Clarehaven Stables
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1902-November 1928 Peter Gilpin
Peter Valentine Purcell Gilpin, son of Captain Peter Valentine Purcell of the 13th Dragoon Guards, was born at Pau in the Pyrenees in 1858 and was educated at Prior Park College, Bath. He rode his first race in public aboard Sir John at Pau, although the horse refused after 2 miles of that race. Peter Gilpin was actually born Peter Pucell junior, but in 1883 he married the daughter of Captain Henry Meux-Smith, and shortly afterwards she inherited Hock-liffe, property of her uncle Sir Richard Gilpin, on the condition that the couple take the name Gilpin. The married couple settled down at Halvers-town in Ireland where Peter Gilpin began training a string of horses, predominantly owned by General Sir Arthur Paget. On the basis of his success with that string, Peter and his wife moved to England to train at Langton Stables at Pimperne, Dorset.

Again he showed himself to be a trainer of great merit, and at the turn of the century he moved to Newmarket to take up residence at the newly designed stables built by Alf Stedall. Peter named the stables Clarehaven after his 1900 Cesarewitch winner who defeated a field of 21 to reward Ludwig Neumann for his unbridled support of Peter. After moving to racing's Headquarters it did not take Peter long to establish himself as one of the leading trainers in the country, sending out the sensational Pretty Polly (SR 2080) to land the Fillies Triple Crown in 1904, earning him his one and only Trainers Championship that season. A year later he achieved his second Cesarewitch victory with Major Loder's Hammerkop, made even more pleasing because his inaugural triumph in the race with Clarehaven had funded the building of Clarehaven Stables and Lodge. Peter continued to build on that success, earning him the nickname 'The Wizard of Clarehaven' and within two years the exceptionally talented Spearmint (SR 2060) had won the 1906 Epsom Derby. Mr Edward Bird was replaced by Peter's son, Victor, as assistant once the 1906 season was concluded. Peter was a successful owner in his own right, his racing colours of white, maroon hoops and cap, often graced the winners enclosure, most notably with Delaunay who won the King's Stand Stakes and July Cup at the less than rewarding odds of 1/50 when opposed by just one inferior opponent, although he will be best remembered for his successes in the Derby, Oaks, St Leger and 1000 and 2000 Guineas, the Eclipse, the Gimcrack and Middle Park Stakes, even when the War years intervened. Mr Ludwig Neumann decided to reduce his involvement in racing during the First World War, which meant stable numbers were in their mid-30s, but Peter was content with that number as it enabled him to take on the horses of James Buchanan, previously with Fred Darling, when Fred decided to sign up and do his bit for the War effort. During his time at Clarehaven both of his sons married. Victor, the eldest, married the daughter of Lord Ernle, while the younger son Geoffrey Gilpin married the Honourable Mary Beaumont, daughter of Viscount Allendale. Once the War ended Peter continued to notch up principal race victories, including the inaugural running of the Prix De L'Arc de Triomphe in 1920 with Comrade. In the early 1920s Peter began spending more time in Ireland at his Dollanstown Stud in Kilcock county Kildare, while Victor was left in charge. In 1927 he suffered a broken collar bone whilst hunting in Ireland, and in 1928 his sight began to fail.

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NEWMARKET RACECOURSES
For over 4 centuries racing has been staged in Newmarket, but how have the racecourses evolved from an initial starting point at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, some 8 miles from the town, with a winning post barely 200 metres from the town centre, into two world recognized, excellent racecourses and a universal acceptance that Newmarket is the Headquarters of racing?
To access an interactive racecourse map showing over 50 individually named racecourses CLICK HERE. The map will enable you to:-
1. Determine when extended races over 8 miles, 6 miles and 4 miles began to be replaced by the courses now visited by thousands annually;
2. Consider how the challenge of crossing the Devil's Dyke was overcome;
3. Contemplate why the town no longer has a steeplechase course despite having at least 5 courses during the past 2 centuries;
4. Examine the practicalities of having up to 48 starting posts and winning posts;
5. Appreciate that it was not financially viable to have an open racecourse spread widely across the heath, with a finishing post barely 200 metres from the town centre;
6. Research how and why the Cambridgeshire Handicap has been contested over 3 different courses.
NOTE: The map does not make mention of 2 particular courses:-
(i) Sefton Course (also known as the Cambridge Road Course)
Source: 1970 Raceform. Used from 1959 to 1975.
(ii) New Circular Course
The Circular Handicap was run on Friday 29th October 1875 on the New Circular Course of about two miles.
Source: London Standard (30th October 1875): ''the horses started near the Turn of the Lands, ran back way of the Cambridgeshire Course towards the Ditch, and afterwards proceeded down the side of the Tan Gallop, and turned into the Rowley Mile near the Bretby Stakes starting post, finishing at the stand at the end of the flat. Except in the hollow near the Cambridgeshire start the runners should have been visible all the way if the sky had been bright and clear''.
Another report hoped that the Circular Handicap would become a feature in future programmes, as it would be contested in front of the new grandstand which would be completed in about a year and would be able to accommodate thousands.
(I am grateful to Tim Cox for bringing attention to these 2 courses.)
Enjoy researching the intriguing history of Newmarket and its many racecourses.
He died at his Dollanstown Stud on Friday 9th November 1928, leaving son Victor with an important decision to make. Victor owned Cleveland House on Old Station Road and had the option of acquiring a few boxes to launch his own training career, or taking over Clarehaven with all the additional financial problems that were associated with that option. Shortly after Peter's death Messrs Hampton & Sons were instructed to put Clarehaven on the market. At that time the training establishment covered 18 acres and consisted of a Gentleman's house, a trainer's house, 40 loose boxes, yearling boxes and hack stables.
I am grateful to Ordnance Survey (© Crown Copyright) for permission to use the 1836 map shown above. Clarehaven is 2
To enjoy the experience of a day at Newmarket races in May 1838 CLICK HERE
The above photo is shown courtesy of the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News published 23rd June 1917

