lease

James Horton has secured a lease on Beech Hurst Stables in Newmarket and will continue his training career there. It is the former base of the recently retired Sir Michael Stoute. Stoute, who trained star-crossed G1 Derby hero Shergar (GB) (Great Nephew {GB}) at Beech Hurst, later expanded to Freemason Lodge. The 37-year-old Horton, a former Stoute assistant for seven years, previously trained for John Dance, who subsequently came under investigation for fraud last spring. Horton announced he was relocating to Newmarket in September of 2023, and was based out...