Chrome Update - 24th April

Friday, 24 April 2015

Chrome has had a fairly routine week, cantering every day and getting a feel of the turf on Newmarket's Summer Canter. He seems very happy to go around the training grounds with his companions, one of them being 22 year old and 18 race winning Montecristo. They have both enjoyed another week of good weather although the forecast is set to change over the weekend.

Robbie rides again for AHT

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Robbie Mills, son of owners Chris and Lesley Mills, our former apprentice and current rider of California Chrome, will take to the plate again for the Animal Health Trust’s Charity Raceday on Saturday 27^th June 2015.  Robbie and his yet-to-be-decided-on mount will race for the straight mile of Newmarket’s July Course, hoping to maintain the yard’s 100% strike rate in the charity race.  Rae’s wife Rachel won it in 2014 on Brian and Elaine Cooper’s First Class.

To support Robbie and the AHT please donate via http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RobbieMills.

The Animal Health Trust works behind the scenes to constantly monitor equine disease, identify threats to the Thoroughbred population and to put in place robust plans to head off infectious disease.  For more information on the Trust’s work see www.aht.org.uk. The Trust receives no government funding and relies entirely on donations so please give generously.

Racing UK feature now online

Monday, 20 April 2015

As you may well have read about in our week two update, Racing UK came down to Chestnut Tree Stables to do a feature on Rae and California Chrome.  This has been featured several times as part of 'This Racing Life' on Racing UK but as promised the link to the feature on the Racing UK website can be accessed by clicking here.

California Chrome update 17 April

Friday, 17 April 2015

California Chrome has been enjoying another week of sunny weather here in Newmarket and visitors from around the world.  He has been ridden by former stable apprentice Robbie Mills, starting the week jogging and progressing to cantering on the nearby round canter and rubbing house equitrack.  He is taking it all well and seems to be enjoying Newmarket as you can see from these photographs taken by Ascot official photographer Steve Cargill. 

Visitors this week have included representatives from the New York Racing Association who had hosted Chrome for the Belmont and a delegation of Danes led by Nick Elsass.  Everyone wants to see Chrome and he is enjoying his Mrs Pastures Horse Cookies.

California Chrome ridden

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

California Chrome was ridden for the first time on Monday by Robbie Mills who will become his regular rider. A link to a short video via YouTube is available by clicking here. He is being led by three year-old maiden Tell Me Another.