Uplands News
June - Uplands was a relatively quiet month with 1 winner and a second but the highlight was Desert Sea's tremendous run to finish a close third in the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle. He has come out of the race in good form and his target will now be the Ebor.
Uplands sent out 10 runners in May resulting in 3 winners and 2 thirds - a strike rate of 30%
April - The drying weather has meant more runners this month and with still a week to go we have had 4 winners and a second from 12 runners - a 33% strike rate.
January proved to be an extremely lean month due to the extraordinary weather conditions, so we only managed to send out 6 runners, of which 1 was beaten a mere nose, and 2 others finished in third place.
December at Uplands was cold and snow hindered plans, however from just 5 runners - 1 won and 2 finished second.
November, Uplands was similar to October, from 10 runners - 1 won, 2 finished second and 1 was placed third.
In October, Uplands proved quiet again however from our 10 runners - 1 won, 3 finished second and 1 was placed third.
September was rather quiet in Uplands. We had 10 runners - 1 finished second and 3 were placed third.
Uplands was fairly busy in August. We sent out 12 runners and out of those 4 returned in second place and as runners-up went very close indeed.
Uplands was slightly busier in July. Having said that, we continued our good form, sending out yet another winner, three seconds and one third from just 11 runners.
June was a fairly quiet month for us at Uplands. However, it didn't stop us getting yet another winner, this time from 9 runners.
May proved to be full of activity at Uplands. From 20 runners, Uplands sent out 3 winners, 1 second and 1 third!
April was another excellent month for Uplands! From just 14 runners, Uplands sent out 3 winners, 2 seconds and 3 thirds - a brilliant performance!
March - WOW - what a sensational month March proved to be!!! From 20 runners, Uplands sent out a phenomenal number of winners, 9 to be exact (45%), 2 seconds and 2 thirds - beat that we say...
February - Snow, snow and more snow along with freezing temperatures made February a tricky month at Uplands. However, we did manage to send out 6 runners with 2 placed second and 1 placed third.
January - Considering the bitterly cold and wet weather, Uplands was again fairly busy during January. From 14 runners 2009 began well with 2 winners, 1 second and 1 third
December Uplands wishes all our friends a VERY HAPPY 2009!
November was yet another excellent month for Uplands where our runners were in top form. From 19 runners, 12 were in the frame, with 3 winners, 3 seconds and 6 thirds!
October What a brilliant month October turned out for Uplands where our racehorses are flying with many in top form. From 22 runners, 10 were in the frame, with 6 winners (a stunning winning ratio of 27%), 3 seconds and 1 third!
September was rather quiet at Uplands, however from 11 runners two finished second.
August from currently 15 runners, Uplands was in form again in August sending out 1 winner, 3 seconds and 1 third
July at Uplands was rather quiet, however success came our way yet again because we sent out 1 winner from the three runners
In June Uplands sent out 2 winners, 1 second and 2 in third place from 18 runners
May was rather a lean month with 15 runners, however Uplands still managed to send out one winner, three placed second and one placed third
April With 18 runners in April, Uplands sent out 1 winner, 1 second and 3 thirds
March was rather a lean month with a wintry mix of weather conditions however Uplands still managed to send out 18 runners and the month ended with one winner, one second and two placed third.
February was busy and proved very worthwhile with 5 winners from 25 runners plus 6 placed second and 3 placed third
January 2008 With 15 runners in January, Uplands had an excellent start to 2008 with 3 winners and 3 seconds - a 20% winners to runners ratio
December Rounding off 2007, Uplands was reasonable busy in December with 16 runners. Uplands continues to train winners with Lavender track excelling when she beat off 15 others, we were also in the money with 3 placed second and 2 placed third!
November Uplands was fairly busy in November with 15 runners, best of which proved to be stamina blessed Lavender Track who won a bumper at Fontwell, Uplands also had one 3rd with 4 placed 4th.
October Uplands had another busy month with 2 winners, 2 placed second and 1 placed third from 17 runners
September was a very busy month at Uplands and a rewarding one to boot! From 16 runners we saddled 3 winners and in the frame one placed second.
August provided Uplands with 1 winner, along with 3 second and one third placed prizewinners from 15 runners
July proved relatively fruitful for us all at Uplands with 1 winner and 2 placed second from 11 runners
June - although the weather played a big part in June, Uplands had a busy month with 2 second and 2 third placed runners from 18 runners - Summer must surely arrive in July!
May was a rather lean month with one winner and one second from fourteen runners so we are looking forward to a more rewarding June now Summer seems be here!
April News - David and the team at Uplands produced 1 winner, 2 second and 2 third placed horses from 12 runners which was most encouraging and we now look forward to an even more rewarding Summer!
March News - 4 winners including Oscar Park's Class 1 at Cheltenham, one second, two thirds from just 14 runners this month, made March more than lucrative with a 28.57% winners to runners rate at Uplands!
OSCAR PARK with Tom Doyle on board bravely won the Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) at Cheltenham and we are all over the moon at Oscar Park's superb achievement which could not have been made possible without his owner George Ward's wonderful support and the tremendous training by David Arbuthnot along with all involved at Uplands - WELL DONE!!!
Since January, David has got Uplands off to a tremendous start with one winner already and three seconds.
Things are starting to get busy at Uplands, with most of the winter horses now back in work, so we look forward to a successful and rewarding jump season. We have also welcomed a number of new owners recently and look forward to a long and prosperous association with them.