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Charlie Appleby was appointed as a Godolphin trainer in July, 2013, after 15 years working for Godolphin as a travelling head lad, stable head lad and assistant trainer.
Charlie divides his year between Marmoom stables in Dubai and Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket.
1. How and when did you come to Newmarket?
I came to Newmarket at the age of 16 and joined Susan Piggott. I then began working for David Loder at 18 and commenced training for Godolphin in 2013.
2. All-time favourite racehorse?
Dubai Millennium – I was with David Loder when he was a 2-year-old before he joined Saeed bin Suroor’s stable and he was an exceptional horse.
3. If you could swap jobs for one day what would you do?
I would love to spend a day working with a top class chef
4. What is your hobby outside of racing?
I enjoy a game of golf when I get some spare time
5. What is the highlight/best thing about the Newmarket Open Weekend?
It is a great opportunity for racing fans and enthusiasts to see the wonderful facilities in Newmarket and the top class equine athletes
6. What is Newmarket’s hidden gem in your opinion?
The drive into Newmarket is fascinating. The scenery of the stud farms and training grounds as well as the two great racecourses next to each other is unique to any other part of the world.
7. What is your favourite moment of a racecourse?
Outstrip winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Santa Anita is a fantastic racetrack with the backdrop of the mountains and it was a surreal experience
8. What is the biggest challenge facing racing?
Encouraging young, talented people to join the industry
9. What are you most looking forward to in the flat season?
Watching the 2-year-old’s progress towards Dubai Future Champions Festival
10. What is your favourite ice-cream flavour?
Vanilla
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From his Newmarket base at La Grange Stables on the Fordham Road, Ed Dunlop has taken time out to answer questions for the first edition of Question Time! for #NOW2016
1. How and when did you come to Newmarket?
a. I came to Newmarket in 1993 to work as assistant trainer to the late Alex Scott at Gainsborough Stables. Tragically, Alex was murdered and I took over the role as trainer in 1994.
2. All-time favourite racehorse?
a. Red Cadeaux as he was a huge favourite of ours and gave us so many exciting days racing around the world.
3. If you could swap jobs for a day what would you do?
a. Presenter on Top Gear
4. What is your hobby outside of racing?
a. Cricket and golf
5. What’s the highlight/best thing about the Newmarket Open Weekend?
a. The jockeys and trainers Showjumping competition as it is run by my wife!!
6. What is Newmarket’s hidden gem in your opinion?
a. There is nothing quite like a summer’s morning watching the multitude of horses travelling up Warren Hill.
7. What is your funniest racing story?
a. Australian jockey losing/ ripping his breeches in the last furlong (Click here for YouTube clip)
8. What is the biggest challenge facing racing?
a. Finding enough decent staff, especially now that we have left the EU!
9. What are you most looking forward to over the flat season?
a. Winners!
10. What is your favourite ice-cream flavour?
a. Chocolate
Royal Ascot is known throughout the world as the pinnacle festival of the horse racing calendar, commanding unrivalled prestige and glory for the trainers and connections lucky enough to have a winner. Newmarket’s trainers have a rich history of success at the festival, as befits the home of British horse racing. This guide tracks the Newmarket trainers’ best chances of success in the Group action at the festival.
Tuesday
The curtain raising race of the festival sees Roger Varian’s dual Group One winner Belardo go head-to-head with highly rated horses from both France and America as he flies the flag for Newmarket in the Queen Anne Stakes. Fresh from an impressive win in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury he is in the form of his life and looks a force to be reckoned with.
The St. James’ Palace Stakes looks to one of the highlights of the festival this year with three European Classic winners all coming together in what promises to be an epic clash. Hugo Palmer’s Galileo Gold, who won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket so impressively, with be looking to avenge his defeat by Awtaad in the Irish counterpart race last month.
Wednesday
The opening race on the second day of the festival will see two well-fancied Newmarket based prospects fight it out in the Jersey Stakes. John Gosden’s unbeaten Castle Harbour will be trying to overcome Gifted Master – another from Hugo Palmer’s Kremlin Cottage Stables – who already has two Group Three victories to his name having won the Pavilion and Autumn Stakes races.
