARAHUMARA | YOUNG BUTLER | 16 |
DENNIS, Romilly | CAMPSIE LINN | DREAM IN THE PARK | RED ROOKIE | THE STREET | VOICE OF CALM | 15 |
BELLAMY, Archie | GALLOPING PRIDE | LADY CARO | PORTER IN THE PARK | TARAHUMARA | WOULDUBEWELL | 15 |
MILLETT, Alison | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | GREY FOX | LADY CARO | PORTER IN THE PARK | THE STREET | 15 |
METCALFE, Sarah | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | FLEMCARA | PITCH IT UP | RED ROOKIE | VOICE OF CALM | 15 |
WIXON, Ian | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | DE RASHER COUNTER | KING'S THRESHOLD | NOLLYADOR | RED ROOKIE | 15 |
BARKER, Julia | DE RASHER COUNTER | FLEMCARA | HANG IN THERE | KILLER CLOWN | ROCKY LAKE | 14 |
VERYARD, Ruth | HANG IN THERE | POINT HIM OUT | TOP DOG | TWO TO TANGO | WHAT'S ONE MORE | 14 |
ELLIOTT, Ralph | DE RASHER COUNTER | HANG IN THERE | REBEL INTENTIONS | THE STREET | TWO TO TANGO | 14 |
TURNER, Debbie | BETHPAGE | NOLLYADOR | SHANG TANG | TEDWIN HILLS | TIGHTENOURBELTS | 14 |
BURROUGH, Philippa | EUREKA CREEK | HUNTING BROOK | KILLER CLOWN | RED ROOKIE | TOP DOG | 14 |
VERYARD, Richard | FEDELTA | RED ROOKIE | ROCKY LAKE | SAM BARTON | THE STREET | 14 |
BELLAMY Sue | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | JEMIMA P | LADY CARO | RED ROOKIE | WOULDUBEWELL | 14 |
REID, Stan | DREAM IN THE PARK | LIGHT N STRIKE | NOLLYADOR | TARAHUMARA | TOP DOG | 13 |
GRUNDY, Tessa | CLASSIC KING | GOLD LINK | MINELLA BUSTER | WILD WILBUR | WOULDUBEWELL | 13 |
CASINI, Max | GUARD DUTY | HAWK'S WELL | RED ROOKIE | TOP DOG | WOULDUBEWELL | 12 |
WILLIAMS, Phil | FLYING NUN | KILLER CLOWN | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | TOP DOG | 12 |
MASON, Sally | GOLD LINK | MUSKOKA | MY SILVER LINING | ROCKY LAKE | TWO TO TANGO | 12 |
WREN, James | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | BIG FISH | HUNTING BROOK | MUMBO JUMBO | RAJARAN | 11 |
BATTLE, Nick | FLEMCARA | KILLER CLOWN | RED ROOKIE | SHANG TANG | TEDWIN HILLS | 10 |
REID, Gill | NOLLYADOR | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | TEDWIN HILLS | YOUNG BUTLER | 10 |
BAXTER, Paul | DE RASHER COUNTER | GALLOPING PRIDE | HAWK'S WELL | KING'S THRESHOLD | YOUNG BUTLER | 10 |
POMFORD, Brooke | BETHPAGE | EUREKA CREEK | HUNTING BROOK | LIGHT N STRIKE | TOP DOG | 10 |
JACKSON, Jane | KILLER CLOWN | LIGHT N STRIKE | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | WOULDUBEWELL | 10 |
BARNES, Sue | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | FLEMCARA | FLYING NUN | JEMIMA P | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | 10 |
HOLYOME, Tony | CONNOLLY | FLEMCARA | KILLER CLOWN | MUMBO JUMBO | YOUNG BUTLER | 9 |
REEVE, Max (2) | FLEMCARA | GENERAL MEDRANO | GOLD LINK | HAWK'S WELL | WOULDUBEWELL | 9 |
TERRY, Barry (1) | LIGHT N STRIKE | NOLLYADOR | RED ROOKIE | TARAHUMARA | TOP DOG | 9 |
NICHOLLS, Zelda | GOLD LINK | JEMIMA P | PEMBERLEY | TOP DOG | WOULDUBEWELL | 9 |
HAM, Beverley | AHEAD OF THE FIELD | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | FLEMCARA | JEMIMA P | WOULDUBEWELL | 8 |
TRAVIS, Peta | HUNTING BROOK | JEMIMA P | MUSKOKA | TWO TO TANGO | WOOLBERRY | 7 |
WESTON, Alan | CONNOLLY | KING'S THRESHOLD | NOLLYADOR | ONEANDAHALFDEGREES | RAJARAN | 6 |
DAVIES, Will | CAPTAIN BROOMFIELD | NOLLYADOR | TOP DOG | WILD WILBUR | YOUNG BUTLER | 4 |