Kate Walton Racing

 

Welcome to Kate Walton Racing

Kate Walton racing is a team operation headed by Kate herself, whose family is steeped in racing history, as she is the daughter of Sam Hall.

She took out her licence seven years ago and started with 4 horses. Since then, numbers have increased as you will see when you visit the yard.

The yard is extremely well situated as we are based just on the outskirts of Middleham and are adjacent to the gallops. The yard is set in a tranquil environment away from the hustle and bustle of the village. There is a private track from the yard onto the gallops and the yard boost's 60 acres of turn out paddocks providing an ideal setting to revitalize and sweeten up horses.

The yard is having a good National Hunt season with the older handicappers flying the flag, recording success both over hurdles and fences, while the younger horses are coming through showing plenty of promise.

The season began with a very wet summer but the yard was lifted from the doom and gloom with their first double at the same course in June with both Super Revo winning a Handicap Chase for the White Liners and Its a Roofer winning a Handicap Hurdle for the The Well Oiled Partnership. We were also delighted to welcome our first winner for The Yarm Racing Partnership as Breaking Storm got off the mark in a National Hunt Race at Sedgefield. All of these horses like fairly good ground so will all be reappearing in the forthcoming months.

Huka Lodge has provided the team with its largest success so far this season winning the Last Fling Chase at Haydock a race named in honour of Trevor Hemmings great staying chaser. Jimmy Bond has also been a model of consistency and put in a fine jumping display to finish second over the National fences in The Grand Sefton back in November since then he has also won at Ayr and is currently been aimed at Topham Chase at the Aintree grand National Meeting. Nevertika is progressing through the ranks nicely and has won three starts over fences to date. Our Jocey also showed her game attitude to record a pillar to post success at Sedgefield fighting off all challengers in a handicap hurdle, she will now go Novice Chasing. There are a number of promising older and younger horses within the yard and we like to think that we treat them all as individuals.

Although predominatley known for it's National Hunt Yard Kate does have a dual - purpose training license and has boosted having a winner at York and various other flat tracks in the North. She has a couple of promising flat horses this year and is looking forward to the start of the turf season.

One of Kate Walton Racing's biggest assets is her team of staff. She has built up a team which have a great depth of knowledge and understanding of the horses and racing.

Kate has fantastic owners which are very much appreciated and who are always welcome at the yard. We like to get owners involved as much as they would like and we can always gaurantee a friendly welcome which makes owning a racehorse here most enjoyable - and not just on a raecourse!