Thursday
Ed Dunlop’s talented two year old Global Applause gives the Newmarket team a great chance in the Norfolk Stakes on Thursday. This speedy young colt is 2/3 for the season so far and was an impressive winner in the National Stakes at Sandown last month and looks a very smart prospect.
Finally, the Tercentenary Stakes pits Charlie Appleby’s Hawkbill who has had four consecutive wins since breaking his maiden, including most recently the Newmarket Stakes. Second that day was Abdon who will be looking to strike back at his hometown rival for Sir Michael Stoute.
Make sure to book your tickets in advance to the Newmarket Open Weekend, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September, for the chance to get to see some of these brilliant equine stars!
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Following the success of last year’s inaugural Newmarket Open Weekend, which adopted a new two day format for the first time, tickets are now on sale for the 2016 two day Open Weekend on Saturday, 17th and Sunday, 18th September, whereby a number of horseracing stakeholders in Newmarket open their doors to the public in this annual event.
Having raised £50,000 for three local charities last year, all funds raised from this year’s Newmarket Open Weekend will be donated to the Racing Welfare Housing Project and the Newmarket Day Centre.
There are a range of fantastic activities and entertainment for all the family to enjoy throughout the town of Newmarket over this unique weekend. Saturday includes; public access to Warren Hill gallops whereby some of the best racehorses in the world work each day; a first-look teaser tour to arguably one of the hottest destinations in the town, the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art; a tour and talk at Europe’s leading Bloodstock Auctioneers, Tattersalls; guided tours of the historic Jockey Club Rooms as well as an afternoon of racing on the Rowley Mile where entertainment will be aplenty on and off the track.
On Sunday morning Newmarket trainers open their doors to the public, offering an insight to their everyday lives and how history is made; an absolute must during this landmark anniversary of 350 years for the Home of Horseracing. Other popular attractions open around the town include equine veterinary practices; Rossdales Equine Hospital (Saturday) and Newmarket Equine Hospital (Sunday), as well as one of the best centres of excellence for racing industry training, the British Racing School. From midday, the Rowley Mile Racecourse opens its doors again for an afternoon of family fun activities including racing personality show jumping and a Newmarket vs. Lambourn football match.
There is also a fabulous Food & Drink Festival over both days of Newmarket Open Weekend, situated at the Rowley Mile. A number of local producers show off some of the best food and drink East Anglia has to offer; there is even the annual regional sausage competition with an expert panel of judges along with a number of cooking demonstrations from chefs local to the area.
Don’t forget, seven Newmarket trainers will again take to the microphone to commentate on throughout the seven race card on the Saturday. Each trainer will have a Just Giving page, information to be available via the website in due course, so don’t forget to support your favourite trainer for these very worthy causes!
Sara Cumani, Chairman of Newmarket Open Weekend, said;
“It is already set to be another fantastic weekend, especially during such a special year for the town as we celebrate 350 years of the Home of Horseracing.
“With the event all in aid of two extremely good causes, I would urge visitors to make a weekend of it to ensure you can visit all the attractions open over the two days!
“On behalf of the committee, I would very much like to thank all stakeholders involved for their continued support and we look forward to another fabulous Newmarket Open Weekend.”
Prices start from £14.40 for Newmarket Open Weekend with the full weekend package available for £30 if booked in advance – remember, under 18’s go free ALL weekend!
Children attending the first day of the inaugural Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend this Saturday are being invited to play Poo Bingo at the Parade Ring before each race.
To play, you will need to collect number at random, between one and ten, at the Rowley’s Kids Club after they arrive at the racecourse. After collecting your number, make your way over to the Parade Ring ahead of each race and if a horse poo’s in your square – which will be marked out and numbered one to ten in the paddock where horses circle before their races – then POO BINGO you win a prize!
The game will begin ahead of the first race when horses enter the Parade Ring at approximately 1.45pm following the parade of the Newmarket based Investec Derby first, second and third placed horses, Golden Horn, Jack Hobbs and Storm The Stars.
If you miss a round, don’t worry! Full results will be available at Rowley’s Kids Club. By keeping the same number all day it means you could win an array of prizes throughout the afternoon, so make sure you keep checking what the results are.
