Michael Bell
Michael Bell has been training at the historic Fitzroy House in Newmarket since he took out his licence in 1989. After a memorable season in 1994 which saw 6 individual Group winners, his success caught the eye of Harry Herbert who sent him a yearling for the first time.
Since then Michael has trained a number of top class horses for HTR including Housemaster (fourth in the Epsom Derby in 1998), Regime and Revenue and in 2005, Motivator stormed to victory in the Group 1 Epsom Derby for the Royal Ascot Racing Club.
He also saddled Sariska to complete the Group 1 Epsom Oaks/Irish Oaks double in 2009, Art Conoisseur to land the Group 1 Golden Jubilee the same year and last season, Margot Did won the Group 1 Nunthorpe while Wigmore Hall travelled to Cananda where he landed the Group 1 Northern Dancer Stakes. Michael had his most successful season in 2008, sending out a personal record of 76 winners.
Horses in training
Comprise (GB)
Colt
This is an incredibly handsome and scopey colt by the excellent sire Pivotal. He is out of the proven producer Constitute, which makes him a full brother to the Listed place filly Enrol and closely related to Enact who has…
Namirah (GB)
Colt
We were absolutely delighted to get our hands on a yearling from the first crop of Australia's first World Champion three-year-old sprinter Sepoy, who led all first-season yearling sales sires by average down under. She is out of the Stakes…
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Andrew Balding
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