Inside the Rails

There have been plenty of syndicate winners this summer and this month, Phil is celebrating one of his own! He discusses syndicate ownership with Simon and they look back at the York Ebor Festival before they are joined by William Derby who as CEO and Clerk of the Course at York, was instrumental in the growth of the Ebor Festival on the GB racing calendar. William discusses what goes into running a top racecourse and putting on a major race meeting.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

www.yorkracecourse.co.uk

Contact the hosts

Phil Boyle: [email protected]

Simon Double: [email protected]

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It has been a busy month for Simon and Phil who have each had plenty of runners and one of them has a winner to tell you about! The guys discuss their syndicates and what an amazing experience it can be to be involved in a winner. They go on to look back at the racing action and stories from the last month before chatting with Andrew Black from Chasemore Farm. After co-founding Betfair, Andrew now manages the successful stud farm with his wife Jane and has been promoting efforts to re-establish Epsom as a top class training centre attracting higher quality horses. Andrew’s thoughtful and considered views on various areas of racing make for an interesting listen.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

www.chasemorefarm.co.uk/

Contact the hosts

Phil Boyle: [email protected]

Simon Double: [email protected]

Follow us on Twitter - @InsideTheRails

Follow Solario Racing on Twitter - @officialsolario

Follow BG Racing on Twitter - @bgrsyndicates

Follow Chasemore Farm on Twitter - @chasemorefarm

This month Simon and Phil welcome racecourse commentator and broadcaster, Mike Cattermole, to Inside The Rails. After discussing their syndicate runners and highlighting some of the benefits of shared racehorse ownership, Simon and Phil reflect on the Epsom Derby meeting and Royal Ascot and look at some of the other subjects that have hit the racing headlines recently. Mike Cattermole provides a great insight into his journey into broadcasting and calling the horses from the commentary box and shares a couple of amusing stories from his time as a broadcaster.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

Contact the hosts

Phil Boyle: [email protected]

Simon Double: [email protected]

Follow us on Twitter - @InsideTheRails

Follow Solario Racing on Twitter - @officialsolario

Follow BG Racing on Twitter - @bgrsyndicates

Follow Mike Cattermole on Twitter - @Catters61

After discussing racecourse going reports over the last couple of episodes, Simon and Phil take the opportunity to interview Mike Maher, managing director of Turftrax, the company behind the “going stick” readings taken at all UK racecourses. Mike has the dream job of visiting major race meetings both in the UK and around the world to help assess the ground conditions for racing.

The guys also discuss their recent runners and highlight why syndicate ownership is something all keen racegoers should consider, as well as reviewing and previewing some of the major actions on the track.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

www.turftrax.co.uk

Contact the hosts

Phil Boyle: [email protected]

Simon Double: [email protected]

Follow us on Twitter - @InsideTheRails

Follow Solario Racing on Twitter - @officialsolario

Follow BG Racing on Twitter - @bgrsyndicates

Simon and Phil have been back at the races with runners this month and discuss these along with their recent visit to the Ownership Day at Newbury. The guys then welcome Chris Dixon as this month’s guest on the podcast. Chris is a jockey agent, broadcaster, race planner and syndicate manager, so there was plenty to discuss. It was great to learn more about Chris’ various roles and how he got into racing.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

www.thehorsewatchers.com

https://www.greatbritishracing.com/news/innovative-shared-ownership-racedays-unveiled-for-2022/

Contact the hosts

Phil Boyle: [email protected]

Simon Double: [email protected]

Follow us on Twitter - @InsideTheRails

Follow Solario Racing on Twitter - @officialsolario

Follow BG Racing on Twitter - @bgrsyndicates

Follow Chris Dixon on Twitter - @cdixon82

Simon and Phil look back at a brilliant week of action at the Cheltenham Festival and look ahead to the Flat turf season with this month’s guest, jockey, Cieren Fallon. Cieren Fallon discusses how he came to be a jockey, outlines his daily routine and identifies the horses he is especially looking forward to riding this season.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

Contact the hosts

Phil Boyle: [email protected]

Simon Double: [email protected]

Simon and Phil are joined by the RCA chief executive, David Armstrong, who has some positive views on the future of racing and the development of shared ownership. The guys look at all the key races at the Cheltenham Festival and highlight the key contenders for each contest and they discuss their activity on and off the racecourse in the last month.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

www.racecourseassociation.co.uk/

Simon and Phil look back at the race of the season in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot and the new Winter Million meeting at Lingfield Park. They are joined by Racing Writer of the Year, Lee Mottershead, who provides a great insight into racing journalism. Lee discusses his role at the Racing Post and highlights his concerns over the impact that changes to the Gambling Act could have on the sport.

Did you see our special video edition of Inside The Rails from the Winter Million meeting at Lingfield Park? Watch it here:

https://youtu.be/rEj5ld5XKM4

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

@LeeMottershead on Twitter

Simon and Phil celebrate all that is great about being involved in shared ownership and look back at the festive racing programme to identify some horses to follow later in the season. They are joined by Di Arbuthnot, Chief Executive of the Retraining of Racehorses charity (RoR). Di talks about how Retraining of Racehorses came into being and the work that they do to help ensure that retired racehorses get another “career” in a second equestrian discipline. You will be surprised at how many different options our horses have outside of racing!

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk

www.ror.org.uk/

Simon and Phil interview Tony Hind, the agent who has helped Richard Hughes, Ryan Moore and Jim Crowley all become Champion Jockey in recent years. They also look back at some cracking jumps action during November and preview forthcoming big races including the major meetings over the festive period.”

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

www.solarioracing.com

www.bgracingsyndicates.co.uk