1903 Champagne Stakes PRETTY POLLY 10/11 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1903 Cheveley Park Stakes PRETTY POLLY 8/100 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1903 Middle Park Stakes PRETTY POLLY 1/2 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1903 Criterion Stakes HAMMERKOP owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane

1904 1000 Guineas PRETTY POLLY 1/4 fav (SR 2080) owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1904 Epsom Oaks PRETTY POLLY 8/100 fav (SR 2080) owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1904 Coronation Stakes PRETTY POLLY 1/5 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1904 Nassau Stakes PRETTY POLLY 1/33 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1904 Park Hill Stakes PRETTY POLLY 1/25 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1904 St Leger PRETTY POLLY 2/5 fav (SR 2080) owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Willie Lane
1904 Challenge Stakes at Newmarket DELAUNAY 10/11 owned and trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Otto Madden
1905 Middle Park Stakes FLAIR 11/4 owned by Sir Daniel Cooper, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by William Higgs
1905 King's Stand Stakes at Ascot DELAUNAY 8/15 fav owned and trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Otto Madden
1905 Jockey Club Cup PRETTY POLLY 1/5 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1905 Coronation Cup PRETTY POLLY 4/9 owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Otto Madden
1905 July Cup DELAUNAY 1/50 fav owned and trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Otto Madden
1905 Cesarewitch HAMMERKOP 100/14 owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1905 Champion Stakes PRETTY POLLY 2/5 fav owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Danny Maher
1906 Middle Park Stakes GALVANI 10/11 owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1906 1000 Guineas FLAIR 10/11 (SR 1986) owned by Sir Daniel Cooper, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1906 Epsom Derby SPEARMINT 6/1 (SR 2060) owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Danny Maher
1906 Coronation Cup PRETTY POLLY 2/11 owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1907 Champion Stakes GALVANI 100/30 owned by Major Eustace Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1909 1000 Guineas ELECTRA 9/1 (SR 1892) owned by Ludwig Neumann, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Bernard Dillon
1915 Middle Park Stakes ARGOS 9/4 owned by Ludwig Neumann, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Walter Griggs
1915 Epsom Oaks SNOW MARTEN 20/1 (SR 1908) owned by Ludwig Neumann, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Walter Griggs
1920 Epsom Derby SPION KOP 100/6 (SR 1909) owned by Giles Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Frank O’Neill
1920 Grand Prix de Paris COMRADE owned by Evremond de Saint-Alary, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Frank Bullock
1920 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe COMRADE 53/1 owned by Evremond de Saint-Alary, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Frank Bullock
1922 2000 Guineas ST LOUIS 6/1 (SR 1925) owned by Lord Queensborough, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by George Archibald
1927 1000 Guineas CRESTA RUN 10/1 (SR 1967) owned by Giles Loder, trained by Peter Gilpin and ridden by Arthur Balding

November 1928-December 1935 Victor Gilpin
On the death of his father Peter, Victor had to decide whether to train at Clarehaven or to acquire boxes and train at Cleveland House. He had been joined by Charlie Smirke, who had just completed his apprenticeship, in 1928, although in August Smirke had ridden Welcome Gift at Gatwick when the horse refused to start. The incident was reported to the Stewards who subsequently warned Smirke off for 5 years. They did eventually relent and return his licence after Welcome Gift refused to start in a similar fashion when racing in India. In March 1929 Victor moved into Clarehaven, although it remained on the market. He had early successes when Bonny Boy II landed the 1929 Great Ebor Handicap and, later, Colorado Kid won the 1933 Great Jubilee Handicap at Kempton. Later in the year, in September 1929 he sold Cleveland House to Lord Rosebery. In 1931 Victor was joined by John Hislop, later to be third in the 1947 Grand National aboard Kami, as his assistant, and when 4 years later Victor moved to Sussex, Hislop moved with him. In December 1935 Harvey Leader negotiated a deal to purchase Cleveland from Victor Gilpin who had, by then relocated to Michel Grove in Sussex. In the end the deal fell through and Leader continued to train at Bedford Lodge in the 1936 season.
1929 Great Ebor Handicap at York BONNY BOY II 100/8 owned by Evremond de Saint-Alary, trained by Victor Gilpin and ridden by Tommy Weston
1933 Great Jubilee Handicap at Kempton COLORADO KID 12/1 owned by Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Loder, trained by Victor Gilpin and ridden by C Buckham

TOP NEWMARKET STABLE AT ROYAL ASCOT IN 1930 (Amounts shown are in £1000's)

