In 2022 Faringdon Place and Wetherdown House enjoy arguably the best gallops in Lambourn, and some claim the best grass gallops in the country. The enormous estate boasts at least 5 different gallops, the Haafhd Gallop, named after the 2004 2000 Guineas and Champion Stakes winner trained by Barry, is a 5 furlong polytrack; the Muhaarar gallop, named after the 2015 July Cup, Commonwealth Cup and Prix Maurice Gheest winner trained by Charlie, extends over 9 furlongs; the Faringdon Road Gallop is a world class grass gallop; the Crowdown grass gallop stretches over a mile; while the Crowdown All-Weather Gallop is covered by woodchip and is also a mile in length. There is sufficient stabling for upwards of 180 horses, predominantly housed in 3 American Barns each holding about 50 horses. There is an Indoor Schooling area laid out with a polytrach surface, and 3 mechanical horse-walkers.
1997-2011 Barry Hills
Barrington William Hills, son of William George Hills, the one-time head lad to the successful Worcestershire trainer Fred Rimell, and Phyliss (nee Biddle), was born on 2nd April 1937 at South Bank Nursing home, an intriguing coincidence given that his first Lambourn training Stables was also named South Bank. Barry's War years were spent at Tintern House in the village of Quedeley, and he was given the chance of an education at Ribston Hall in Gloucester, but Barry would admit that formal schooling was always a poor second to schooling racehorses. Once the War ended father Bill Hills and his family returned to Newmarket as head lad to George Colling at Hurworth House, having previously been with Sam Pickering in Kennet, on the outskirts of Newmarket. In Newmarket the young Barry Hills was given a pony, Polly, which he loved and which he was allowed to ride out with first lot. By this stage of his education he attended the Convent of St Mary School and was given permission to arrive late in the morning so that he could ride out with first lot. Barry's father suffered from tuberculosis when Barry was still young, and the family moved to Nottinghamshire to live near his paternal grandfather in Redmile. To some this would have been a frightening upheaval, but Barry was allowed to take Polly with him, enabling him to begin his lifelong love of hunting with the Belvoir Hunt. In 1947 Barry's father had an operation removing one of his lungs, but was able to return to work as head lad to Charlie Pratt at Uplands Stable in Lambourn, providing the young Barry with his first contact with the Berkshire racing village, and gave him the chance to ride his first racehorses. Unfortunately, Bill Hills suffered a further bout of ill health and the family were unrooted once more to Upon on Severn, although this did present Barry with the chance to work at Fred Rimell's stables at a time when he should have been at school. He enjoyed his first public racecourse ride on 3rd June 1952 at Birmingham aboard Golden Chance II (20/1) in the Erdington Selling Handicap Plate, although he was unplaced. Fred Rimell's stable effectively closed in the summer, providing Barry with the chance to work at Tom Rimell's yard at Windsor House Stables in Lambourn, cementing further his association with the racing village, and then joined George Colling's Hurworth House Newmarket Stable, riding nine winners for Colling in total, the first of which was Sudden Light at Newmarket on 14th July 1954. Barry then completed his National Service in 1957 before returning to Hurworth House, which by then had John Oxley installed as trainer after the death of George Colling in 1959. Barry's first marriage to Maureen (nee Newsom) produced 3 sons, the oldest of which was John, born on 25th September 1950, followed by the twins Richard and Michael who were born on 22nd January 1963. They were followed sometime later, George and Charles, but that was after a divorce and second