There is lots of other free entertainment throughout the afternoon including a petting zoo, face painters and demonstrations from horse whisperer Gary Witheford and much more. The first day of the new Food and Drink Festival will be open to racegoers too.
As part of the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend, seven Newmarket racehorse trainers will become racecourse commentators to raise funds for the National Horseracing Museum, Racing Welfare and Magpas: The Emergency Medical Charity. Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/teams/NOW2015.
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As part of the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend 2015, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September, there will be a selection of fabulous prizes on offer in our silent auction. One unique opportunity offered; is a delicious dinner for 6 people, cooked in the comfort of your own home by the famed Jockey Club chef Tim Turner who delivers modern food with a classical twist. Elsewhere, there is a chance to get your hands on an incredible fine art piece by the photographer Ripley, titled: “Racehorse on Newmarket Heath with a Rubbing Down House”. Ripley creates large-scale works accomplished through the use of ultra-high-resolution digital photography combined with extensive work in post-production. One unusual prize, which is sure to captivate the interest of fanatic equestrians, is a 1.20m high Rugby World Cup themed cross country fence. Designed by Captain Mark Phillips, the fence will be was jumped during the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and will has been transported to the Rowley Mile where it will be on display throughout the weekend. Other prizes include a fantastic private dinner for 8 in The Club Room at The Packhorse Inn, a miniature Ed Waites sculpture, a round of golf at Swinley Forest and many more.
The auction is now live and all are welcome to bid online via the link www.now2015-auction.com. There are some truly incredible prizes on offer this year and we would encourage everyone to get online and bid so as to help raise funds for our three chosen charities; the National Horseracing Museum, Racing Welfare, and Magpas – The Emergency Medical Charity.
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The latest star attractions at the new-look Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend are the horses who finished first, second and third in this year’s Investec Derby.
Golden Horn, Jack Hobbs and Storm The Stars are all trained in Newmarket and will be in the Parade Ring before racing gets under way on the first day of the inaugural Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend at the Rowley Mile on Saturday, 19th September.
Saturday’s raceday sees the start of the Gold Season at Newmarket Racecourses and features the Betfred Cesarewitch Trial.
Amy Starkey, Regional Director, Jockey Club Racecourses, East Region, said:
“It was a tremendous achievement for the Newmarket racing community that locally-trained horses filled the first three places in this season’s Investec Derby at Epsom Downs. We are delighted that our racegoers will be able to enjoy seeing them at the Rowley Mile this Saturday, adding to what is set to be a fantastic weekend.”
Golden Horn, trained by John Gosden, won the Feilden Stakes at the Craven Meeting at Newmarket Racecourses in April and has since gone on to victory in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes and last weekend’s Irish Champion Stakes.
After Epsom Downs, Jack Hobbs – also trained by John Gosden – won the Irish Derby. Like his conqueror in the Investec Derby, he is being aimed at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris next month.
Storm The Stars, trained by William Haggas, made his racecourse debut on the Rowley Mile as a two-year-old. After finishing behind Jack Hobbs in the Irish Derby, he won the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York and he ran in the St Leger last weekend.
During this Saturday afternoon, seven Newmarket trainers will become racecourse commentators, including John Gosden and William Haggas, who are raising funds for the National Horseracing Museum, Racing Welfare and Magpas: The Emergency Medical Charity. Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/teams/NOW2015.
There is free entertainment including pony rides, face painters and demonstrations from horse whisperer Gary Witheford.
The new Food and Drink Festival at the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend takes place on both Saturday and Sunday.
The weekend starts on Saturday at 9.30am with racehorses being put through their paces on the Warren Hill gallops. A number of equine sites can be visited, including Tattersalls, The National Stud and Newmarket Equine Hospital.
Between 9am and 12.30pm on the second day, many Newmarket trainers are opening their yards to the public.
Visitors can then return to the Rowley Mile for an action-packed afternoon, including racing personality show jumping involving several Newmarket trainers and jockeys.
Local and regional producers will be competing in a sausage competition. Each needs to impress the two main judges, food critic Tom Parker Bowles and Newmarket Racecourses ambassador Frankie Dettori.
Photo Credit: Emma Chammings
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As part of the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September, a very unique prize will be offered in the silent auction. The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials have kindly donated the Rugby World Cup themed cross country fence to be auctioned off at this year’s event.
