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Victor Dartnall Racing
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Retirement Beckons
After 30 very enjoyable years in racehorse training, firstly as an amateur for 4 years and since 1998 as a licensed trainer, I have decided that now is the time to relinquish my license. After 25 years in farm management, racing was my second career, but it is now the time to take things a bit easier and spend time with my family. My crop of 11 grandchildren have already produced a highly qualified horse vet and an extremely exciting young amateur boxer and there are more to follow for sure!
Racing has dramatically changed over this period and the smaller yards have faced not only increased competition from the larger establishments, but also the current economic problems which affect every industry and have hit racing particularly hard e.g. wages and costs of fodder and bedding – the latter being particularly badly affected by last year’s poor harvest. To add ‘salt to the wounds’ shortage of labour, which has not been helped by Brexit, has made life even harder. There was a time when we could rely on local youngsters to learn their trade with us before moving on and also see more experienced people return to work for us in their local area. I am particularly proud of the start the yard has given to several young people not least Rachel Robbins (head girl for Willie Mullins) and Flo Willis (2nd travelling head girl for Paul Nicholls). Both have been in their current positions for several years.
Over the years we have been lucky to train some good horses including Lord Sam, Hawardeth, Karanja, Giles Cross, Ambion Wood, Russian Trigger, Admirals Secret and Run To Milan. In the short time that we were training Point-To-Pointers we had two National Champions in Butler John and Phar Too Touchy as well as Slievenamon Mist, Chilipour and King Torus – these horses won over 70 P2P and Hunter Chases between them.
I would like to thank everyone who has contributed in so many ways over the years and all the owners who have supported the yard.
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Retirement Beckons
After 30 very enjoyable years in racehorse training, firstly as an amateur for 4 years and since 1998 as a licensed trainer, I have decided that now is the time to relinquish my license. After 25 years in farm management, racing was my second career, but it is now the time to take things a bit easier and spend time with my family. My crop of 11 grandchildren have already produced a highly qualified horse vet and an extremely exciting young amateur boxer and there are more to follow for sure!
Racing has dramatically changed over this period and the smaller yards have faced not only increased competition from the larger establishments, but also the current economic problems which affect every industry and have hit racing particularly hard e.g. wages and costs of fodder and bedding – the latter being particularly badly affected by last year’s poor harvest. To add ‘salt to the wounds’ shortage of labour, which has not been helped by Brexit, has made life even harder. There was a time when we could rely on local youngsters to learn their trade with us before moving on and also see more experienced people return to work for us in their local area. I am particularly proud of the start the yard has given to several young people not least Rachel Robbins (head girl for Willie Mullins) and Flo Willis (2nd travelling head girl for Paul Nicholls). Both have been in their current positions for several years.
Over the years we have been lucky to train some good horses including Lord Sam, Hawardeth, Karanja, Giles Cross, Ambion Wood, Russian Trigger, Admirals Secret and Run To Milan. In the short time that we were training Point-To-Pointers we had two National Champions in Butler John and Phar Too Touchy as well as Slievenamon Mist, Chilipour and King Torus – these horses won over 70 P2P and Hunter Chases between them.
I would like to thank everyone who has contributed in so many ways over the years and all the owners who have supported the yard.
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Seemed to exist by landing the occasional touch. Not very punter priendly, although I did back Ambion Wood when he won the EBF Final. Not sure he won again.
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Guy has been Training for over 30 Years and gets one response on here what a bunch of ****.
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Sorry 'acey' I've never back any of his runners quoted above. Happy retirement Mr Dartnall!
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An old poster used to have a horse with him i seem to remember, was it The Gruffalo, happy retirement Mr Dartnall.
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Everyone retires ffs
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Another Brexit casualty.
Quite a shrewd yard - as already mentioned the yard could on occasions land a touch. |
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The Yard got strangles disease about 10 Years ago maybe longer and never recovered.
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