marriage. It was whilst he was with John Oxley, becoming Head Lad, for which he earned a salary of £726 in his first year, equivalent to £12,000 in todays terms, that he honed his training skill, having already had a firm grounding with George Colling. But he also hatched a plan to win a pot of gold, not relying on a beaded rosary formed from hardened myrrh gum resin, but built around a horse called Frankincense, after he won the 1967 William Hill Gold Cup at Redcar. Barry believed the horse was well in on the handicap and his belief was strengthened when Oxley took charge of a horse of Syd Mercer, an ex-trainer who new the time of day as an owner and successful gambler. The horse was named Copper's Evidence and Mercer instructed Oxley to train him for the early season Lincoln Handicap. In a trial on the gallops one day Barry noted that Frankincense put Copper's Evidence firmly in its place despite giving him over 2 stone, at which point Barry began taking the 66/1 freely available on Frankincense for the Lincoln, spreading a range of small bets across numerous bookmakers so that they would not collectively smell a rat. On Lincoln day, 27th March 1968 at Doncaster, Barry's future career as a trainer was on the line, with Frankincense, ridden by Greville Starkey, facing 30 other runners, and being saddled with a draw of 31 out of 31. Although Barry believed that Frankincense performed best when held up, Starkey noticed that a dangerous opponent, Waterloo Place, had suffered a bump out of the stalls, so he ensured that his horse was up with the pace and nudged him to the front before the final furlong. Carrying a welter burden of 9st 5lbs, Starkey urged Frankincense on and held the late challenge of Waterloo Place by half a length. Barry was ecstatic, winning over £60,000, the equivalent of almost £2 million in todays terms, and he had the pleasure of visiting umpteen bookmakers to collect his spoils. He applied for a trainers license in 1969 and purchased South Bank stables in Lambourn for £16,000 from Keith Piggott, father of the mighty Lester Piggott. Barry, wife Maureen, and their 3 young sons moved into the 28-box yard, 14 of which were filled in the first year, and began the hard work of expanding the yard. Barry enjoyed his first winner, La Dolce Vita at Thirsk when ridden by Ernie Johnson. His first winner of note came the next year when Golden Monad (13/2) won the Group 3 Dee Stakes at his beloved Chester netting. Our Mirage (8/1) gave Barry his first Group 1 victory in 1971 in the Prix De La Salamandre at Longchamp, while Hickleton (5/2) provided Barry with his first Royal Ascot winner when landing the Queen Alexandre Stakes. However, the horse which really broadcast that Barry Hills had arrived was Rheingold, who won the Dante Stakes in 1972 and was then beaten by the shortest of short heads by Roberto in the Epsom Derby. He made amends the next year when winning the worlds most valuable race at that time, the Prix De L'Arc de Triomphe when ridden by Lester Piggott. Barry gained his first Classic in 1974 with Dibidale in the Irish Oaks, having been cruelly denied victory in the English Oaks by a saddled which slipped. Further Classics came in 1978, Enstone Spark winning the 1000 Guineas, and in 1979 when Tap on Wood won the 2000 Guineas ridden by the American wonder kid Steve Cauthen who Barry and Robert Sangster had enticed from America. However, the Epsom Derby still eluded him, having finished second again in 1978 with Hawaiian Sound, as did the English 1000 Guineas and the St Leger, although he did eventually land the oldest of the 5 English Classics. In late 1986 he was made an offer which he could not refuse when Robert Sangster provided him with the chance to train at Manton, and Barry left South Bank Stables behind in the capable hands of son John, who took out his own license, and made his way to Wiltshire.
