George was born in Moulton St Mary, Norfolk in 1935. His father worked on Marley Farm a 600 acre arable farm worked with Suffolk Punches but which also bred and showed Arabs. It was only natural that the young George should follow in his father’s footsteps and help around the farm gaining his experience of working and breeding horses. In 1969 he started as stud man with the Fairhaven family and moved to the Barton Stud where he has worked ever since.
George has worked with all aspects of Thoroughbred stud work as not only did the stud stand stallions, but all the youngsters were broken on the yard and ridden away, prior to being sold or going into training. George has many happy memories of the horses he helped to breed and bring on, including Punctilious, Quote Unquote and Quiz Time who won at Goodwood. His favourite horse however was Quinlan Terry trained by Sir Mark Prescott who came for several winters for a rest, won the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket and with whom he formed a very close bond.
At 73 years old, George continues to dedicate his life to the industry that he so clearly loves and continues to provide invaluable knowledge for the benefit of Thoroughbred breeding. When asked about future retirement plans George could only wonder what else he would do with his time!
There are very few people in racing who have stayed so loyal to one employer for such a considerable length of time and I am sure that all race goers at Yarmouth will agree that George is a worthy recipient of a Racing Welfare Lifetime in Racing award.
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