racing season
flat
Ethics Girl and Al Bahathri
Competing against the odds
Training has to be done in all weathers 52
While many racing enthusiasts will be following the big name trainers this season what about the not so well known horsemen and women who ply their trade under the radar? Caroline Fardell meets John Berry, a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ trainer based in Newmarket
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acehorse trainer, John Berry, lives with his wife Emma in a flat above a Victorian stable block not far from Waitrose in Newmarket. Their home is stuffed with books and prints and a number of sofas covered in dogs (two
greyhounds and a substantial Dalmatian called Gus) add to the homely feel. John is one of roughly 55 'small' trainers that ply their trade in Newmarket and their life is quite different from the 15 or so high profile trainers that make it to the sports pages. “It’s like the difference between the Chief Executive of Waitrose,” John explains, “and the guy who runs the corner shop. Both are ‘grocers’ by profession but their jobs differ greatly. The corner shop guy opens up, orders stock, stacks shelves, serves customers, locks up and cashes up at the end of the day. The CEO of a large supermarket has
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