Childwickbury Stud

Darley EBF Fillies' Maiden winner Earth Shot had been second to her stable-mate My Ophelia (Sea The Stars) on her sole start prior to Friday but she took a major step forward on livelier ground at Newmarket to keep the Oaks dream alive for owners Paul and Sally Flatt of Childwickbury Stud. Owner-breeders in their own right, the Flatts bought the daughter of Time Test from Anthony Oppenheimer, whose Classic-breeding credentials have long been proven, and now his Hascombe & Valiant Studs could again be represented at the highest level...

Paul and Sally Flatt's Childwickbury Stud has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Newbury Racecourse, supporting the Listed Fillies' Trial Stakes on the Lockinge card on May 17.  A 10-furlong contest for three-year-old fillies, the race carries prize-money of £75,000 and has an impressive roll of former winners, including subsequent Group 1 stars Nashwa (GB), Eshaada (GB) Warm Heart (Ire), Sea of Class (Ire), and Izzi Top (GB). Childwickbury Stud, set on 300 acres in Hertfordshire, has recently played a significant role in the raising of stakes performers such...

Having left his post as manager of Childwickbury Stud, John Hernon will take up the mantel as Chief Executive Officer at Martyn Meade's Manton Park Stud in Wiltshire with the long-term goal of elevating the operation to one of the top commercial stallion farms. Hernon said: "The Manton Park Estate has a rich racing history, and it is a privilege to take on the running of the stud here alongside Mr Meade. I am fully committed to ensuring the stud reflects the heritage of the Manton Estate and to develop...

John Hernon has been appointed manager of Paul and Sally Flatt's Childwickbury Stud in Hertfordshire. Formerly the yearling manager at Cheveley Park Stud, Hernon grew up at his family's stud farm in Wicklow in Ireland and completed the Irish National Stud's Management Course before gaining further experience on stud farms in Australia and the UK. He was also assistant trainer to the late Harry 'Tom' Thomson Jones in Newmarket and assistant stud manager and racing manager to Peter Goulandris at Hesmonds Stud in Sussex. "We are delighted that John Hernon...