Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Five of the UK's Most Accomplished Racehorse Trainers

By Ruth Williams


A skilled racehorse trainer is able to bring out the best ability of any horse and offer the best opportunity for a very good track performance. A good trainer ensures the horses health and racing condition. In the UK, five of the most successful racehorse trainers are Jonjo O'Neill, Nigel Twiston-Davies, Paul Nicholls, Ferdy Murphy, and Jenny Pitman.

Jonjo O'Neill was originally a jockey, winning more than 900 races during his career. An extremely well-informed racing strategist, this racehorse trainer has found success with countless winners since 1986. A recent winner at Cheltenham was Wichita Lineman. O'Neill consistently produces good results and has trained over 100 winners in a season multiple times.

A top specialist in the National Hunt category is Niger Twiston-Davies. He has been a trainer since 1981 and has since trained over 1000 winners including the well known Imperial Commander. He has also trained two Grand National winners, Earth Summit and Bindaree.

Paul Nicholls, another National Hunt specialist and four-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, has trained in excess of 1500 winners. Dating back to the start of his training in 1991, Nicholls has been awarded the British Jump Racing Champion Trainer title on four occasions. His stables are located in Ditcheat, Somerset, and he is known for being friendly and honest.

On the National Hunt racing circuit, racehorse trainer Ferdy Murphy has consistently enjoyed a high level of success, training over 60 winners. Murphy has won at Aintree and Cheltenham and has trained such winners as Joes Edge, Lantartique, and New Alco. Murphy works in North Yorkshire.

In 1983, Jenny Pitman was the first woman to train a winner for the Grand National. She is retired, but keeps actively involved with horses by attending some events and writing novels with a racing angle. A recipient of the OBE for her horse training accomplishments, she has also been an inspiring role model for generations of aspiring young female racehorse trainers.

All of these trainers know their horses exceptionally well and have a sense of which training methods and regimens are the most effective for each horse. The significant amounts of time that they have spent in the industry ensure that they will quickly train each new horse to race as best it can. Beginning owners shall discover that entrusting their horses to such trainers is a very wise decision.




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