Shovelstrode Racing

Andy Irvine
Racehorse trainer, Sussex

About us

Shovelstrode Racing is a long established family run business based in Sussex. The stables are built on a legacy left behind by the well known trainer Zoe Davison. Andy Irvine and Zoe’s eldest daughter, Gemelle Johnson, and the family continue to run the yard in her memory. To read more about the history of the stables click here

Latest News

All the latest news from the stables and at the races….

Eklil Blog – January 2025

Hello world at large. I will not wish you a happy new year, as horses celebrate new year on 28th August. No idea why, nor why steppe horses in the[…]

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Happy New Year (and Update!)

It is also the 1,658th anniversary of the Alemanni leading a confederation of tribes over the Rhine into the Roman Empire and sounding the effective death knell of the western[…]

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Merry Christmas update

Merry Christmas to all our readers. And there are a couple of other notes. We took a couple to Fakenham for the last jumping before Christmas. FLEMEN’S TIPPLE finished a[…]

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