Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The future of Great Leighs is again in doubt following the collapse of a deal to revive racing at the all-weather course near Braintree in Essex.
Llewtrah's Soapbox (Free subscription) | 21/07/2009
Thatching Originally uploaded by messy_beast Once we used to have a big showground at Great Leighs, between Chelmsford and Braintree. As a schoolchild we used to go on educational trips there. We'd have clipboards and do projects about farm animals or farm machinery or traditional country crafts such as thatching. There was flower arranging and taxidermy and poultry shows and marquees full of small...
The Llanelli Political Journal (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
It’s a difficult time to be opening a racecourse but Dai Walters, a horse racing enthusiast and local businessman has thrown his wealth into the building of a racecourse at Ffos Las, Trimsaran, about 5 miles away from Llanelli town. I am far from being a fan of that which is equine, but from what I have read in reviews and articles the new racecourse promises to be something special. It has already...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The track near Llanelli is set to open on 18 June and is already attracting the support of such figures as the trainer Paul Nicholls As claims to fame go, "the second new racecourse to open in the last 15 months" is hardly as impressive as "the first new track for 80 years", but the operators of Ffos Las in south-west Wales will not worry too much about that. By every measure that...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
The question of whether Great Leighs will ever again function as a racecourse became still more doubtful yesterday as it emerged that a deal to save the track, announced last week, has not in fact been concluded. The course, in administration since January, has no racing licence and is unlikely to reapply for one until the deal's status is clarified. "It has been agreed, but not signed and sealed,"...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/05/2009
•Racing's ruling body seem unconvinced course has funding •Administrators say lease deal has been agreed The British Horseracing Authority was in a difficult position last night, having refused to grant a racing licence to Great Leighs, despite the fact that the course now appears to have the funds to reopen. As a result of the BHA's decision, the troubled Essex venue is now unable to take...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 15/05/2009
A proposed deal for the sale of Essex racecourse has fallen through.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/05/2009
• Closure likely after Terry Chambers withdraws • Administrators are still left without a buyer The future of the troubled Great Leighs track in Essex is once more in doubt after a proposed sale to the local millionaire Terry Chambers fell through tonight. There has been no racing at the Essex course since it went into administration in January, and with time running out for any new owner...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 15/05/2009
A sale of Great Leighs racecourse in Essex is off after the proposed buyer pulls out, according to administrators.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
• Deal could see Essex track reopened in three months • Daraahem gives Hills fourth Chester Cup win Deloitte, the administrator in charge of Great Leighs racecourse, is close to a deal to sell the troubled track which could see racing resume at the only course in Essex within the next three months. Deloitte was not prepared to comment on the record yesterday but it is believed to have agreed...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/03/2009
• Administrators reject two bids • Talks in process with main creditor Hopes for an early resumption of racing at Great Leighs were dashed yesterday when the two leading bids for the Essex course were rejected by the administrators, Deloitte. Great Leighs has been closed since 15 January when its temporary licence expired, after which the British Horseracing Authority refused a...
Champions (Free subscription) | 19/03/2009
Last Updated: March 19 - 04:30 PM Both of the leading bids for Great Leighs have been rejected by the joint administrators of the group of companies which own and operate the track. The Essex v...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/01/2009
The British Horseracing Authority said yesterday that prize money owing from the last two meetings at Great Leighs before it went into administration has now been received from the troubled Essex track. However, as yet no application has been received from the administrators for a new racecourse licence and time is running out if Thursday week's meeting at Great Leighs is to proceed. "Prize money...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 16/01/2009
The future of Great Leighs is shrouded in doubt after it became the racecourse that can’t race. The British Horseracing Authority removed its licence as it emerged that the Essex course had been operating with a temporary agreement.
The Daily Donkey (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Carmelia Maria, the name conjures up a vision of beautiful Latin woman in a flamenco dress and castanets. The reality was a 5/1 winner last night at Great Leighs in Essex. From the sublime to the ridiculous there I know, but it seemed appropriate. A few quid nicked all round yesterday, which looked doubtful early [...]
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