John and Thady Gosden

Welcome to our profile of the powerful flat training yard of John & Thady Gosden.

John Gosden has worked with some of the biggest names in sports, and he has won well over 3,000 races in his career, including more than 100 Group 1 victory internationally.

Enable, Stradivarius, Golden Horn, Kingman, Ravens Pass, Cracksman, and a host of other stable superstars that he has trained make up a brilliant record of international Classic and Grade/Group 1 win, but there isn’t enough space on this page to name them all.

It was very thrilling when John teamed up with his son Thady to train jointly from Clarehaven Stables.

In 2023 Thady took over the reins for himself.

Check out our guide to find out more about John and Thady Gosden:

JOHN & THADY GOSDEN

Thady Gosden Runners Today

Here are all the John and Thady Gosden horses running today and future entries.

Time/dateCourseDistanceClassHorseJockey
15:00 10th Jun 23Haydock Park1m 3f 175yC1MimikyuL Dettori
15:20 11th Jun 23Goodwood1m 1f 197yC1Al AsifahJim Crowley
14:30 12th Jun 23Lingfield Park1m 2fC6Rebecca WestUnknown Jockey
18:10 12th Jun 23Windsor6f 12yC4Jiwin (IRE)R Havlin
18:40 12th Jun 23Windsor1m 2fC5Tony MontanaKevin Stott
18:40 12th Jun 23Windsor1m 2fC5ApoloR Havlin
15:10 13th Jun 23Salisbury6f 213yC5Lion TamerOisin Murphy
15:10 13th Jun 23Salisbury6f 213yC5Lisboa (IRE)K Shoemark
15:30 13th Jun 23Southwell1m 13yC4Lion TamerCieren Fallon
16:10 13th Jun 23Salisbury1m 4f 5yC5RajasthanUnknown Jockey
16:10 13th Jun 23Salisbury1m 4f 5yC5Savanna KingOisin Murphy
16:35 13th Jun 23Southwell7f 14yC4CeannaBenoit D L Sayette
16:40 13th Jun 23Salisbury1m 1f 201yC4Spring FeverK Shoemark
14:40 14th Jun 23Haydock Park1m 3f 140yC2Teowings (IRE)Unknown Jockey
14:50 14th Jun 23Yarmouth7f 3yC5Berthe MorisotUnknown Jockey
14:50 14th Jun 23Yarmouth7f 3yC5Full RegaliaUnknown Jockey
15:15 14th Jun 23Haydock Park6fC4BibendumUnknown Jockey
16:30 14th Jun 23Yarmouth1m 2f 23yC6Rebecca WestBenoit D L Sayette
16:50 14th Jun 23Haydock Park7f 212yC4CeannaUnknown Jockey
18:10 14th Jun 23Kempton Park1m 2f 219yC5Deep DiveR Havlin
18:10 14th Jun 23Kempton Park1m 2f 219yC5Dorothea BrookeUnknown Jockey
18:10 14th Jun 23Kempton Park1m 2f 219yC5Teowings (IRE)Unknown Jockey
14:10 15th Jun 23Nottingham6f 18yC5BibendumUnknown Jockey
14:20 15th Jun 23Newbury6f 110yC4BibendumUnknown Jockey
14:50 15th Jun 23Newbury1mC2Full RegaliaUnknown Jockey
14:50 15th Jun 23Newbury1mC2SatiricalUnknown Jockey
14:50 15th Jun 23Newbury1mC2Without Remorse (IRE)Unknown Jockey
14:30 20th Jun 23Ascot1mC1InspiralUnknown Jockey
16:20 20th Jun 23Ascot7f 213yC1MostabshirUnknown Jockey
15:40 21st Jun 23Ascot1mC1Grande DameUnknown Jockey
15:40 21st Jun 23Ascot1mC1InspiralUnknown Jockey
15:40 21st Jun 23Ascot1mC1LaurelUnknown Jockey
15:40 21st Jun 23Ascot1mC1ShaaraUnknown Jockey
16:20 21st Jun 23Ascot1m 1f 212yEmily UpjohnUnknown Jockey
16:20 21st Jun 23Ascot1m 1f 212yMostahdaf (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:20 21st Jun 23Ascot1m 1f 212yNashwaUnknown Jockey
17:00 21st Jun 23Ascot1mC2Reach For The MoonUnknown Jockey
17:00 21st Jun 23Ascot1mC2SagaUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Sweet Memories (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1TarjamahUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Sunbelt (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Soul Sister (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1GharaUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Eastern EmpressUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Inner SpaceUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1AmphitriteUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Liftoff (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Running LionUnknown Jockey
15:40 22nd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Lmay (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:20 22nd Jun 23Ascot2m 3f 210yC1Courage Mon AmiUnknown Jockey
16:20 23rd Jun 23Ascot7f 213yC1Bridestones (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:20 23rd Jun 23Ascot7f 213yC1CoppiceUnknown Jockey
16:20 23rd Jun 23Ascot7f 213yC1Queen For You (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:20 23rd Jun 23Ascot7f 213yC1Never Ending (IRE)Unknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Epictetus (IRE)Unknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Inquiring MindsUnknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Crypto ForceUnknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Arrest (IRE)Unknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Tony MontanaUnknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Lion's PrideUnknown Jockey
17:35 23rd Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1IntinsoUnknown Jockey
15:40 24th Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Emily UpjohnUnknown Jockey
15:40 24th Jun 23Ascot1m 3f 211yC1Free Wind (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:25 1st Jul 23Curragh1m 2fEmily UpjohnUnknown Jockey
15:25 1st Jul 23Curragh1m 2fGrande DameUnknown Jockey
15:25 1st Jul 23Curragh1m 2fLaurelUnknown Jockey
15:25 1st Jul 23Curragh1m 2fNashwaUnknown Jockey
15:40 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fArrest (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fCrypto ForceUnknown Jockey
15:40 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fEpictetus (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:45 8th Jul 23Sandown Park1m 1f 209yC1Francesco Clemente (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:45 8th Jul 23Sandown Park1m 1f 209yC1Mostahdaf (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:45 8th Jul 23Sandown Park1m 1f 209yC1NashwaUnknown Jockey
16:45 8th Jul 23Sandown Park1m 1f 209yC1Emily UpjohnUnknown Jockey
15:00 15th Jul 23Newmarket7fC2AudienceUnknown Jockey
15:00 15th Jul 23Newmarket7fC2CoveyUnknown Jockey
15:50 15th Jul 23York1m 2f 56yC2Peace ManUnknown Jockey
15:50 15th Jul 23York1m 2f 56yC2ObelixUnknown Jockey
15:50 15th Jul 23York1m 2f 56yC2Reach For The MoonUnknown Jockey
15:50 15th Jul 23York1m 2f 56yC2SagaUnknown Jockey
15:50 15th Jul 23York1m 2f 56yC2ToritoUnknown Jockey
15:50 15th Jul 23York1m 2f 56yC2Honiton (IRE)Unknown Jockey