1994-1999 Group, Listed and major Handicap winners
1994 Brandenburg Trophy (Group 2) £85,603 at Hoppengarten TORCH ROUGE (No betting) owned by Jack Hanson, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Willie Carson
1994 St Leger (Group 1) £153,346 at Doncaster MOONAX (SR 1881) 40/1 owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Pat Eddery
1994 Jockey Club Cup (Group 3) £18,621 at Newmarket FURTHER FLIGHT (11/8 fav) owned by Simon Wingfield Digby, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1994 Prix Royal Oak (Group 1) £45,767 at Longchamp MOONAX (12/5) owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Pat Eddery
1995 Coventry Stakes (Group 2) £26,080 at Royal Ascot ROYAL APPLAUSE (13/2) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Walter Swinburn
1995 Churchill Stakes £9783 at Royal Ascot JUYUSH (11/8 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Willie Carson
1995 Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) £70,144 at York ROYAL APPLAUSE (4/6 fav) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Walter Swinburn
1995 Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) £72,928 at Newmarket ROYAL APPLAUSE (3/1) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Walter Swinburn
1995 Jockey Club Cup (Group 3) £22,995 at Newmarket FURTHER FLIGHT (5/2) owned by Simon Wingfield Digby, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1995 Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) £22,295 at Ascot MUBHIJ (6/5 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Willie Carson
1996 Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) £83,535 at Newmarket IN COMMAND (10/1) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1997 Duke of York Stakes (Group 3) £28,400 at York ROYAL APPLAUSE (3/1 fav) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1997 Cork & Orrery Stakes (Group 3) £34,850 at Royal Ascot ROYAL APPLAUSE (11/2 fav) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1997 Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) £72,307 at York CARROWKEEL (16/1) owned by Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Pat Eddery
1997 Sprint Cup (Group 1) £75,292 at Haydock ROYAL APPLAUSE (15/8 fav) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1997 Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) £16,800 at Newbury LA-FAAH (9/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
1997 Prix St Romain (Group 3) £24,691 at Saint-Cloud ECO FRIENDLY (5/1) owned by Bill Gredley, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Darryll Holland
1998 Yorkshire Cup (Group 2) £62,800 at York BUSY FLIGHT (2/1 fav) owned by Simon Wingfield Digby, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1998 Champagne Stakes (Group 2) £56,010 at Doncaster AUCTION HOUSE (7/2) owned by Khaled Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1998 Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2) £28,880 at Doncaster SHEER VIKING (9/1) owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1998 Rockfel Stakes (Group 2) £22,850 at Newmarket HULA ANGEL (10/1) owned by J R Fleming, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 Chester Vase (Group 3) £35,550 at Chester PESHTIGO (14/1) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 Chester Cup (Handicap) £48,450 at Chester RAINBOW HIGH (4/1 fav) owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 Irish 1000 Guineas (Group 1) £208,000 at the Curragh HULA ANGEL (SR 1768) 16/1 owned by J R Fleming, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 Prix Jean Prat (Group 1) £43,057 at Chantilly GOLDEN SNAKE (6/1) owned by Mohamed Obaida, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 King George V Stakes (Handicap) £35,505 at Royal Ascot ELMUTABAKI (9/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
1999 Royal Hunt Cup (Handicap) £68,850 at Royal Ascot SHOWBOAT (14/1) owned by R D Hollingsworth, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Neil Pollard
1999 Scottish Derby (Group 3) £19,554 at Ayr PROLIX (15/8 fav) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
1999 Champagne Stakes (Group 2) £60,840 at Doncaster DISTANT MUSIC (13/8 fav) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 Jockey Club Cup (Group 3) £23,150 at Newmarket RAINBOW HIGH (11/4) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
1999 Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) £117,600 at Newmarket DISTANT MUSIC (4/6 fav), owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2000-2011 Group, Listed and major Handicap winners
2000 Pretty Polly Stakes (Group 2) £76,935 at the Curragh LADY UPSTAGE (9/2) owned by Mrs E Roberts, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2000 White Rose Park Stakes (Group 3) £21,000 at Doncaster DISTANT MUSIC (4/1) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2000 Challenge Stakes (Group 2) £58,000 at Newmarket LAST RESORT (20/1) owned by Prince Fahd Salman, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Greenham Stakes (Group 3) £23,200 at Newbury MUNIR (8/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Classic Trial (Group 3) £36,000 at Sandown CHANCELLOR (9/2) owned by Bill Gredley, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Chester Vase (Group 3) £36,000 at Chester MR COMBUSTIBLE (12/1) owned by R A N Bonnycastle, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Chester Cup (Handicap) £65,000 at Chester RAINBOW HIGH (9/2) owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2001 Derby Trial (Group 3) £34,800 at Lingfield PERFECT SUNDAY (11/8 fav) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Darryll Holland
