Mick & David Easterby

Michael Easterby

TRAINER

Mick Easterby has trained racehorses on the flat and over jumps for over 60 years and the word 'legend' has often been used as a description!

From humble beginnings, Mick initially worked for his Uncle Walter at Towton near Tadcaster, and then helped he his brother Peter when he set up at Great Habton. He first moved to Sheriff Hutton into a rented farm in 1955.

Back in 1961 Mick started out with a handful of moderate horses - and he had a novel way of exercising them. He'd unlock a gate, nip into a farmer's field, gallop his horses and nip out again before his unsuspecting neighbour had even wiped the sleep from his eyes. Not only that, but he claims to have done it for four years and was never once found out.

Mick's career went from strength to strength with thousands of winners and almost 900 individual winning racehorses having passed through the yard.

Amongst Mick's most famous winners are classic winning filly Mrs McArdy (1000 Guineas), Wiganthorpe (Gimcrack Stakes), Lochnager (Champion sprinter), Peterhof (Triumph Hurdle), Gentleman's Deal (Winter Derby) and most recently Hoof It (Stewards Cup) and Hoofalong (Scottish Sprint Cup).

Now Britain's oldest active racehorse trainer and longest serving licence holder, Mick has acquired a cult following with a reputation as a straight-talking down-to-earth Yorkshireman.

Mick has also raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for local charities, most notably from the annual point-to-point here at Sheriff Hutton in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Mick has trained 2570 winners in his career since 1961.

News

02Sep24	Tattersalls Somerville Sale looking for yearlings

21Aug24	Signed Easterbees honey

22Jul24	Highlights from Monday evening racing at Beverley

15Jul24	Nature around New House Farm

13Jul24	A long walk home from York Races?

03Jul24	A few words after another 2yo winner today

02Jul24	Tuesday breakfast time chat

16Jun24	Father's Day Yorkshire Puddings

05Jun24	Coin toss for the bill

29Apr24	Mrs McArdy: How I bought a classic winner

21Apr24	Mick Easterby's Sunday news round up

30Mar24	Happy 93rd Birthday Mick Easterby

09Feb24	A tip from Mick and Billy

01Feb24	Time for a haircut: Mick's hairdresser of 40 years!

20Jan24	A chat with our in-form jockey Joanna Mason

16Jan24	Sheriff Hutton Point-to-Point a huge success

29Nov23	Tattersalls Foal Sale with Sir Mark Prescott

28Nov23	You don’t need to spend big. You just need a good eye.

12Nov23	Good morning everyone - Sunday 12th November

12Nov23	Henrietta Knight visits the yard

28Sep23	On This Day 1965: My First Treble

02Jul23	Remembering Lord Belper

19May23	Eligible clocks up 2,500th Mick Easterby winner

05Apr20	Taking precautions against COVID-19 at New House Farm

05Apr20	Lockdown at New House Farm

29Mar20	In the Papers: Mick on food hoarding

11Mar20	A few pictures from Cheltenham

21Jan20	Mick Easterby's new teeth: The verdict

12Jan20	Sheriff Hutton Point-to-Point 2020

17Nov19	David Easterby's sourdough bread

02Jun18	Draining the Point-To-Point Course

01May18	Mick Easterby talks Brexit, summer parties and spring water

01Apr18	Down On The Farm

02Aug17	I'm really a farmer. Training's just a hobby.

Michael Easterby

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