At the 1930 Royal Ascot meeting Newmarket Stables won more than half of the first-place prize money, out-performing Lambourn stables and other prominent racing centres. Ten different Newmarket Stables provided winners, with Victor Gilpin, who took over Clarehaven stables when his father Peter died in 1928, leading the way with 3 victories.
Victor Gilpin
St James's Palace Stakes:-CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (100/7)
Queen Mary Stakes:-ATBARA (20/1)
Ascot Stakes:-BONNY BOY II (100/8)
Frank Butters
Gold Cup:-BOSWORTH (3/1 jt fav)
R C Dawson
Coronation Stakes:-QURRAT-AL-AIN (6/1)
Cork & Orrery:-COSTAKI PASHA (5/1)
William Jarvis
Hardwicke Stakes:-ALCESTER (10/1)
Joe Lawson
Queen's Vase:-TRIMDON (6/4 fav)
Norman Scobie
King Edward VII Stakes:-PINXIT (9/4)
Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
Windsor Castle Stakes:-JACOPO (11/2 fav)
Captain Thomas Hogg
Wokingham Handicap:-GRANDMASTER (5/1 jt fav)
Basil Jarvis
Chesham Stakes:-GOYESCAS (20/1)
Hugh Powney
Ribblesdale Stakes:-FLYING ARGOSY (7/4 fav)

February 1936-December 1962 Sir Alfred Butt
Although Victor Gilpin moved out of Clarehaven in December 1935, bound for Michel Grove, near Findon, Sussex, the establishment remained on the market. Negotiations with both Ramsden and Leader failed to materialise into bids, but in late February 1936 Clarehaven was sold to the theatrical magnate Sir Alfred Butt. However, Butt confirmed that his horses would continue to be trained at Fitzroy House by Frank Butters.

Sir Alfred Butt, son of Alfred Beyfus, was born in London on 20th March 1878. He built a theatrical empire which included the Adelphi and Empire Theatres, and was also a Conservative politician and MP for Balham and Tooting from 1922 to 1936, and was appointed Director of Rationing during the First World War. In June 1936 he was forced to resign as an MP over an alleged financial scandal, devoting his time thereafter to his passion, horse racing. He purchased Clarehaven Stables in February 1936 and the Brook Stud on the outskirts of Newmarket. In July 1936 the former Royston trainer Robert (Bob) Adams applied to take over the tenancy and trainer's house at Clarehaven at the end of the 1936 season, although Sir Alfred continued to reside in the main house, choosing also to maintain the grounds. Sir Alfred was a lucky owner, winning the 1946 Epsom Oaks with Steady Aim 7/1 (SR 1936) trained by Frank Butters and ridden by Harry Wragg, also winning the 1946 Ascot New Stakes with Petition. On Thursday 13th April 1950 Clarehaven House suffered a theft when an intruder broke in and stole the 1933 Manchester Gold Cup won by Robber Chief, and the 1937 Edinburgh Gold Cup won by Noble King, the pair being valued at £3000. He died at his Newmarket home on 8th December 1962, aged 84, and was cremated at Cambridge Crematorium a few days later.

October 1936-1941 Robert (Bob) Adams
While Sir Alfred Butt resided in the main house, Bob Adams trained at Clarehaven Stables from the end of the 1936 season. Adams, born on 3rd July 1875 at Turf Cottage, Belmont, Sutton in Surrey was the son of a leading National Hunt jockey James Adams. Bob served an apprenticeship with Joe Cannon, at the time based at Clifton House, riding for a very brief period under Rules. He spent most of his career on the continent; was champion jockey of Austria-Hungary on 6 occasions, rode predominantly for John Reeves, but in 1899 rode for Frank Butters, partnering Frank's first winner as a trainer. He also rode 3 Derby winners, an Oaks winner and 9 St Legers. Once he hung up his riding boots he became an equally successful trainer, training no less than 6 Derby winners, 11 Oaks winners and 3 St Leger winners on the continent before moving to Lawrence Stables, Royston in 1931 as assistant to Roy Pope, taking charge on Pope's retirement in 1934. Adams took charge at Lawrence Stables, also training National Hunt winners, but in September 1935, having successfully applied for a Newmarket trainer's licence, he moved to Lansdowne House where he trained just 5 horses. He applied for a Newmarket Flat trainer's licence in July 1936, taking on the tenancy of Clarehaven at the end of that season with a string of 40 horses, the majority owned by Sir Alfred Butt. In 1937 he was very proud of his daughter Daisy, who campaigned to ride in the Newmarket Town Plate over 4 miles, which was first instituted in 1666. Although it was one of the few races which allowed lady riders to take part, each horse had to carry 12 stone. Miss Audrey Bell, daughter of Newmarket trainer John Bell, had ridden in the race on a number of occasions, but Miss Angela Jelliss and Miss Daisy Bell, also daughters of Newmarket trainers, campaigned to have the weight reduced to 10 stone, claiming their mounts were disadvantaged by having to carry up to 5 stone dead weight. The conditions were not altered so they felt that they had no option but to withdraw. Probably the best horse Adams trained during his spell at Clarehaven was Lady of Shalott, winner of the 1937 Jersey Stakes 100/7 at Royal Ascot, owned by H R Mosenthal and ridden by Michael Beary. In September 1938 Bob Adams, who had experienced health issues for a number of years, was moved to a London Nursing home suffering from rheumatic gout, and at one point it was thought that Fred Winter snr would replace him at Clarehaven. Whilst he did not fully recover, he continued to train as a public trainer until the end of the 1941 season. He was moved to the Rous Memorial Hospital in Newmarket where he suffered a long illness and died on Tuesday 26th January 1943 aged 66.

1939-40 Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
Although Cecil Boyd-Rochfort had already made a name for himself at Freemason Lodge, at the outbreak of the War he was in a position to also make use of the facilities Clarehaven.