2001 King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) £81,000 at Royal Ascot STORMING HOME (9/2) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Sweet Solera Stakes (Listed) £12,064 at Newmarket MUKLAH (2/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Willie Supple
2001 Goffs International Stakes (Group 2) £88,476 at the Curragh DISTANT MUSIC (5/4 fav) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2001 Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 2) £35,700 at Newbury MR COMBUSTIBLE (9/4) owned by R A N Bonnycastle, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Challenge Stakes (Group 2) £58,000 at Newmarket MUNIR (20/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Daryll Holland
2002 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3) £23,200 at Sandown CHANCELLOR (9/2), owned by Bill Gredley, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2002 Prix Robert Papin (Group 2) £33,220 at Maison-Laffitte NEVER A DOUBT (108/10) owned by D M James, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2002 Royal Whip Stakes (Group 2) £78,000 at the Curragh CHANCELLOR (2/1 fav), owned by Bill Gredley, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2002 Prestige Stakes (Group 3) £23,200 at Goodwood GEMINIANI (3/1 fav) owned by Mrs E Roberts, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2002 Park Hill Stakes (Group 3) £30,000 at Doncaster ALEXANDER THREE DA (7/4 fav) owned by Mrs N O'Callaghan, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2002 Champion Stakes (Group 1) £245,920 at Newmarket STORMING HOME (8/1) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2002 Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) £23,200 at Newbury MAKHLAB (5/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2003 Lincoln Handicap £65,000 at Doncaster PABLO (5/1) owned by Guy Reed, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2003 Fred Darling Stakes (Group 3) £29,000 at Newbury TANTE ROSE (6/1) owned by Wafic Said, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2003 Shadwell Stud Joel Stakes (Group 3) £24,800 at Newmarket SPLENDID ERA (25/1) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2003 Sweet Solera Stakes (Listed) £14,500 at Newmarket BAY TREE (100/30) owned by Wafic Said, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2003 Darley Stakes (Group 3) £23,200 at Newmarket FAR LANE (9/2) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2004 Craven Stakes (Group 3) £29,750 at Newmarket HAAFHD (100/30) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2004 John Porter Stakes (Group 3) £29,000 at Newbury DUBAI SUCCESS (10/1) owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2004 2000 Guineas (Group 1) £174,000 at Newmarket HAAFHD (SR 2002) 11/2 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2004 Chesham Stakes (Listed) £23,200 at Royal Ascot WHAZZAT (7/1) owned by Bill Gredley, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2004 Sweet Solera Stakes (Group 3) £23,200 at Newmarket MAIDS CAUSEWAY (5/1) owned by Martin Schwartz Racing, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Steve Drowne
2004 Champagne Stakes (Group 2) £60,000 at Doncaster ETLAALA (6/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2004 Rockfel Stakes (Group 2) £40,600 at Newmarket MAIDS CAUSEWAY (3/1 fav) owned by Martin Scwartz Racing, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2004 Champion Stakes (Group 1) £215,064 at Newmarket HAAFHD (12/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2005 Ballyogan Stakes (Group 3) £45,500 at Leopardstown LA CUCARACHA (9/2), owned by Guy Reed, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2005 Coronation Stakes (Group 1) £139,896 at Royal Ascot at York MAIDS CAUSEWAY (9/2) owned by Martin Schwartz Racing, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2005 Coventry Stakes (Group 2) £40,600 at Royal Ascot at York RED CLUBS (11/2) owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2005 Pretty Polly Stakes (Listed) £16,240 at Newmarket FASHIONABLE (11/10 fav) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2005 Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1) £127,600 at York LA CUCARACHA (7/1) owned by Guy Reed, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Craven Stakes (Group 3) £28,390 at Newmarket KILLYBEGS (9/2) owned by John C Grant & D M James, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Greenham Stakes (Group 3) £28,390 at Newbury RED CLUBS (6/4 fav) owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 EBF Brownstone (Group 3) £58,500 at Leopardstown SPINNING QUEEN (7/2) owned by Marston Stud & Cavendish Investment Ltd, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 King George Stakes (Group 3) £28,390 at Glorious Goodwood LA CUCARACHA (7/2 fav) owned by Guy Reed, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Sweet Solera Stakes (Group 3) £22,712 at Newmarket ENGLISH BALLET (7/2) owned by David Reid Scott & the Sangster Family, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Lowther Stakes (Group 2) £50,379 at York SILK BLOSSOM (3/1) owned by E D Kessly, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Diadem Stakes (Group 2) £51,102 at Ascot RED CLUBS (6/1) owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Somerville Tattersall Stakes (Group 3) £34,068 at Newmarket THOUSAND WORDS (13/2) owned by Khaled Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2006 Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) £113,560 at Newmarket SPINNING QUEEN (12/1) owned by Marston Stud & Cavendish Investments, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2006 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (Group 2) £74,690 at Maisons-Laffitte (13/10 fav) CAPTAIN MARVELOUS, owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Christophe Soumillon