Thady Gosden Recent Form

PeriodRuns1st2nd3rdWin%£ level stake
Season (Combined )20051292725.5-8.38

Key Stats of John Gosden

Name – John Gosden

Date of Birth – 30 March 1951

Birthplace – Hove, Sussex

Racing Yard – Clarehaven Stables, Newmarket

Big Wins: Epsom Derby, 1000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks, St Leger, Irish Derby, Irish 2000 Guineas, Irish Oaks, Irish Champion Stakes, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Breeders’ Cup Turf, Breeders’ Cup Mile and a huge number of other top races around the world

John & Thady Gosden – Trainer Profile

John Gosden learned his trade with legendary trainers Vincent O’Brien and Sir Noel Murless.

He then moved to California where he was assistant to Tommy Doyle before training under his own name with just three horses in America in 1979.

He credits Bates Motel for providing him with his first big break when landing the prestigious Santa Anita Handicap in 1983.

The following season he trained Royal Heroine to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile, establishing him as one of the leading trainers in the USA.

In 1989 he returned to Newmarket and immediately had an impact, later forming a partnership with jockey Frankie Dettori.

He moved to Manton in 1999, enjoying considerable success before a final move to Clarehaven in 2007.

He has remained at the top of the training ranks throughout this time.

In 2021 Gosden announced that he would be training under a shared licence with his son Thady.

In 2023 Thady went solo.

John Gosden – Key Trainer Stats

Gosden achieved his first century in a calendar year in 1992, a feat he has repeated eleven times since.

His best year numerically was in 2019 with 192 winners, beating his previous best of 178 in 2018.

He won the title of Champion British Flat trainer for the first time in 2012, adding a second title in 2015.

He then won it in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

His runners earned over £3 million in prize money in 2020, more than £650,000 clear of Aidan O’Brien.

John Gosden’s Big Race Wins

The 2000 Guineas is the only British Classic to elude John Gosden.

He won the St Leger for the first time in 1996 with Shantou and took the Epsom Derby the following season with Benny The Dip.

Lahan provided Gosden with a 1000 Guineas success in 2000.

He has won the St Leger five times in all and the Epsom Oaks on three occasions. Golden Horn gave him a second Epsom Derby triumph in 2015 when beating stable companion Jack Hobbs.

The latter would provide Gosden with an Irish Derby win that year.

He has won the Irish Oaks three times and the Irish 2000 Guineas once.

Golden Horn proved himself a true champion with victories in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Eclipse Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes. He was beaten on his final career start by Aidan O’Brien’s Found at the Breeders’ Cup but Gosden is no stranger to success at that meeting either. His victories there include the Classic in 2008 with Ravens Pass and the 2018 Turf with Enable.

He trained Enable to win back-to-back Arcs before she was beaten in her attempt at an unprecedented third consecutive win in 2019.

John & Thady Gosden’s – Most Famous Victories

Trying to pick out a handful of winners from the vast array of superstars trained by Gosden is almost impossible but Derby winners are always special.

Benny The Dip was Gosden’s first Derby winner in 1997, returning at 11-1 in a race where 2000 Guineas winner Entrepreneur started odds-on favourite. Willie Ryan rode Benny The Dip who just repelled the late run of Silver Patriarch by a short-head.

Golden Horn was not originally entered for the 2015 Derby with his owners convinced that he would not stay beyond a mile and a quarter. He was supplemented after his impressive win in the Dante Stakes and started 13-8 favourite at Epsom. Frankie Dettori rode a copybook race on him, although perhaps his finest hour was in the Arc. Once again supplemented, connections were dealt a hammer blow with a wide draw in barrier fourteen. Dettori rode him wide in the early stages before tacking across behind the pace-setter and kicking clear turning for home.

Summary of John Gosden and Thady Gosden

John Gosden has been at the top of his profession for many years, often providing the main opposition to the Aidan O’Brien stable in the most prestigious races.

Now teamed up with son Thady, the Gosden name looks set to remain a potent force for many years to come.

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As the Co-Founder of British Racecourses, I love the chance to share my enjoyment of racing with others. As a family, we have always loved the racing and went to Haydock races as kids, as often as we could. We are now lucky enough to own some fantastic racehorses who we will follow around the tracks and we have had some great wins. As part of British Racecourses, I enjoy visiting and reviewing the racecourses that we visit, all of which I think have something to offer and are brilliant in their own ways.