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1946-1951 Ryan Jarvis
After leaving the services, where he was in the Grenadier Guards, Ryan Jarvis, son of Royal trainer Willie Jarvis, and nephew of Basil and Jack Jarvis, resumed his training career at Clarehaven, having launched his career at Malborough House in 1936, before the outbreak of the War, recording his first winner, Alexdream 4/11 fav owned by Colonel H E Hambro and ridden by Harry Blackshaw at Birmingham on Monday 2nd November 1936. He had served his training apprenticeship with father Willie at Egerton House Stables, and with his uncle Fred Butters at Kingsclere. He took on a lease from Sir Alfred Butt after the War and, in June 1949, he made a conscious decision to not train any National Hunt horses during the winter, preferring to keep spare boxes to welcome yearlings. When the lease ran out in 1951 Ryan moved to Phantom House.

August 1952-April 1965 Lord Harrington, Geoffrey Brooke
In August 1952 Lord Harrington, of Patrickswell, County Limerick, purchased Clarehaven Estate, with its 70 boxes, from Sir Alfred Butt for £30,000 (equivalent to £890,000 in 2019) and confirmed that Butt would continue to reside at Clarehaven House, while Geoffrey Brooke would be installed in the trainer's house. Geoffrey Brooke joined Dartmouth at the age of 14 before entering the world of banking in Canada. He served during the War, in the 15/16th Lancers, reaching the position of Captain. However, when the First World War ended Brooke sought employment in racing, joining his uncle Atty Persse at Chattis Hill, and eventually becoming his brother-in-law, remaining with Atty between 1922 and 1949 except for the War years. He had rejoined the 15th/16th Lancers during the Second World War and was promoted to Major. Major Lionel Brook Holliday, a wealthy Yorkshireman who made his money from manufacturing dyes, appointed Geoffrey Brooke to be his personal trainer at La Grange Stables in 1950, remaining loyal to Brooke until 1952. During this period Holliday won the 1946 Princess Elizabeth Stakes with Netherton Maid, trained by R W Colling, and the 1951 Epsom Oaks with Neasham Belle. However, in 1952 things came to a head when Holliday enquired about the performance of a runner he had at Ripon. He is said to have phoned Brooke and said, 'What happened to my filly at Ripon? One of my friends said she did not run very well and did not look too well either'. Brooke's response was, 'I did not know you had any friends', which marked a point of no return in the relationship, and shortly afterwards Brooke was replaced by Humphrey Cottrill. Holliday's loss was Lord Harrington's gain, as just a couple of months after leaving La Grange he took up a trainers post at Clarehaven. He enjoyed an early Classic success with Our Babu, owned by David Robinson, and Brocklesby victory for Lord Harrington with Knot in 1954, while in 1956 he experienced a different kind of success, marrying Venetia Mabel Cornwallis while he was training at Clarehaven. During his time in charge at Clarehaven he was assisted by a number of people who went on to become excellent trainers in their own right, including Peter Walwyn and Fergus Sutherland. In a magnificent career, training not only Classic winners, but also many winners of the Middle Park Stakes, the Queen Mary Stakes, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, the Liverpool Cup and the Rosebery Stakes, he ended his career at the end of the 1967 and said he was looking forward to a retirement at his Knocktoran House and stud in Ireland. After his death in 1987 the House and Stud was put up for sale by auction. Lord Harrington sold Clarehaven in April 1965 to an undisclosed bidder who, in the event, turned out to be David Robinson. David Robinson, who had owned Clarehaven for a number of years, appointed Paul Davey, son of Malton trainer Ernie Davey, to take over from Brooke. Robinson also owned neighbouring Carlburg Stables, where Jimmy Thompson trained for him until October 1967, after which Robinson appointed Michael Jarvis.
1954 Brocklesby Stakes KNOT 9/2 owned by Lord Harrington, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1954 Lincoln Plate THE RUSSELL 8/13 owned by Major S Johnson, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1954 Champagne Stakes OUR BABU 100/8 owned by David Robinson, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1954 Middle Park Stakes OUR BABU 6/1 owned by David Robinson, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1955 Champagne Stakes RUSTAM 8/13 owned by Lady Wyfold, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1955 2000 Guineas OUR BABU 13/2 (SR 2048) owned by David Robinson, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1958 Middle Park Stakes MASHAM 2/1 owned by A R Ellis, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1961 Coventry Stakes XERXES 9/2 owned by Mrs D McCalmont, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1961 Queen Mary Stakes MY DREAM 2/1 owned by David Robinson, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1962 Middle Park Stakes CROCKET 5/4 fav owned by D Van Clief, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Eph Smith
1962 Coventry Stakes CROCKET 9/4 owned by D Van Clief, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith
1962 Queen Mary Stakes SHOT SILK 100/8 owned by Lt-Colonel D Cripps, trained by Geoffrey Brooke and ridden by Doug Smith