The fence was tackled by top international event riders in the main arena at this weekend’s four star event, where a number of retired racehorses proved their talent off the racetrack and on the cross country course, including Chris Burton’s TS Jamaimo(3rd) and Haruzac(4th).
With the Rugby World Cup just around the corner, equestrians will be keen to get their hands on the 1.20m high cross country fence. The fence, designed by Captain Mark Phillips, will be on display at the Rowley Mile Racecourse throughout the fun-filled and action packed charity weekend in Newmarket.
The prize is just one of many in the silent auction which helps to raise funds for the Newmarket Open Weekend’s three chosen charities; The National Horseracing Museum, Racing Welfare, and Magpas – The Emergency Medical Charity. Other auction items include a fine art piece by the magnificent photographer Ripley, titled: “Racehorse on Newmarket Heath with a Rubbing Down House” and a superb dinner cooked for you in the comfort of your own home by Jockey Club Rooms chef Tim Turner.
Elizabeth Inman, Event Director at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials said: “To mark the involvement of our title sponsor Land Rover, with the 2015 Rugby World Cup, we decided to give this year’s Burghley Horse Trials a rugby theme. I was delighted when our course designer Captain Mark Phillips came up with a totally unique three part fence combination, the centre piece to which was a giant rugby ball.
“I was aware of the Newmarket Open Weekend and its charity auction benefitting some very worthwhile causes and felt that our fence could provide a totally unique auction item, ideal for the Rugby enthusiast or indeed someone who wants to have the kudos of a Burghley fence to school over at home.”
The Newmarket Open Weekend silent auction goes live ahead of the event – keep an eye out for more details – and will be open for bidding until 4pm on Wednesday 23rd September by visiting www.now2015-auction.com.
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On Saturday and Sunday, 19th and 20th September, the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend gets set to celebrate all things food and farming at the inaugural ‘Food and Drink Festival’. Taste the flavours of East Anglia with local traders offering a mix of fabulous foods and dishes during the weekend. Located right at the heart of the action, at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile racecourse, the Festival will cover both afternoons of the Open Weekend.
The food will not be the only thing to make mouths water with a full card of top class racing also taking place on Saturday, as the Rowley Mile plays host to another great afternoon of racing. The Festival has over 30 bespoke stalls confirmed, including La Hogue Farm Shop, Ely Fudge Company, Steak and Honour, Saffron Ice Cream and many more.
No East Anglian Food Festival would be complete without sausages and the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend certainly does not disappoint! On Sunday afternoon, local and regional producers will be going head to head in a not to be missed sausage competition. Each competitor will face the task of impressing our two main judges, British food critic Tom Parker Bowles and Investec Derby winning jockey and restaurateur Frankie Dettori.
The Newmarket Open Weekend Food and Drink Festival is certainly a day to please all foodies and race goers alike and a fantastic way to taste a wide variety of local produce. For more information, a full list of exhibitors and to book tickets online please visit phpstack-25489-1437829.cloudwaysapps.com or speak to a member of our dedicated sales team by calling 0844 579 3010. Children under 18 years go free on Saturday and children under 13 years can go free on the Sunday.
Visit our ‘about’ section to find a list of stall holders for the weekend – https://thehenrycecilopenweekend.co.uk/more-information/food-festival
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3rd September 2015 – For three years, Newmarket has opened its doors to the public for the action-packed Newmarket Open Day which has raised over £135,000 for local charities. Following a change in format whereby the event will now take place over two days, the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend on Saturday, 19th and Sunday, 20th September, includes a range of fantastic activities and entertainment for all the family to enjoy.
There will be a host of new events such as the Food and Drink Festival which will be located right at the heart of the action at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile and takes place over the two days. It will present the very best produce that the local area can offer and with over 30 bespoke stalls, visitors can sample the delectable delights from a range of exhibitors including La Hogue Farm Shop, Ely Fudge Company, Steak and Honour, Saffron Ice Cream and many more.
No East Anglian Food Festival would be complete without sausages and the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend certainly does not disappoint! On Sunday afternoon, local and regional producers will be going head to head in a not to be missed sausage competition. Each competitor will face the task of impressing our two main judges, British food critic Tom Parker Bowles and Investec Derby winning jockey and restaurateur Frankie Dettori.
