Andrew Balding

Trainer

Jumping

About

One of Britain’s top racehorse training yards, Kingsclere is steeped in racing history. So too the Balding family at the helm, who are British racing royalty. The Balding family has run and lived at Park House Stables since 1953; Andrew Balding became Kingsclere’s licensed trainer in 2003, taking the reins from his father Ian, and continuing the racing success of his father, uncles, grandfathers and great-grandfather three generations before. Today, Andrew runs Kingsclere with the involvement of the whole family: his wife, Anna Lisa, manages the staff and owners, his sister, the broadcaster Clare Balding, is president of the Kingsclere Racing Club, his mother, Emma, runs the Kingsclere Stud, while his three children, Jonno, Toby and Flora, help their dad by riding out the horses and mucking out in the holidays. The yard trains and cares for 220 horses, with owners including Sir Alex Ferguson and the Queen: her horse, Tactical, trained by Andrew, triumphed at Royal Ascot in 2020 and Newmarket in 2021. Kingsclere’s motto is “Preserving the past whilst promoting the future”, referencing the history of Park House and its reputation as a top training yard, but also the future of both horses and staff.

Testimonials

“ Our members had a wonderful morning visiting Park House Stables in Kingsclere to see behind-the-scenes of how a top tier racing yard runs. A huge thank you to Anna Lisa and Andrew Balding for welcoming our members to see the horses ahead of the flat season officially starting. Goodwood Racecourse

“ We had a fantastic stable visit to Andrew Balding’s yard last Saturday to meet Spirit of Summer. The Balding team welcomed us with incredible hospitality, and we’re more excited than ever for the turf season ahead! 💙 Racing Club

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Facility

Housed in beautiful old red brick buildings in the stunning Hampshire Downs near Newbury, the historic site retains its old charm whilst also seeing extensive modernisation of facilities under Andrew Balding, to ensure the best training and care of the horses. It boasts horse walkers, equine pools, high-speed treadmills, all-weather gallops, state-of-the-art barns and a digital weighbridge. That’s in addition to 200 boxes, 9 yards, an outdoor arena, paddocks, starting stalls and grass gallops.