1965-1977 David Robinson, Paul Davey
Towards the end of the 1962 season the Radio and TV Rental entrepreneur purchased Carlburg as his private stables, installing Bruce Hobbs as his trainer, and a few years later bought neighbouring Clarehaven Stables where Geoffrey Brooke trained as a public trainer. After a distinguished training career, Geoffrey Brooke, who had won the 1954 2000 Guineas with Our Babu for David Robinson, decided to retire at the end of the 1967 Flat season. Robinson decided to appoint Paul Davey as his replacement, and shortly afterwards replaced Jimmy Thompson with Michael Jarvis at Carlburg. At one point David Robinson boasted a string of 157 horses shared between Jarvis and Davey, known as the 'Robinson Rangers'; the pair enabled Robinson to become Champion owner in 1969. Paul Davey was born on 25th April 1925 into a racing family, as his father was the Malton trainer Ernie Davey. Paul served a very long apprenticeship with his father, but in 1967 he was appointed by David Robinson to take over at Clarehaven. He achieved an early success with Yellow God in the 1969 Gimcrack Stakes, but his greatest triumph was guiding My Swallow to such success against a cohort which also contained Mill Reef and Brigadier Gerard. Despite being fancied, along with Mill Reef, for the 1971 2000 Guineas, the pair were beaten by Brigadier Gerard. My Swallow won 4 high class races in France, including the Grand Criterium. Deep Diver won an even greater number of races, including the Cornwallis Stakes, the Nunthorpe Stakes and, at the end of the season, the Prix de L'Abbaye. When Robinson decided to reduce his interest in racing in 1974, the writing was on the wall for Davey who, shortly afterwards, returned to Malton, although Robinson did not sell Clarehaven until the end of the 1977 season. Paul Davey died at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk on 7th March 2007.
1969 Gimcrack Stakes YELLOW GOD 7/2 owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Frankie Durr
1970 Zetland Stakes MY SWALLOW 8/13 fav owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1970 Woodcote Stakes MY SWALLOW 8/13 fav owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1970 Prix Du Bois at Longchamp MY SWALLOW owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1970 Prix Du Robert Papin MY SWALLOW 29/1 owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1970 Prix Morny MY SWALLOW owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1970 Prix de la Salamandre MY SWALLOW owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1970 Grand Criterium MY SWALLOW (SR 2074) owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Lester Piggott
1971 Brocklesby Stakes DEEP DIVER 8/11 fav owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Bill Williamson
1971 Cornwallis Stakes DEEP DIVER 4/7 fav owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Bill Williamson
1971 July Stakes DEEP DIVER 8/11 fav owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Frankie Durr
1971 Prix d'Arenberg DEEP DIVER owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Bill Williamson
1971 Prix du Petit Couvert DEEP DIVER owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Bill Williamson
1971 Gimcrack Stakes WISHING STAR 12/1 owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Frankie Durr
1972 Nunthorpe Stakes DEEP DIVER (SR 2072) 100/30 owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Bill Williamson
1972 Prix de l'Abbaye DEEP DIVER owned by David Robinson, trained by Paul Davey and ridden by Bill Williamson

1977-1984 Jeremy Hindley
Jeremy Hindley was assistant to the great Sir Noel Murless before moving to Thompson-Jones, but in the 1970/71 season he felt it was time to launch his own training career. Jeremy purchased Kremlin Stables and the nearby paddocks owned by Teddy Lambton. He extended the yard, building an extra 20 wooden loose boxes and two Dutch barns, celebrating his first winner, Hardship, in a novice hurdle at Warwick in December 1970. In his first flat season, 1971, Jeremy enjoyed 8 winners, the first being Fivepenny Piece at Yarmouth in June 1971. Successful stables need showpiece horses to advertise their stable and Jeremy got his first showpiece horse in 1972 when a two-year-old, The Go-Between, won 7 of his 10 starts, culminating in a Newmarket 5 furlong success in the Cornwallis Stakes. In the same season he was gaining prestigious wins in France, capturing the Prix de Meautry with Some Hand. Towards the end of the 1977 Flat season Jeremy purchased Clarehaven from David Robinson, taking with him a string of 78 horses. In 1979 Jeremy passed a milestone when Melaleuca won at Chepstow, for it signalled that he had trained a winner on every Flat racecourse in Britain. During his 7 years in charge at Clarehaven he won the 1979 Windsor Castle Stakes at Ascot with Rollahead, and the 1981 Bunbury Cup with Captain Nick. He transferred to Moulton Paddocks Stables in 1984 where he remained for the final 2 years of his career, training the Italian St Leger winner Comme L'Etoile, before leasing Moulton to Sheikh Mohammed
1978 Moorland Brewery Handicap MEISTERSINGER 8/1 trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Alan Kimberley
1979 Windsor Castle Stakes ROLLAHEAD 13/2 owned by Robert McAlpine, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Joe Mercer
1979 Land O'Burns Stakes at Ayr WARMINGTON 11/2 trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Alan Kimberley
1980 Land O'Burns Stakes at Ayr MOOMBA MASQUERADE trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Steve Cauthen
1980 Acomb Stakes COCAINE trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Joe Mercer
1981 Bunbury Cup CAPTAIN NICK 11/1 trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor
1981 Doncaster Cup PROTECTION RACKET owned by Serge Fradkoff, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by John Lowe
1981 Ebor Handicap PROTECTION RACKET owned by Serge Fradkoff, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Mark Birch
1981 Irish St Leger PROTECTION RACKET (SR 1852) owned by Serge Fradkoff, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor
1982 Esher Cup SPANISH POOL owned by Mrs Maureen Haggas, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor
1982 Cecil Frail Stakes SPANISH POOL owned by Mrs Maureen Haggas, trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor
1982 Rockfel Stakes SAVING MERCY 14/1 trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor
1983 Craven Stakes MUSCATITE 7/2 trained by Jeremy Hindley and ridden by Brian Taylor