The Weekend kicks off on Saturday at 9:30am with a chance to see top class racehorses put through their paces on the legendary Warren Hill Gallops. In addition there will be a number of equine sites available to visit throughout the day, including Tattersalls, The National Stud and Newmarket Equine Hospital. The Rowley Mile will then host a fabulous race meeting in the afternoon and will feature top trainers such as Sir Michael Stoute, William Haggas and John Gosden taking to the microphone and commentating on live racing. They have each been set up with an individual ‘Just Giving’ page to help fundraise for their dedicated charities; therefore all being well, their hard work will be rewarded!
The main highlight for many is the opportunity to get behind the scenes at Horseracing’s HQ and on Sunday from 9am to 12:30pm, many top trainers are opening their yards, giving visitors a unique chance to catch a glimpse of their equine heroes and meet some of the world’s most famous trainers. Godolphin’s two leading trainers, Saeed bin Suroor and Charlie Appleby, will open their yards to the public for the very first time. Godolphin, founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is the international horseracing stable which races in the famous Royal Blue silks. Visitors will be given the chance to be guided through the state of the art facilities at both Moulton Paddocks and Godolphin Stables.
Following the morning activities visitors can then return back to the Rowley Mile for an action packed afternoon of fun. Racing Personality Show Jumping is the feature entertainment of the day, with some of Newmarket’s best loved trainers and jockeys entered in the competition. Competitors include the likes of top jockey Andrea Atzeni, leading female jockey Hayley Turner and Classic winning trainer Roger Varian to name but a few. The Gymkhana will also take place on Sunday afternoon, alongside free on course entertainment including face painting and pony rides for children attending on the day.
“The Committee and I are busily putting in place the final preparations for the Open Weekend. Due to the enormous popularity of the Open Day we decided it was time to turn this jam packed day into a full weekend. It is sure to be a very entertaining weekend to all our visitors and we want to thank all of you in advance for supporting our three chosen charities. I am very much looking forward to welcoming you all to Newmarket this September.”
The Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend not only gives the public first-hand experience into the world of horseracing but it also provides a full weekend of unrivalled entertainment, all while raising funds for three excellent charities; The National Horseracing Museum, Racing Welfare, and Magpas – The Emergency Medical Charity. Children under 18 can visit Saturday of the Open Weekend for free and children under 13 go free on Sunday. For more information, including a full schedule of events, and to book tickets please visit phpstack-25489-1437829.cloudwaysapps.com” Sara Cumani, Chairman of Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend
Just Giving pages for the Newmarket trainers who will be commentating are as follows:
Charlie Fellowes https://www.justgiving.com/Charlie-Fellowes/
David Simcock https://www.justgiving.com/Trainer-David-Simcock/
Hugo Palmer https://www.justgiving.com/Hugo-Palmer/
John Gosden https://www.justgiving.com/John-Gosden/
Lucy Wadham https://www.justgiving.com/Lucy-Wadham/
Sir Michael Stoute https://www.justgiving.com/Sir-Michael-Stoute/
William Haggas https://www.justgiving.com/William-Haggas/
The Betfair Open Weekend 2015 is in aid of our three chosen charities:
Children under 18 years of age can visit Saturday of the Open Weekend for free and children under 13 years of age can visit Sunday of the Open Weekend for free. For more information, a full schedule and to purchase tickets for the Open Weekend please visit our website phpstack-25489-1437829.cloudwaysapps.com.
NOW Food & Drink Festival
This year the Betfair Newmarket Open Weekend will incorporate the very first Food & Drink Festival. The Food Festival will be located right at the heart of the action at the Rowley Mile racecourse for both days of the Open Weekend. The course will play host to over 30 bespoke stalls, accessible from all enclosures, including La Hogue Farm Shop, Ely Fudge Company, Steak and Honour, Saffron Ice Cream and many more. The NOW Food & Drink Festival will also include it’s very own Sausage Competition on Sunday afternoon, where local producers will showcase their produce.
For a full list of exhibitors confirmed for the NOW Food & Drink Festival, please visit the Newmarket Open Weekend website https://thehenrycecilopenweekend.co.uk/more-information/food-festival/.
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