2007 Sprint Cup (Group 1) £179,027 at Haydock RED CLUBS (9/1) owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2007 Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2) £36,907 at Newbury DARK ANGEL (9/4 fav) owned by Hon Mrs J M Corbett & C Wright, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2007 Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) £102,601 at Newmarket DARK ANGEL (8/1) owned by Hon Mrs J M Corbett & C Wright, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2007 Challenge Stakes (Group 2) £54,963 at Newmarket MISS LUCIFER (20/1) owned by Gainsborough, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2009 Classic Trial (Group 3) £36,900 at Sandown ABOVE AVERAGE (25/1) owned by Jack Hanson, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2009 1000 Guineas (Group 1) £227,080 at Newmarket GHANAATI (SR 1919) 20/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2009 Chester Cup (Handicap) £74,772 at Chester DARAAHEM (7/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2009 Jersey Stakes (Group 3) £45,416 at Royal Ascot OUQBA (12/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Tadhg O’Shea
2009 Coronation Stakes (Group 1) £154,698 at Royal Ascot GHANAATI (2/1 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2009 Prestige Stakes (Group 3) £28,385 at Goodwood SENT FROM HEAVEN (4/1) owned by Triermore Stud, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Robert Winston
2009 St Simon Stakes (Group 3) £36,900 at Newbury HIGH HEELED (4/1 jt fav) owned by Mr & Mrs Steven Jenkins, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Palace House Stakes (Group 3) £36,900 at Newmarket EQUIANO (5/1) owned by J Acheson, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Duke of York Stakes (Group 2) £56,770 at York PRIME DEFENDER (20/1) owned by S Falle, M Franklin & J Sumsion, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Robert Winston
2010 Britannia Stakes (Handicap) £62,310 at Royal Ascot RANSOM NOTE (9/1) owned by H R Mould, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Kings Stand Stakes (Group 1) £170,310 at Royal Ascot EQUIANO (9/2) owned by J Acheson, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Glorious (Alycidon) Stakes £39,739 at Glorious Goodwood REDWOOD (7/1) owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Thoroughbred Stakes (Listed) £28,385 at Glorious Goodwood CRITICAL MOMENT (7/2) owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Somerville Tattersall Stakes (Group 3) £28,385 at Newmarket REROUTED (8/1) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2010 Challenge Stakes (Group 2) £51,093 at Newmarket RED JAZZ (5/1) owned by Hon R J Arculli, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Robert Winston
2010 Jockey Club Cup (Group 3) £32,359 at Newmarket TASTAHIL (100/30) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by William Buick
2011 Earl of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) £28,385 at Newmarket RANSOM NOTE (6/1) owned by H R Mould, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
August 2011-present Charlie Hills
Charles Barrington Hills, born in 1979 to Barry and Penny Hills, is Barry's fourth son and the oldest of two sons from his second marriage to the former Penny Woodhouse, a skillful show-jumper, the other being the baby of the family, George. Charlie has spent all of his life surrounded by horses and was destined to become a racehorse trainer eager to take over from Barry once his father decided to call it a day. He remembers his early days spent at South Bank, but has clearer memories of the 4 years the family spent at Manton. By the time Barry returned to South Bank Stables in late 1990 Charlie was 11, and within 5 years he was having his first ride in public, although he had to be very patient before gaining his first winner. His first 23 rides were unsuccessful, but on 13th June 1998 he guided Dancing Feather (12/1) to victory for owner Mrs H Theodorou in the Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap for Gentlemen Amateur riders at Bath. In total he won 5 races, including one aboard Prairie Falcon for his mother, and one on Night Flyer which was trained by brother John. At the end of his compulsory education Charlie spent time learning his trade with Colin Hayes in Australia, a route brother John had taken some years before, and then joined James Fanshawe at Pegasus Stables in Newmarket for 2 years. He, his wife Philippa (Pippa) and their two sons James and Eddie, then returned to Lambourn on the payroll of his father, eventually becoming assistant trainer at Faringdon Place.