1986-August 2004 Alec Stewart
Alexander Christie Stewart, son of Lt-Colonel Sir Robert Stewart, was born into a farming family on 21st June 1955 and was educated at Gordonstoun. After completing his formal, academic education he travelled to Canada and New Zealand, fulfilling his dream of working with horses. He returned to England, working for an insurance company in London, but his heart remained in racing, and he became assistant trainer to Gavin Hunter. To gain greater experience in a larger training establishment he transferred to Harry Thomson Jones a year later. After almost five more years with Thomson Jones he decided that the time was right to train on his own account, so during the 1983 season he leased Moulton Paddocks. His first winner was Opale (50/1) in a maiden race at Catterick Bridge on 4th June 1983, but from that humble beginning both he and the horse showed that they were destined for greater glory. A year later Opale landed the Irish St Leger, providing Stewart with his only Classic victory before he was thirty. Towards the end of the 1986 season, after he had married Katherine Domville, he moved to the larger stables of Clarehaven which had been earlier vacated by Jeremy Hindley. Unquestionably his best horse, and the one which really put him on the map, was Mtoto, owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, who won 8 of his 11 races despite suffering foot problems in the early part of his career. He won the Brigadier Gerard Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes in 1987, although the performance which marked him out as something special was his defeat of Epsom Derby winner Reference Point (SR 2122) in the 1987 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. He gained a second Eclipse the next year, backed up by a victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. But Stewart was more than a one horse wonder, winning the Yorkshire Cup with Braashee, the Doncaster Cup with Al Maheb and the Ebor Handicap with Daarkom.

He also enjoyed his share of Royal Ascot successes, notably with Waajib in the Queen Anne Stakes and Mandobi in the Britannia Handicap. Furthermore, he was a force to be reckoned with on the International stage, winning the Canadian International with Mutamam, and the Prix du Rond Point with Waajib. At the turn of the century, with so many top classes victories to his name at such a young age, he was on course to becoming one of the great 21st century trainers, but within 2 years he was dealt a cruel blow when cancer was discovered. Whilst the whole of the horse racing community willed him to defeat the disease, it was not to be, for he died on 4th August 2004 still short of his fiftieth birthday. Ed Vaughan, who had assisted him for 18 months beforehand, took over Clarehaven when his temporary licence application was successful.
1984 Meld Stakes OPALE owned by Snailwell Stud, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Pat Eddery
1984 Irish St Leger OPALE 11/4 fav (SR 1822) owned by Snailwell Stud, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Darrel McHargue
1987 Brigadier Gerard Stakes MTOTO 16/1 owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1987 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot MTOTO 7/2 owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Richard Hills
1987 Chester Cup JUST DAVID 10/1 trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1987 Prix du Rond Point WAAJIB owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1987 Cumberland Lodge Stakes WAGON MASTER 11/8 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Willie Carson
1987 Schweppes Golden Mile WAAJIB 8/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1987 Ebor Handicap DAARKOM 13/2 trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1987 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown MTOTO 6/1 (SR 2077) owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 Prince of Wales's Stakes MTOTO 8/15 fav owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 Queen Anne Stakes WAAJIB 5/2 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 Diomed Stakes WAAJIB 15/8 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 Eclipse Stakes MTOTO 6/4 fav owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 Festival Stakes MTOTO 4/7 fav owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 Select Stakes MTOTO 1/4 fav owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1988 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes MTOTO 4/1 owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1990 Yorkshire Cup BRAASHEE 11/8 fav owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1990 Doncaster Cup AL MAHEB 7/2 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1990 Northumberland Plate AL MAHEB 9/2 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Willie Carson
1995 Melrose Handicap SALEEL 4/1 owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1997 Tote Gold Trophy at Goodwood MAYLANE 13/2 owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
1998 Select Stakes MUTAMAM 11/8 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Michael Roberts
2000 Cumberland Lodge Stakes MUTAMAM 4/6 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Richard Hills
2001 Canadian International MUTAMAM owned by Shadwell Racing, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Richard Hills
2004 Britannia Handicap MANDOBI 8/1 owned by Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Alec Stewart and ridden by Kieren Fallon

August 2004-November 2004 Ed Vaughan
Ed Vaughan, born in County Cork, was formerly assistant trainer to Alec Stewart at Clarehaven until Alec died of cancer aged just 49. Ed took out a temporary licence in 2004 enabling him to take charge after Alec's passing, and then he leased a barn from Henry Cecil at Warren Place Stables from 2005 until November 2007.

2006-present John Gosden: March 2021-present John & Thady Gosden
John Harry Martin Gosden OBE, son of racehorse trainer John 'Towser' Gosden, was born in Lewes, Sussex on 30th March 1951 and was educated at Eastbourne College before studying Economics at Emmanuel College Cambridge, where he met his future wife, Rachel Hood, who was studying Law. John, a keen, talented sportsman who gained blues in discus and javelin, joined the legendary trainer Vincent O'Brien as assistant trainer on leaving Cambridge, and then moved to assist Sir Noel Murless in Newmarket. He tasted Classic success under both of his mentors, each stable winning the Derby, Oaks and St Leger during his time with them. In order to gain further experience John moved to California, assisting trainer Tommy Doyle before taking out his own American Trainers License in 1979. A decade late John returned to Newmarket, training at Stanley House Stables. He won 2 English Classics during his time at Stanley House; in 1996 Shantou won the St Leger, while a year later Benny the Dip won the 1997 Epsom Derby. At the end of the 1999 season John transferred to Manton Stables, Wiltshire, hitting the ground running when Lahan won the 1000 Guineas in 2000 for owner Hamdan Al Maktoum. In 2006, when Clarehaven Stables became available as a consequence of the untimely death of Alex Stewart, John transferred his string across the Bury Road. He won the 2007 St Leger with Lucarno and, up to 2020, had recorded a further 7 English Classic victories and 5 Irish Classics. A list of John's principal winners at Clarehaven is given below, a veritable Who's Who of equine greatness; Enable, Cracksman, Roaring Lion, Kingman, Golden Horn and Stradivarius to name a just a few. In March 2021, in readiness for the new season, John's son Thady teamed up with John to run Clarehaven.

