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The historic Lavington Stud was sold last year and is no longer operating as a stud farm: 0 it is one of many farms lost from the British bloodstock industry
Ted asks: “What is happening to the UK-based stud farms?
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VER THE PAST FEW YEARS, a disproportionate number of stud farms have closed their doors, few are being retained in the industry in new hands and owner-breeders are disappearing. I took a look through Alan Yuill Walker’s book “Thoroughbred Studs of Great Britain” and have followed the stories of a number of the farms listed... sadly, it does not make for happy reading from a bloodstock
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perspective. although a number of farms are thiriving and developing. Last year Lavington Stud was sold, following on from the sale of Fair Winter Farm and Normandie Stud. The latter two, although still running as a stud farms, do so with boarders on commercial properties. Marston Stud, owned by Lord and Lady Wellesley, has been leased out and Lord Rothschild’s Waddesdon Stud is no longer a thoroughbred stud. Adstock Manor Stud no longer exists, neither does Angmering Park
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Stud. Arches Hall is leased by Jamie Railton, Ashley Heath and Warren Hill Studs are now part of Cheveley Park Stud, Bernice Cuthbert’s Aston Park no longer exists. Aston Upthorpe is under the Darley banner and still operates. Banstead belongs to Juddmonte, but Barleythorpe no longer exists. Lady Fairhaven’s Parsonage Farm is up for sale. Beech House went to Shadwell Estates which is now reducing in size and, although not for sale, some
of their studs are available to lease. Biddestone is now owned by a Kuwait businessman, Bloomsbury is now leased and Bottisham Heath Stud is used as an overflow yard for Newmarket studs in the summer. Brook Stud is now the home of the Woods family and Burton Agnes Stud is no longer. Buttermilk Stud was sold to a local farmer. The mighty Cheveley Park Stud has thrived, expanded and is home to one of the largest UK-owned private broodmare bands in the UK.