When Barry finally announced his retirement in 2011 Charlie took charge and has since extended the stables to almost 200 boxes, and chalked up numerous Group 1 victories, including the 2013 Irish 1000 Guineas with Just the Judge (SR 1841) 2/1 fav ridden by Jamie Spencer, and the 2019 Irish 2000 Guineas with Phoenix of Spain (SR 1838) 16/1 also partnered by Jamie Spencer. However, barely a decade into his training career, he is unlikely to have another horse as supreme as the sprinter Battaash who won the 2017 Prix De L'Abbaye, the King George Stakes a record 4 times, and the Nunthorpe Stakes twice, but the search goes on.
2011-present Group, Listed and major Handicap winners
2011 Dick Pool Fillies Stakes £14,178 (Listed) at Salisbury SAIWAH (8/1) owned By Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Richard Hills
2011 Joel Stakes (Group 2) £56,710 at Newmarket RANSOM NOTE (4/1) owned by H R Mould, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2011 Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed) £12,193 at Pontefract LETSGOROUNDAGAIN (15/2) owned by Aegis partnership, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by William Carson
2011 James Seymour Stakes (Listed) at Newmarket £17,013 SLUMBER (5/1) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2012 Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed) £18,714 at Haydock RED JAZZ (15/8) owned by Hon Ron J Arculli, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2012 EBF Land O'Burns Fillies Stakes (Listed) £22,684 at Ayr ANGELS WILL FALL (7/2 fav) owned by Mrs E O'Leary, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Robert Winston
2012 Newsells Park Stud Stakes (Listed) £22,684 at Newmarket HAZEL LAVERY (5/1) owned by R Morecambe, E O'Leary and R Scarborough, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by William Carson
2012 Denford Stud Stakes (Listed) £13,043 at Newbury JUST THE JUDGE (3/1) owned by the Sangster Family and Matthew Green, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2012 Rockfel Stakes (Group 2) £34,026 JUST THE JUDGE (6/1) owned by the Qatar Racing and the Sangster Family, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Michael Hills
2012 St Simon Stakes (Group 3) £31,191 at Newbury HAZEL LAVERY (17/2) owned by R Morecambe, E O'Leary and R Scarborough, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Eddie Ahern
2013 Irish 1000 Guineas (Group 1) £143,902 at the Curragh JUST THE JUDGE (SR 1841) 2/1 fav owned by Qatar Racing & the Sangster Family, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2013 Albany Stakes (Group 3) £39,697 at Royal Ascot KIYOSHI (8/1) owned by Qatar Racing, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2013 Firth of Clyde Stakes (Group 3) £34,026 at Ayr CORAL MIST (11/2) owned by Triermore Stud and R A Scarborough, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Tom Queally
2013 Shadwell Fillies Mile (Group 1) at Newmarket £103,949 CHRISELLIAM (28/1) owned by W Carson, Miss Emily Asprey & C Wright, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2013 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Grade 1) £337,423 at Santa Anita CHRISELLIAM (5/1) owned by W Carson, Miss Emily Asprey & C Wright, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Richard Hughes
2014 Molecomb Stakes (Group 3) £28,355 at Glorious Goodwood COTAI GLORY (3/1) owned by Mrs A A Yap and F Ma, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by George Baker
2014 Acomb Stakes (Group 3) £45,368 at York DUTCH CONNECTION (16/1) owned by Mrs Susan Roy, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by William Buick
2014 Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) £113,420 at York MUHAARAR (7/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2014 Sceptre Stakes (Group 3) £35,520 at Doncaster KIYOSHI (11/1) owned by Qatar Racing Limited, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2014 Autumn Stakes (Group 3) £28,355 at Newmarket COMMEMORATIVE (10/1) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by James Doyle
