We’re midway through the season, the horses are flying with 4 wins in July and the sales season is fast approaching with catalogues being analysed in search of our next superstar!

July's Runner Highlights

SHADY BAY (above) headed to Nottingham on 5th July. Alec Voikhansky was in the saddle for the 1m 2f handicap. The pair were drawn in stall 6. After jumping from the stalls, Shady Bay settled towards the rear of the field and was ridden patiently. Once into the final furlong, she won going away by 5 lengths.

The four year old filly headed back to the track on 24th July, this time at Newbury, and again under Alec Voikhansky. Shady Bay sat prominently over the 1m 2f distance and pulled away inside the final furlong to win by 2 lengths. She looked to be going for the hat trick in August so keep an eye out for those entries!

SHADY BAY is by New Bay, out of the Rahy mare, Soft Lips. She is owned by P Afia, E Hobson, A Pegley and C & R Russell.

KINGDOM OF STARS made his appearance at Kempton Park a winning one on 9th July. He was partnered with Colin Keane for the two mile handicap. The pair were prominent throughout and in touch with the leaders, with Kingdom Of Stars getting his nose in front to lead in the final furlong. He rallied and kept on to win by three quarters of a length.

KINGDOM OF STARS is by Cloth Of Stars, out of the Sageburg mare, Passing Burg. From Kingdom Of Star’s last 4 runs, he has placed 3 times & won once.  He is owned by White & Partner.

PERFECT LOCATION (above) learnt plenty on her debut last month to make her second start a winning one on 13th July. The two year old filly stayed on gamely at Southwell over six furlongs. She was ridden by Sean Levey in the pink & maroon colours of Only Fillies Racing Club.

The daughter of Cable Bay broke well from stall 7 and was prominent & up with the leaders. She refused to be caught in the final furlong, and crossed the line in front by a neck.

PERFECT LOCATION is by Cable Bay, out of the Excelebration mare, Perfect Lady. She was bred by Mildmay Farm & Stud, and is owned by Mildmay Racing & Only Fillies RC.

Ones To Watch

TRANSPARENT headed back to the track after being gelded last month. The 3 year old was at Southwell on 13th July. Sean Levey was in the saddle for the 1m distance and the pair were unlucky inside the final furlong to be beaten by 3/4 length. It won’t be long until the talented son of Mehmas is back in the winners enclosure.

LITTLE JAYBEE was unlucky on 31st July finishing in second at Nottingham after being headed in the final 110 yards. Alec Voikhansky was in the saddle for the 5f distance and the 2 year old daughter of Due Diligence will be winning again soon.

Meet The Team 

Sam McCullagh

Age & Where you are from:

30, from North Yorkshire

Your role at Tom Ward Racing:

Head Lad

How long have you worked for Tom:

8 months

Favourite Horse:

Golden Pal - he’s the best I’ve ever been lucky to work with. He was just so naturally fast and had a brilliant mind to go with it. I was gutted he got beaten as a 2yo in the Norfolk, but he got his Group 1’s as an older horse. He has his first 2yo’s in 2026 and I would be amazed if he doesn’t make a successful stallion.

Favourite Racing Moment:

Frankel’s Guineas - it was one of those races where you couldn’t quite believe your eyes.

If you had a fully paid trip to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Breeders Cup, Del Mar. It looks an amazing setting, high class racing and a great way to sign off the season if you’re lucky enough to have a horse good enough to get a start.

If you had one superpower, what would it be?

The ability to slow down & stop time. So you can savour the best moments of your life and have longer to spend with friends & family.

News

A Race for HEROS

On the 24th July, Alice swapped the office chair for a racehorse and made her debut in the saddle at Newbury Racecourse in the HEROs Charity race. Partnered with Tintoretto for the 1m 2f distance, the pair finished in 4th place.

To be allowed to take part in the race,  £1,500 had to be raised for the charity, and Alice passed the minimum donation with flying colours. Thank you to all who donated and contributed, it was for a great cause and a lot of fun was had!

And they’re off….

Sales Season is here! With the catalogues flowing through the door, we are super busy getting them analysed in search of the future winners for you. If you have something in mind in regards to ownership, or would like to get involved via a syndicate or a partnership now is the time! Get in touch today ahead of the sales for an informal chat around all the different options available for racehorse ownership!

Tom & Alex will be attending all the major sales in the UK, Ireland & France. The dates for this year’s sales are below:

20th August - V2 Arqana Yearling Sale, Deauville

27th - 29th August - Goffs Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale

2nd September  - Tattersalls Somerville Sale

23rd - 25th September - Tattersalls Ireland September Yearlings

29th - 30th September - Goffs Orby Yearling Sale (Book 1)

1st - 2nd October - Goffs Orby Yearling Sale (Book 2)

7th - 9th October - Tattersalls Yearlings Book 1

13th - 15th October - Tattersalls Yearlings Book 2

16th - 17th October - Tattersalls Yearlings Book 3

24th November - Tattersalls December Yearling Sale

Alongside the yearling sales, Tom and Alex will also be attending the Autumn Horses in Training Sales at Tattersalls on 27th - 31st October. They will be looking for older horses that can be improved to run on the flat, as well as looking for some horses for an exciting new venture into the National Hunt ranks. A 3 year old store by PASSING GLANCE has already been purchased to add to the team for the Whitehouse Stable Syndicate NH for the 2025/ 2026 season.

Tom and Alex will also be attending the Tattersalls December Foal Sale on 25th - 29th November. They have had success with purchasing foals that have gone on to join the team at Whitehouse Stables including previous purchase in 2023 for 10,000gns -  MAGNATURA (pictured below), who won on his second start this year (RPR 81) for the team as a two year old.

If you are interested in any of the above, please don’t hesitate to get in contact today!

SAVE THE DATE

With the arrival of the yearlings means it is time for the annual Yearling Parade & Owners Open day! It was a great turnout last year, and we would love to see everyone (and more!) again here this year.

This year’s parade will be held on 25th October 2025.

Please save the date in your diaries; we would love to see you!

HORSES FOR SALE

At Whitehouse Stables we have a selection of different ownership options to suit everyone’s budget. This could be the purchase of a horse outright, or maybe even a smaller share. Below is a selection of the horses we currently have for sale. Take a look on our website for further details.

MAGNATURA

For a limited time only further shares have become available in this exciting two year old! He is a strong, athletic gelding by Magna Grecia and he is already a winner (RPR 81) doing so on only his second start. He was purchased from the 2023 December foal sale for only 10,000gns and his talent has been nurtured at Whitehouse Stables. His dam, MORNING LINE, has produced 5 winners all rated 90+ including the Listed placed, MORNING SOLDIER.

Email today to secure your share for a summer of fun racing in the Whitehouse Stable Syndicate!