Alan King (horse racing)

Alan King
King at Kempton Park 2018
OccupationTrainer
Born (1966-12-13) 13 December 1966
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Career wins1770 (to April 2025)[1]
Major racing wins
As a trainer in English steeplechasing:

Alan King (born 1966) is a Scottish racehorse trainer specialising mainly in National Hunt racing. He is based at Barbury Castle stables near Wroughton, Wiltshire.

Career

King was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 13 December 1966.[2] He worked in Scotland under John Wilson at Cree Lodge,[2] before joining David Nicholson as assistant trainer until Nicholson's retirement. He then took out a licence to train himself, first at Jackdaw's Castle stables, before moving to Barbury Castle, Wiltshire in June 2000.[2]

His biggest wins at the Cheltenham Festival have come with My Way de Solzen in the 2006 World Hurdle,[2] Voy Por Ustedes in the 2007 Queen Mother Champion Chase,[2] Katchit in the 2008 Champion Hurdle, Oh Crick in the 2009 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase and Uxizandre in the 2015 Ryanair Chase[2] Despite a terrible year with injuries, the yard also had a 1–2 in the 2013 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle with Medinas and Meister Eckhart.[2]

His principal stable jockey until October 2019 was Wayne Hutchinson.[2]

His career total earnings to April 2025 was just over £24 million.[1]

Cheltenham winners (16)

[2][1]

Major wins

[2][1] Great Britain

France

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Alan King Stats". racingpost.com. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Alan King - Horse Racing Trainer". britishracecourses.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.


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