‘I’m still known as Mad Jenny Carr around home.’ Racing may not have been the only crazy aspect to Jenny's life but it was a part of her...

Robin Dickin, a Shropshire lad born in Ludlow, rode his first winner on his first ride in August 1967 at Warwick over five furlongs. The horse, called Bob, was owned by Mrs Westry who lived in Stow-on-the-Wold and was Dinah Nicholson’s aunt. He ran ten days later and Robin won on him again. After that, he rode over a hundred more winners, including a Red Rum Chase, before his riding career was cut short by a fall. Robin set up training in 1986, a memorable year, as wife Clair

Jockey Stan Sheppard had a brilliant season. Yet, with his family pedigree, it isn’t surprising. His Grandfather, Roger Guilding, rode...

June has been a busy month, filled with sunny days and the eager anticipation of horses soon to be coming back into training. Some horses...

Britt Hounslow, nee Cowper, has lived in a few places… ‘I was born up the road from Old Trafford in Manchester in August 1965 (yes I am...

To the question, at what point growing up did you know you wished to be a trainer? Tim Easterby, 60, answered a simple but heartfelt,...

Previously, Dominic James was a graphic designer as well as a former owner of a design agency, but he never strayed far from his love of...

Emily Davison was an educated woman. She had been a literature student at Royal Holloway College and had self-funded her studies at...

May hasn't been that quiet and relaxed. The yard stayed busy. Many horses went out to the fields on their holidays, but a lot of...

In winning the Conditional Jockey’s Championship, Kevin Brogan, 22, has followed in the footsteps of Sir AP McCoy, Harry Cobden and his...

Here is a selection of short interviews with a range of trainer Michael Appleby’s staff, all recorded in person by Kirsty Whitbread....

Michael ‘Mick’ Appleby did not have a horsey childhood. Mick’s Grandfather took him along to their local tracks of Pontefract and...

April can be summed up as winners, winners and more winners. It was a glorious end to a good season. We notched up eighty-two victories,...

An Interview with Groom Paddy Trainor 'I have my real family, Sam and Shannon are my rocks, they’ve stood by me through injuries and we...

Haddon Training provides qualifications within the working environment throughout England and Wales in many equestrian disciplines,...

March started in the best way with File Illico (Lilo) winning at Leicester for owner, the Honourable Mrs Lizzie Wills, and groom Alex...

‘I love what I do,’ declares trainer Adrian Wintle. The former top amateur jockey reflects on a successful riding career in which he rode...

I could not believe that I was actually leading up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup - the biggest race of the National Hunt season. As a groom,...

I hadn’t fallen off for a couple of seasons, so I was well overdue. The string was trotting down the new path towards the bottom of the...

George and Angie Malde had a lot of fun owning several successful racehorses. These include dual Welsh National winner Bonanza Boy who,...