HEROS Club

Join HEROS Club and support one of our band of long-term residents; your donation helps support your favourite horse. Our long-term heroes have widely different characters and histories, but they all need friends!

Club membership is available at 4 levels:-

Bronze membership (£1 - £5 per month or annual equivalent)
- Bronze HEROS Club pack (includes car sticker, enamel badge)
- quarterly newsletter
- priority information about HEROS events
- annual visit to HEROS at North Farm Stud

Silver membership (£6 - £12 per month or annual equivalent)
- Silver HEROS Club pack (includes car sticker, enamel badge, keyring)
- quarterly newsletter
- priority information about HEROS events
- 2 annual visits to HEROS at North Farm Stud

Gold membership (£13 - £19 per month or annual equivalent)
- Gold HEROS Club pack (includes car sticker, enamel badge, keyring, plus gold extras)
- quarterly newsletter
- priority information about HEROS events and discounted tickets
- 2 annual visit to HEROS at North Farm Stud

Platinum membership (£20 plus per month or annual equivalent)
- Platinum HEROS Club pack (includes car sticker, enamel badge, keyring, plus platinum extras)
- quarterly newsletter
- priority information about HEROS events and discounted tickets
- 2 annual visits to HEROS at North Farm Stud, to include afternoon tea

Download our donation form, fill in your details and send us your payment, or specify a regular donation and join the HEROS Club.

Assembly Dancer

Assembly Dancer Arrived at North Farm Stud
3 March 1998

1987 bay gelding
by General Assembly out of A Red Red Rose

Trainer when racing: D L Williams

Race Record: 36 runs, 1 second and 2 thirds

Total Prize Money: £1,281

Highlight of Career: Retirement to North Farm Stud!

Unfortunately 'Murphy' was not the greatest racehorse, as you can see from his race record, but he was the greatest riding horse ever. He gave Grace years of fun hacking, hunting and just being a great friend.

He has earned his retirement and lives with Rapporteur whom he adores and they are inseperable.

Rapporteur

Arrived at North Farm Stud Rapporteur
20 November 1995

1986 bay gelding
by His Majesty out of Sweet Rapport

Trainer when racing: C C Elsey

Race record: 84 runs, 19 wins, 11 seconds and 9 thirds.

Total Prize Money: £83,218

Highlight of Career: 19 wins at Lingfield on turf and the all-weather and former 1 1/4 mile record holder.

Rapporteur was an amazing racehorse, well-known and heard of by most racing enthusiasts. Out of 84 runs he stayed relatively sound, with a little bit of help from his friends! He held the course record under top weight at Lingfield and paraded there on 24 May 2003 when they re-named a race after him again.

He is obviously a very tough cookie and has earned his keep. Although not a good hack he is a great mate to Murphy and they spend hours together mulling over life in the fast lane. No matter what they say these two horses are happy in the field and want for nothing; retirement to them is well worth having.

Zucchero

Zucchero Arrived at North Farm Stud
04 November 2004

1996 brown gelding
by Dilum out of Legal Sound

Trainer when racing: D Arbuthnot

Race record: 33 runs, 6 wins, 2 seconds and 3 thirds.

Total Prize Money: £118,046

Highlight of Career: Won the Lincoln

Zucchero retired from racing in July 2004 due to a leg injury which he now fully recovered from. His racing career was very good including a 2nd in the Ladies Diamond Stakes at Royal Ascot, beaten a head and ridden by Mrs D Arbuthnot, the trainer's wife and he also won the Lincoln Handicap.

Since coming to the Stud he has been rehomed but due to sickness he returned to us and will stay here now until the end. He is the most wonderful character and is still hacked out and loves his work. I am sure he will parade at some stage for HEROS, being a good name in racing.

Nomadic Star

Arrived at North Farm Stud 16 November 2006

1995 brown gelding
by Nomadic Way out of Dreamago

Trainer when racing: Mrs F J Brown

Race record: 3 runs

Nomadic Star retired from racing in March 2004 due to a severe leg injury. He had sustained a severe tendon injury which is still repairing. However he is a great companion and loves other horses and people. Our vet has created a cast for his leg which has increased his quality of life and he is now happily enjoying his retirement with the other boys.

Good Samaritan

Arrived at North Farm Stud 01 August 2006

1995 Chesnut gelding
by Insan out of Ballymave

Trainer when racing: Mr Mark Pitman

Race record: 7 runs, 1 win & 2 seconds

Good Samaritan really does live up to his name as he is a super horse with a lovely temperament. His racing career was cut short when he suffered a bad injury.