2014 EP Taylor Stakes (Grade 1) £170,455 at Woodbine JUST THE JUDGE owned by Qatar Racing & the Sangster Family, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2015 Greenham Stakes £34,026 at Newbury MUHAARAR (16/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 John O'Gaunt Stakes (Group 3) £35,727 at Haydock CABLE BAY (5/1) owned by Julie and David Martin & Partners, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2015 Jersey Stakes (Group 3) £42,533 at Royal Ascot DUTCH CONNECTION (14/1) owned by Mrs Susan Roy & Cheveley Park Stud, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2015 Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) £229.854 at Royal Ascot MUHAARAR (10/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2015 Betfred Mobile (Heritage Handicap) at Newmarket £62,250 MAGICAL MEMORY (7/1) owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 July Cup (Group 1) £283,550 at Newmarket MUHAARAR (2/1 jt fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2015 Hackwood Stakes (Group 3) £34,026 at Newbury STRATH BURN (4/1) owned by Qatar Racing & R A Bartlett, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2015 Stewards Cup (Heritage Handicap) £155,625 at Glorious Goodwood MAGICAL MEMORY (6/1 fav) owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 Prix Maurice Gheest (Group 1) £155,031 at Deauville MUHAARAR (4/5 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2015 Scarbrough Stakes (Listed) £22,684 at Doncaster COTAI GLORY (11/4 fav) owned by Ms A A Yap & F Ma, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by George Baker
2015 Challenge Stakes (Group 2) £85,065 at Newmarket CABLE BAY (8/1) owned by Julie and David Martin & Partners, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2015 British Champion Sprint Stakes (Group 1) £358,694 at Ascot MUHAARAR (5/2 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2016 European Free Handicap (Listed) £20,983 at Newmarket IBN MALIK (3/1 jt fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2016 Abernant Stakes (Group 3) at Newmarket £34,026 MAGICAL MEMORY (3/1 fav) owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2016 Duke of York Stakes (Group 2) £68,052 at York MAGICAL MEMORY (5/2 fav) owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2016 Lennox Stakes (Group 2) at Glorious Goodwood £170.130 DUTCH CONNECTION (9/4 fav) owned by Godolphin, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by James McDonald
2016 Prix du Cercle (Listed) £19,118 at Deauville SILVER RAINBOW (4/1) owned by R J Tufft, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Christophe Soumillon
2016 Prix du Pin (Group 3) £29,412 at Chantilly JALLOTA (4/1) owned by Mrs Fitri Hay, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Christophe Soumillon
2016 Dubai Airport World Trophy Stakes (Group 3) at Newbury £34,026 COTAI GLORY (5/2) owned by Ms A A Yap & F Ma, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by George Baker
2016 Waterford Testimonial Stakes (Listed) £19,853 at the Curragh SHANGHAI GLORY (14/1) owned by Kangyu International Racing & F Ma, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by William Buick
2017 Scurry Stakes (Listed) £20,983 at Sandown BATTAASH (11/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2017 Hackwood Stakes (Group 3) £34,026 at Newbury MAGICAL MEMORY (3/1 fav) owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2017 King George Stakes (Group 2) £176,992 at Glorious Goodwood BATTAASH (9/2) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2017 Supreme Stakes (Group 3) £34,026 at Goodwood DUTCH CONNECTION (13/8 fav) owned by Godolphin, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2017 Prix de L'Abbaye (Group 1) £170,932 at Longchamp BATTAASH (9/4 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2017 EBF Stallions Guisborough Stakes (Listed) £22,684 at Redcar JALLOTA (11/4 fav) owned by Mrs Fitri Hay, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2017 Bathwick Tyres Stakes (Group 3) £22,684 at Newbury NEBO (4/1) owned by Mrs Julie Martin & David