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 Steve was born in
Hereford 4th May 1983. He has been working at Pond House since
August 2007.
Steve has always worked in racing. He started when he was 14 years
old, working Saturdays at Venetia Williams stables. He then went to
The British Racing School where he was head lad. From there he
worked for Luca Cumani and Michael Bell in Newmarket. He then went
on to work for Richard Lee and was at Henry Daly’s for 4 years
before coming to Pond House.
He got into horses because his granddad was a big racing fan and it
was always on the television. As soon as he saw it he was hooked and
knew he wanted to be a jockey and work in racing forever.
Steve’s best time in racing was when he had his first ride under
rules at Bangor-on-Dee. He really enjoyed it but was so tired after
the race that he nearly fell over when unsaddling!
The best horse Steve has looked so far in his career is Billyvoddan.
The best horse he has looked after at Pond House is Quaddick Lake.
Steve’s funniest time in racing was when Billyvoddan dragged him
through the middle of the parade ring at Cheltenham in front of
thousands of people! He likes all the horses here but his favourite
would have to be Quaddick Lake.
Steve is currently single and has a daughter called Chloe who was
born in 2004. She is already riding and loves it.
Outside of racing Steve enjoys fishing, football, playing the guitar
and the occasional beer.
Steve would really like to ride under rules again in the future,
become an assistant and maybe even a trainer someday.
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