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Meet the Trainers

Discover Newmarket is extremely grateful to work with a number of Newmarket Trainers. Our guided tours provide the opportunity to visit a variety of training yards many of which are historic and have fantastic tales of great achievements and racing folklore. Go behind the scenes to see exactly what happens in a typical day and meet the people who make it all happen.

 

For  a full list of Newmarket Trainers, click here

William Knight

Rathmoy Stables

William Knight returned to Newmarket in April of 2020 following a successful residence at Angmering Park in Sussex, where he trained over 300 winners, including 2010 Goodwood Cup hero Illustrious Blue.

Michael Bell

Michael Bell

Fitzroy House

Michael Bell has enjoyed a successful career and has trained over 1400 winners including a Derby and Oaks winner among some of his most notable successes operating from the historic Fitzroy House.

John Berry

John Berry

Beverley House Stables

Having ridden as an amateur over jumps, John Berry enjoyed stints assisting the likes of Luca Cumani before taking out a licence in 1996. Has also served as mayor of Newmarket between 2015 and 2016.

Marco Botti

Prestige Place

Operating from a state of the art yard, Botti has enjoyed some great success since moving to Newmarket in 2006. A first Royal Ascot winner in 2018 is among his career highlights.

Newmarket Trainer

George Boughey

Saffron House Stables

One of Newmarket's newer trainers, Boughey has had a love of racing since his schooldays. He has worked in Australia as well as in the bloodstock world and was assistant to Hugo Palmer for six years before branching out.

Tom Clover

Tom Clover

Kremlin House

One of Newmarket's up-and-comers, Tom enjoyed experience as an assistant in one of Newmarket's top yards before branching out in 2016 alongside his wife Jackie Jarvis.

Robert Cowell

Bottisham Heath Stud

After a stint in the US, Robert Cowell returned to the UK and is hailed as something of a specialist with sprinters having claimed the Kings Stand Stakes (Gr 1) twice as well as the Prix De l'Abbaye.

Newmarket Trainer

Dylan Cunha

Bottom Yard, Phantom House Stables

Dylan Cunha is a Group One winning trainer from South Africa, now training in the historic and prestigious racing headquarters, Newmarket, UK. Dylan is also an Ultra Marathon runner as well as previously an airline pilot, giving him a solid mix of life experience combined with a wealth of lifetime horse racing experience to be a successful trainer in the UK.

Ed Dunlop

La Grange Stables

Ed Dunlop hails from a family steeped in racing and has enjoyed several high-profile wins and Classic victories. Look out for the light blue skull caps of his riders on the heath in the mornings.

Robert Eddery

Heyward Place

Situated on the Hamilton Road, Robert Eddery spent his formative training years in Ireland as well as enjoying extensive international experience in the US and Australia.

Harry Eustace

Park Lodge Stables

Harry grew up at Park Lodge, immersed in the excitement of a busy training stables. He went on to work at several prestigious establishments internationally, as well as with Royal Trainer to The Queen, William Haggas at Somerville Lodge Stables. He took over the family stables from his father in 2021.

James Fanshawe

James Fanshawe

Pegasus Stables

Occupying arguably the most famous yard in Newmarket, James Fanshawe operates from Pegasus Stables, built by legendary jockey Fred Archer and many a winner have called it home over the years.

Julia Feilden

Harraton Stud

Since starting training in 2001, Julia has sent out well over 200 winners from Ascot to Yarmouth. Her small, family-run stable has built a reputation as one of the shrewdest in the sport with a talent for improving inexpensive second-hand horses as well as realising the full potential of young stock.

Charlie Fellowes

Bedford House Stables

From his base in the heart of Newmarket, Charlie Fellowes has made an impression early on in his training career. His horses are easy to spot in the mornings with their red exercise sheets and saddle cloths.

John and Thady Gosden

Clarehaven Stables

John Gosden has been associated with some of the sports brightest stars and his career haul is well over 3,000 race wins including well over 100 Group 1 winners all over the world. He has recently joined forces with his son Thady to train jointly from Clarehaven Stables.

Rae Guest

Rae Guest

Chestnut Tree Stables

A multiple Group 1-winning trainer, Rae Guest enjoyed a career in the saddle and has been hailed as a great horseman with his ability to train difficult horses to reach their potential.

Royal Yard Tour, Newmarket

William Haggas

Somerville Lodge

Seven Time Classic-winning trainer, William Haggas is one of the most respected trainers in British racing in Newmarket. William spent time with John Winter and Sir Mark Prescott before taking out his own license and training his first winner - Tricky Note (15th April 1987) - from his Somerville Lodge base where he has been since 1987.

Newmarket Trainer

Darryll Holland

Harraton Court Stables

Darryll Holland is a former Multiple Group 1 winner who has ridden for some of racing’s leading trainers. He acted as an assistant trainer while occupying his role as a stable jockey and has since established himself as a trainer in his own right.

Newmarket Trainer

Gay Kelleway

Queen Alexandra Stables

The first woman to ride a winner at Royal Ascot, Gay Kelleway trains out of Queen Alexandra Stables in Exning and has a very hands-on approach to training, riding work regularly.

Newmarket Trainer

Phil McEntee

Racefield Stables

The son of a champion apprentice in Ireland, Phil McEntee has racing in the blood and rode on the flat and over jumps before turning to training.

Newmarket Trainer

Amy Murphy

Southgate Stables

Having previously worked as a Pupil Assistant to Tom Dascombe and an Assistant Trainer Luca Cumani, as well as doing a winter spell in Australia with Gai Waterhouse, Amy joined the training ranks in Autumn 2016 having learnt from some of the very best in the world.

Patrick Owens

Authorised Yard

In August 2019 Patrick took out his dual purpose training licence, which in turn is a true accolade to over 25 years horsemanship within the Racing Industry, having more recently established a reputable pre-training operation here in Newmarket. Over the past 6 years Patrick has educated the future champions of the turf on the initial stages of becoming a Racehorse, for some of the town’s biggest stables, including John Gosden.

Sir Mark Prescott

Heath House Stables

Newmarket’s longest-serving trainer is based at the historic Heath House Stables and has trained over 2,000 winners, including the legendary Pivotal and dual Group 1 winner Marsha.

John Ryan

Cadland Stables

John Ryan hails from a family steeped in horseracing. A career in the saddle saw him collect a haul of 174 victories as a National Hunt rider before taking out his trainer's licence in 2005.

George Scott

George Scott

Eve Lodge

There has been loads of success in a relatively short space of time for trainer George Scott having learnt some valuable lessons of the trade from some of racing's greats.

David Simcock

David Simcock

Trilium Place

A Classic winning trainer, David Simcock sent out a winner with the very first runner to feature under his name. Since then he's enjoyed a string of successes at the highest level as well as internationally.

Sir Michael Stoute

Freemason Lodge

There have been many plaudits for Sir Michael Stoute since he began training in 1972 including 10 Champion Trainer titles, 26 Classic winners including five Derby victories to go with several international successes.

Roger Varian

Roger Varian

Carlburg Stables

A classic-winning trainer who was mentored by one of the greats, Roger Varian has shown on many occasions why one should always take note of his horses.

Newmarket Trainer

Stuart Williams

Diomed Stables

Stuart Williams is an established trainer who has trained hundreds of winners since taking out a licence in 1994. Williams hails from a racing family and has also previously worked internationally.

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