Hickstead are delighted to be the long-standing host of the Longines Royal International Horse Show (RIHS), Tuesday 30th July - Sunday 4th August 2013 with Her Majesty The Queen as the Patron of this Official Horse Show of The British Horse Society. Having celebrated its centenary in 2007, the RIHS is now the venerable age of 106, and one of the oldest horse shows in the world.
Last weekend it was a delight to finally walk around the impressive Derby course at the Hickstead showground and watch some of the world's top showjumpers compete to win the Hickstead Derby, instead of simply watching it on TV. Your Source Today took a trip out to Hickstead to get a first hand feel for this event and to see what Derby Day had to offer.
Chotto Matte is set to open its doors on the 18th September 2013, during London Fashion Week and is bringing the energy of underground Tokyo to the streets of Soho. Located on the corner of Bateman and Frith, Chotto Matte will bring together the best of Japanese and Peruvian cultures serving up high-quality Nikkei cuisine, colourful cocktails, and live music.
Matt Sworder, a 28 year old marketing graduate, gave up a lucrative career in insurance to work as a chef in some of London's top restaurants, training with Gordon Ramsay (La Noisette), Anthony Demetre (Les Deux Salons) and Adam Byatt (Bistro Union). Now, for the first time, he has opened his own restaurant, The Corner House in Minster, near Ramsgate, Kent.
Hertfordshire-based Phillip Miller has won the 53rd Hickstead Derby on Caritiar Z, with the 36-year old producing the sole clear on the 13-year-old grey gelding. The later drawn Trevor Breen (Adventure De Kannan) and William Funnell (Dorada) were left to settle for second place with four faults apiece, both knocking down the open ditch, near to the end of the course.
Robert Power, the National Hunt jockey who won the 2007 John Smith's Grand National on Silver Birch, made a winning return to Hickstead on Saturday 22nd June 2013. The Irish rider partnered the 12-year-old stallion Doonaveeragh O One to victory in the afternoon's feature class, the LED Sport Europe Speed Derby.