2006 Coronation Stakes NANNINA 6/1 jt fav owned by Cheveley Park Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2007 Royal Hunt Cup ROYAL OATH 9/1 owned by W S Farrish and William Farrish junior, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2007 Great Voltigeur LUCARNO 7/2 owned by George Strawbridge, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2007 St Leger LUCARNO 7/2 (SR 1875) owned by George Strawbridge, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2007 Cambridgeshire PIPEDREAMER 5/1 fav owned by Cheveley Park Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2008 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes RAVEN'S PASS 3/1 owned by HRH Princess Haya of Jordan, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2008 Great Voltigeur CENTENNIAL 12/1 owned by Michael O’Flynn, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2008 Fillies Mile RAINBOW VIEW 4/7 fav owned by George Strwabridge, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2008 Cambridgeshire TAREEZ 25/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Richard Hills
2008 Breeders Cup Classic RAVEN'S PASS, owned by Princess Haya of Jordan and Darley Racing, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2009 Lincoln Handicap EXPRESS STAR 100/30 owned by Princess Haya of Jordan, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2009 Lockinge Stakes VIRTUAL 6/1 owned by Cheveley Park Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2009 Gimcrack Stakes SHOWCASING 2/1 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2009 Yorkshire Oaks DAR RE MI 11/2 owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2009 Pretty Polly Stakes DAR RE MI 9/2 owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2010 Dee Stakes AZMEEL 7/2 owned by Mohammed Al-Qatami, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2010 St Leger ARCTIC COSMOS 12/1 (SR 1932) owned by Rachel Hood and Robin Geffen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2010 Dubai Sheema Classic DAR RE MI 9/1 owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2010 Arlington Million DEBUSSY owned by Princess Haya of Jordan, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2011 Prix Marcel Boussac ELUSIVE KATE 4/1 owned by Magnolia Racing and Rachel Hood, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2011 Yorkshire Cup DUNCAN 11/4 owned by Normandie Stud Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes NATHANIEL 11/2 owned by Lady Rothschild, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2011 St Leger MASKED MARVEL 15/2 (SR 1958) owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2011 Irish St Leger DUNCAN (dead-heat) 5/1 (SR 1893) owned by Normandie Stud Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Eddie Ahern
2012 Pretty Polly Stakes IZZI TOP 6/4 owned by Helena Springfield Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2012 Coronation Stakes FALLEN FOR YOU 12/1 owned by Normandie Stud Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2012 Nassau Stakes THE FUGUE 11/4 owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Richard Hughes
2012 Irish Oaks GREAT HEAVENS 5/4 fav (SR 1926) owned by Lady Rothschild, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2012 Eclipse Stakes NATHANIEL 7/2 owned by Lady Rothschild and Newsells Park Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2012 Great Voltigeur THOUGHT WORTHY 9/1 owned by George Strawbridge, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2013 Falmouth Stakes ELUSIVE KATE 3/1 owned by Teruya Yoshido, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2013 Nassau Stakes WINSILI 20/1 owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2013 Irish Champion Stakes THE FUGUE 4/1 owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2013 Yorkshire Oaks THE FUGUE 2/1 fav owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2014 Epsom Oaks TAGHROODA 5/1 (SR 1850) owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2014 Irish 2000 Guineas KINGMAN 4/5 fav (SR 2073) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by James Doyle
2014 St James's Palace Stakes KINGMAN 8/11 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by James Doyle
2014 Prince of Wales's Stakes THE FUGUE 11/2 owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2014 Nassau Stakes SULTANINA 11/2 owned by Normandie Stud Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2014 Sussex Stakes KINGMAN 2/5 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by James Doyle
2014 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes TAGHROODA 7/2 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2015 Prix Morny SHALAA 1/2 fav owned by Al Shasab Racing, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 Epsom Derby GOLDEN HORN 13/8 fav (SR 2079) owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 Irish Derby JACK HOBBS 10/11 fav (SR 2027) owned by Godolphin and Partners, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2015 Eclipse Stakes GOLDEN HORN 4/9 fav owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 Irish Champion Stakes GOLDEN HORN 5/4 fav owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 Royal Hunt Cup GM HOPKINS 8/1 owned by R J Geffen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Ryan Moore
2015 Middle Park Stakes SHALAA 1/2 fav owned by Al Shaqab Racing, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe GOLDEN HORN 9/2 owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Epsom Oaks ENABLE 6/1 (SR 2078) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Irish Oaks ENABLE 2/5 fav (SR 2078) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Yorkshire Oaks ENABLE 1/4 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes PERSUASIVE 8/1 owned by Cheveley Park Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Goodwood Cup STRADIVARIUS 6/1 owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Andrea Atzeni
2017 Great Voltigeur CRACKSMAN 4/6 fav owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes ENABLE 5/4 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Champion Stakes CRACKSMAN 13/8 fav owned by Anthony Oppenhiemer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 Dubai Sheema Classic JACK HOBBS 4/1 owned by Godolphin Racing and Partners, trained by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick
2017 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe ENABLE 10/11 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Dewhurst Stakes TOO DARN HOT Evens fav owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 St James's Palace Stakes WITHOUT PAROLE 9/4 fav owned by John and Tanya Gunther, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Coronation Cup CRACKSMAN 2/7 fav owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Ascot Gold Cup STRADIVARIUS 7/4 jt fav owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes ROARING LION 2/1 fav owned by Qatar Racing Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Oisin Murphy
2018 Goodwood Cup STRADIVARIUS 4/5 fav owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Andrea Atzeni
2018 Yorkshire Cup STRADIVARIUS 4/6 fav owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 International Stakes ROARING LION 3/1 owned by Qatar Racing Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Oisin Murphy
2018 Eclipse Stakes ROARING LION 7/4 fav owned by Qatar Racing Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Oisin Murphy
2018 Prix Ganay CRACKSMAN 3/5 fav owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Cambridgeshire WISSAHICKON 11/1 owned by George Strawbridge, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Irish Champion Stakes ROARING LION 8/11 fav owned by Qatar Racing Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Oisin Murphy
2018 Champion Stakes CRACKSMAN 5/6 fav owned by Anthony Oppenhiemer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe ENABLE Evens fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Breeders Cup Turf ENABLE owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Epsom Oaks ANNAPURNA 8/1 (SR 1836) owned by Helena Springfield Ltd, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Irish Oaks STAR CATCHER 7/2 (SR 1868) owned by Anthony Oppenheimer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Ascot Gold Cup STRADIVARIUS Evens fav owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Yorkshire Oaks ENABLE 1/4 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Sussex Stakes TOO DARN HOT Evens fav owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Eclipse Stakes ENABLE 4/6 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes ENABLE 8/15 fav owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Prix Jean Prat TOO DARN HOT 9/10 fav owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud CORONET 9/4 owned by Denford Stud, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Goodwood Cup STRADIVARIUS 4/5 fav owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Yorkshire Cup STRADIVARIUS 4/5 fav owned by Bjorn Nielsen, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Great Voltigeur LOGICIAN 10/11 fav owned by Khalid Andullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 St Leger LOGICIAN 5/6 fav (SR 2063) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Cambridgeshire LORD NORTH 9/2 fav owned by Sheikh Zayed Mohammed, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori

