The Yard
Whatcombe Stables
One of the most iconic training grounds in Britain: over 450 private acres of Oxfordshire downland, home to champions since 1897.
120
Purpose-built brick boxes, with separate yards for fillies and colts
450+
Acres of private downland in the Lambourn Valley
1f
Indoor school for weather-independent training and breaking-in
2
Distinct gallops — turf and sand
Heritage
A private estate built for champions
Set in the Lambourn Valley with sweeping views over the downs, Whatcombe has been training racehorses since the nineteenth century, and the Cole family has called it home since 1986. Classic winners, Royal Ascot winners and champions across the globe have all been made on these gallops.
The estate is entirely private, giving every horse a calm, settled routine — and giving our owners a place that feels a world away from the racecourse crowds when they visit on a gallop morning.
Alongside the gallops sit an equine swimming pool for fitness and rehabilitation, a covered horse walker, a lunge arena for educating young horses, and dedicated isolation facilities that keep the yard's biosecurity first class.
The Gallops
Three gallops, every option
Summer Down
Turf over chalk with winter drainage, alongside a mile-and-a-quarter woodchip gallop that keeps the string working whatever the weather.
Paradise
A five-furlong sand-and-oil gallop that has forged generations of sharp two-year-olds, giving young horses a confident, progressive education.