Martin, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 Temple Stakes (Group 2) £56,710 at Haydock BATTAASH (10/11 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2018 King George Stakes (Group 2) £176,935 at Glorious Goodwood BATTAASH (8/11 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2018 Acomb Stakes (Group 3) at York £56,710 PHOENIX OF SPAIN (9/2) owned by Ann Plummer and Tony Weschler, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2019 Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) £39,697 at Newbury KHAADEM (11/2) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by James Doyle
2019 National Stakes (Listed) £17,013 at Sandown FLIPPA THE STRIPPA (16/1) owned by Christopher Wright, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Silvestre de Sousa
2019 Irish 2000 Guineas (Group 1) at the Curragh £212,613 PHOENIX OF SPAIN (SR 1838) 16/1 owned by Ann Plummer and Tony Weschler, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2019 Temple Stakes (Group 2) £56,710 at Haydock BATTAASH (5/6 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2019 Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) £108,938 at Royal Ascot AFAAK (20/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2019 King George Stakes (Group 2) £176,935 at Glorious Goodwood BATTAASH (1/4 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2019 Stewards Cup (Heritage Handicap) £155,625 at Glorious Goodwood KHAADEM (4/1 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2019 Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1) £226,840 at York BATTAASH (7/4) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2019 Scarbrough Stakes (Listed) £22,684 at Doncaster EQUILATERAL (9/4) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Ryan Moore
2020 Dubai Dash (Listed Handicap) £78,947 at Meydan EQUILATERAL (5/6 fav) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by James Doyle
2020 Kings Stand Stakes (Group 1) £148,000 at Royal Ascot BATTAASH (5/6 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2020 Midsummer Stakes (Listed) £14,461 at Windsor POGO (4/1) owned by Gary & Linnet Woodward, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Kieran Shoemark
2020 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) £28,355 at Glorious Goodwood TILSIT (10/1) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Ryan Moore
2020 King George Stakes (Group 2) £70,888 at Glorious Goodwood BATTAASH (2/7 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2020 Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1) at York £141,775 BATTAASH (1/2 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Jim Crowley
2020 Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) £17,013 at Newbury MUJBAR (5/1) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2021 Scarbrough Stakes (Listed) £25,520 at Doncaster KHAADEM (5/4 fav) owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by William Buick
2021 Dubai Dash (Limited Handicap) £38,540 at Meydan EQUILATERAL (5/2) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2021 Meydan Sprint (Group 2) £71,386 EQUILATERAL (2/1) owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Andrea Atzeni
2022 Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) £94,500 at Royal Ascot DARK SHIFT (13/2) owned by H Frost, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by James McDonald
2022 King George Stakes (Group 2) £170,130 at Glorious Goodwood KHAADEM (8/1) owned by Mrs Fitri Hay, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Ryan Moore
2022 John O'Gaunt Stakes (Group 3) £45,368 at Haydock POGO (17/2) owned by Gary & Linnet Woodward, trained by Charlie Hills and ridden by Kieran Shoemark
BATAASH (2017 Prix De L'Abbaye, 2019,2020 Nunthorpe Stakes, 2017-2020 King George Stakes)
HAAFHD (2004 2000 Guineas, Champion Stakes)
ROYAL APPLAUSE (1995 Middle Park Stakes, Coventry Stakes, Gimcrack Stakes, 1997 Haydock Sprint Cup)
GHANAATI (2009 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes)
MUHAARAR (2015 July Cup, Commonwealth Cup, Prix Maurice Gheest)
