FACILITIES AT HIGHFIELD STABLES

Located on the Bury Road, moments from Newmarket Training Grounds spanning 2,500 acres. The are an outstanding array of facilities in terms of their scale and variety, facilities which are available to all Newmarket trainers.

The facilities at Highfield Stables include 56 Stables , 2 undercover horse walkers, 2 undercover lung rings, 2 large trotting rings and extensive grounds.

For over 20 years Highfields Stables has played a pivotal role within the internationally renowned Godolphin racing operation. In recent times, Highfields has been occupied by Saeed bin Suroor as part of his wider Godolphin Stables.

The property once formed part of the wider Bedford Lodge Stables built for the fifth and sixth Dukes of Bedford. Notable previous occupants have included:- Joseph Dawson who was an important innovative trainer, developing the training of two year old horses for racing. It was he who built the main range of stables.  Captain J. O. Machell who, in 1884 leased them to the notorious gentleman jockey and owner, George Alexander Baird.  After Baird’s death in 1893 they were sold to the Earl of Derby before being acquired by Godolphin in 1990. The Triple Crown winner Isinglass was trained from the Highfield Stables during his racing career dating from 1892 – 1895. More recently, Farhh was housed in the Ponderosa yard.