Retired Horses

A successful horse both on the flat and over hurdles during his 7 year career, Coeur De Lion (2013), a bay gelding by Pour Moi, retired in 2022. His most memorable success was at Royal Ascot in [...]

The eye catching grey gelding, Smad Place (2007), remembered for his 12 length victory in the 2015 Hennessy Gold Cup under Wayne Hutchinson, retired from racing in 2018 having won 9 of his 37 [...]

A bay gelding by Getaway, Talkischeap (2012) had a successful career having joined us as a 5 year old in 2017 from Ireland. The highlight of his racing career came in 2019 when winning the bet365 [...]

Kismat (2015) is a bay mare by Sepoy who was in training with us for 4 years, running 14 times on the flat before retiring in 2020. Although never successful on the track, she has taken to her [...]

Lexington Law (2013), a bay gelding by Lawman, ran 41 times in his career both on the flat and over hurdles, having 4 wins on the flat. He joined us as a 4 year old having been with Richard [...]

Broc retired in the Spring of 2010 and was re-homed with Kirsty Smith and Oliver Rawlings, members of the team at Barbury Castle. When he first joined them he required a years rest after a racing [...]

Fork Lightning was my first Cheltenham Festival winner (2004), so is always very close to my heart. I am delighted that his owner, Sue Welch, has found him a great loan home with Nolan Best. He [...]

Last winter, after a summer at home, Halcon went to Lucy Cowen. She planned to hunt and team chase him. He loved the hunting but wasn’t sure that team chasing was for him so Lucy and I decided [...]

Quotica retired from racing in the spring of 2012. He has gone to great home, now owned by Sorrel Davies, and has settled in wonderfully. He has been put through his paces doing plenty of [...]

Bailey retired in April 2012 and is enjoying his new life with Sarah Welford (one of my excellent long term members of staff). He has settled in very well and they are having plenty of fun together.