Bill Prestage

Hearing Billy Prestage is considering taking outside horses. Anyone know whether that's true? Always thought he only trained his own horses

Bob Brogan wrote: Hearing Billy Prestage is considering taking outside horses. Anyone know whether that's true? Always thought he only trained his own horses

Very much doubt that. Billy marches to the beat of his own drum. He certainly does not need the money!

That wont happen

Wow.

Would be very interesting if true.

As Raceover says, Mr Prestage does march to his own drum. Buys and trains all his horses himself. And often gets some really decent sorts too. Respect.

I begged him to take a horse for me many years ago, but he (very kindly, but firmly) said no.

Would love to see what he might do with a bigger string....

Heard to Club want his barn for a satellite yard
Savas you should know?

C Burger also having pressure added

Old school character and horseman of note. Unaffected by hype and bullshit, he just gets the best out of any horse, has a good eye when buying and doesn't throw his chequebook at horses.
A privelege to know him from my visits to the Cape.

Billy is one of the very best trainers ever. Looks after his horses magnificently.

elmer wrote: Heard to Club want his barn for a satellite yard
Savas you should know?

Why should I know may I ask, why don't you phone him and ask him, been in this game for over 40 years I helped trainers and jockeys in my time, i can tell you no trainer nor jockey has ever helped me,so yes I know a lot, but sorry don't know about Mr prestage stable ask the jockey club for his number.

You would think that it is in the interest of the race course owners to have as many trainers as possible and as much diversity as possible to make races as interesting as possible to gamblers, but they let big yards grow till they are obese and that squeezes out normal sized yards.

Even 20 years ago smaller yards had a chance to at least get runners into graded races regularly. Now on average they don't have any fire power, or they risk merit ratings which set the horse back half a year.

#smallyardscount

I see MDK is thinking about having a Satelite yard also, joining Tarry and Azzie

one way of making trainers enter horses