The rudyard kipling SYNDICATE
Initial Price: £11,200 plus VAT // Number of shares: 20 // Trainer: William Haggas
(2025 gf - Ghaiyyath ex Laugh Out Loud)
The rudyard kipling Syndicate
Number of horses: 1
Cost per horse: €105,000
Number of shares: 20
Initial price: £11,200 plus VAT
Second year cost for three-year-old career: £5,600 plus VAT
Trainer: William Haggas
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William Haggas
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk. William Haggas has long been one of Highclere’s principal trainers and remains as popular as ever with our owners. He has enjoyed many successes with Highclere horses over the years, such as Approve (G2 Norfolk & G2 Gimcrack), Brunel (German 2000 Guineas) and Conquest (Stewards’ Cup winner).
William and his wife Maureen are a hardworking duo who together have trained over 3,000 winners and developed an impressive training facility in the heart of Newmarket, which spans two yards and includes a spa, vibration plate, salt room and two treadmills.
Since training his first winner, Tricky Note in 1987, William has enjoyed multiple Group 1 successes, including seven Classic winners. In 2011 William became a member of the elite band of trainers to have saddled two Epsom Classic winners when Dancing Rain won the Oaks to add to Shaamit’s 1996 Derby victory. William's other Group 1 successes include the likes of Economics, Mukhadram, Rivet, Urban Fox, Sea of Class, One Master, Addeybb, Alenquer, Sea Silk Road and Sea La Rosa.
He masterfully handled the career of 2022 Cartier Horse of the Year and six time Group 1 winner, Baaeed. William continues to break new ground and enjoyed successful forays to Australia in 2023 with Dubai Honour, winning two Group 1s, including the $5million Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a race in which he has been successful twice with Addeybb.
2026 was no different for William with Almeraq and Maltese Cross providing their trainer with Group 1 victories helping the team at Somerville to nearly £6 million in prize money.
William’s association with Highclere continues to flourish with multiple winners in 2026, including Ancestor and multiple Group and Listed placed Rhapsody. We look forward to another exciting season with William.