TOP NEWMARKET STABLE AT ROYAL ASCOT IN 2020 (Amounts shown are in £1000's)

At the 2020 Royal Ascot meeting Newmarket Stables won about a third of the first-place prize money, out-performing Lambourn stables, Irish Stables, Middleham stables and other prominent racing centres. Just 4 different Newmarket Stables provided winners, with John Gosden leading the way with 6 victories.
John Gosden
Gold Cup:-STRADIVARIUS (4/5 fav)
Prince of Wales Stakes:-LORD NORTH (5/1)
St James's Palace Stakes:-PALACE PIER (4/1)
Hardwicke Stakes:-FANNY LOGAN (17/2)
Ribblesdale Stakes:-FRANKLY DARLING (11/8 fav)
Duke of Cambridge Stakes:-NAZEEF (100/30)
Roger Varian
Britannia Handicap:-KHALOOSY (9/2)
Jersey Stakes:-MOLATHAM (11/2)
Wolferton Stakes:-MOUNTAIN ANGEL (8/1)
Charlie Fellowes
Sandringham Stakes:-ONASSIS (33/1)
Michael Bell
Norfolk Stakes:-THE LIR JET (9/2)

TOP NEWMARKET STABLE AT ROYAL ASCOT IN 2021 (Amounts shown are in £1000's)

At the 2021 Royal Ascot meeting Newmarket Stables won just over a third of the first-place prize money, out-performing Irish Stables, Kingsclere Stables, Middleham Stables, Lambourn/Ilsley Stables and other prominent racing centres. Just 5 different Newmarket Stables provided winners, with John and Thady Gosden leading the way with 4 victories.
John & Thady Gosden
Queen Anne Stakes:-PALACE PIER (2/7 fav)
Ribblesdale Stakes:-LOVING DREAM (18/1)
Duke of Cambridge Stakes:-INDIE ANGEL (22/1)
Copper Horse Stakes:-AMITIYAZ (33/1)
Sir Michael Stoute
Diamond Jubilee Stakes:-DREAM OF DREAMS (3/1 fav)
William Haggas
King Edward VII Stakes:-ALENQUER (13/8 fav)
Hampton Court Stakes:-MOHAAFETH (11/8 fav)
Charlie Appleby
Jersey Stakes:-CREATIVE FORCE (5/1 jt fav)
Queen's Vase:-KEMARI (15/2)
Saeed Bin Suroor
Royal Hunt Cup:-REAL WORLD (18/1)

Top 5 Clarehaven horses of all time
PRETTY POLLY (1904 Fillies Triple Crown)
GOLDEN HORN (2015 Epsom Derby, Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe)
ENABLE (2017, 2018 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe)
MTOTO(1987, 1988 Eclipse Stakes)
MY SWALLOW (1970 Prix Morny, Prix de la Salamandre, Grand Criterium)
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