William Haggas

Welcome to our profile of Trainer William Haggas.

A British trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, William Haggas has stables at Somerville Lodge in Newmarket, Suffolk. He is Lester Piggott’s son-in-law, a multiple-champion jockey.

He was added to the list of Royal trainers at the beginning of 2013. When Purple Spectrum won a rookie race at Windsor on May 12, 2014, he had trained his first winner for the Queen (Elizabeth II).

He has also trained champion horses like Chorist, Aqlaam, and King’s Apostle. Additionally, he has produced champions in the Topkapi Trophy, German 2,000 Guineas, and Hong Kong Derby.

Find out more about William Haggas in our guide:

Contents

1 William Haggas Runners Today
2 William Haggas Recent Form
3 Key Stats
4 Trainer Profile of William Haggas
5 William Haggas – Key Trainer Stats
6 William Haggas’ Big Race Wins
7 William Haggas’ – Most Famous Victories
8 Summary of Trainer William Haggas
9 Other Leading Horse Racing Trainers

William Haggas Runners Today

Here are all the William Haggas horses running today and future entries.

Time/date	Course	Distance	Class	Horse	Jockey
13:50 22nd Sep 23	Newbury	6f	C4	Rebaatt (IRE)	Tom Marquand
14:50 22nd Sep 23	Ayr	5f 110y	C1	Pink Crystal (IRE)	Jason Hart
15:35 22nd Sep 23	Saint-Cloud	7f 209y		Orchid Bloom	M Guyon
16:10 22nd Sep 23	Newbury	7f	C1	Aldaary	Jim Crowley
16:10 22nd Sep 23	Newbury	7f	C1	Al Mubhir	Tom Marquand
16:45 22nd Sep 23	Newbury	1m 4f	C4	Market Value (IRE)	Tom Marquand
13:30 23rd Sep 23	Newbury	5f 34y	C1	Sense Of Duty	Tom Marquand
13:50 23rd Sep 23	Ayr	1m 2f	C1	My Prospero (IRE)	Cieren Fallon
14:05 23rd Sep 23	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	C2	Laafi (FR)	Tom Marquand
14:15 23rd Sep 23	Newmarket	1m	C3	Five Towns	Hayley Turner
14:35 23rd Sep 23	York	1m 2f 56y	C4	Unlimited (IRE)	Rossa Ryan
14:40 23rd Sep 23	Newbury	1m 2f	C2	Millebosc (FR)	James Doyle
14:40 23rd Sep 23	Newbury	1m 2f	C2	Gaassee (IRE)	Tom Marquand
14:50 23rd Sep 23	Newmarket	7f	C4	Alpha Capture (IRE)	Jack Enright
15:35 23rd Sep 23	Ayr	6f	C2	Montassib	Cieren Fallon
15:50 23rd Sep 23	Newbury	7f	C4	National Interest (FR)	Tom Marquand
16:25 23rd Sep 23	Newbury	7f	C3	Razeyna (IRE)	Tom Marquand
16:35 23rd Sep 23	Newmarket	1m 2f	C3	Karat Karat (IRE)	W Buick
15:25 24th Sep 23	Hamilton Park	1m 1f 35y	C4	Rose Bolt (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:25 24th Sep 23	Hamilton Park	1m 1f 35y	C4	Exposed	Tom Marquand
17:10 24th Sep 23	Hamilton Park	1m 3f 15y	C5	Coco Royale	Tom Marquand
16:25 25th Sep 23	Leicester	1m 2f	C4	Safety Catch	Tom Marquand
14:05 26th Sep 23	Nottingham	5f 8y	C4	Persian Blue (USA)	Tom Marquand
14:25 26th Sep 23	Lingfield Park	5f 6y	C4	Rare Jewel	Unknown Jockey
15:15 26th Sep 23	Nottingham	6f 18y	C2	Je Ne Sais Quoi (IRE)	Tom Marquand
15:50 26th Sep 23	Nottingham	6f 18y	C2	Pinafore (IRE)	Tom Marquand
16:00 26th Sep 23	Beverley	5f	C2	Sense Of Duty	Unknown Jockey
16:10 26th Sep 23	Lingfield Park	1m 1y	C5	Bluebottle Blue	Unknown Jockey
16:45 26th Sep 23	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	C5	Lohengrin	Unknown Jockey
17:00 26th Sep 23	Nottingham	1m 6f	C2	Alhambra Palace	Unknown Jockey
14:30 27th Sep 23	Goodwood	1m	C2	Lattam (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:15 27th Sep 23	Redcar	7f	C4	Highland Spring	Unknown Jockey
15:40 27th Sep 23	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	C1	My Prospero (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:40 27th Sep 23	Goodwood	1m 1f 197y	C1	Persist	Unknown Jockey
15:50 27th Sep 23	Redcar	7f	C5	Doom	Unknown Jockey
16:25 27th Sep 23	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	C4	Star Ahoy	Unknown Jockey
16:50 27th Sep 23	Goodwood	1m 6f	C3	Royal Mila	Unknown Jockey
18:30 27th Sep 23	Kempton Park	1m 2f 219y	C5	Coco Royale	Unknown Jockey
19:00 27th Sep 23	Kempton Park	1m 2f 219y	C3	Pride Of Priory	Unknown Jockey
15:35 29th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m	C1	Maljoom (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
13:50 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m	C1	Alentejo (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
13:50 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m	C1	Highland Spring	Unknown Jockey
13:50 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m	C1	Remaadd (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
14:25 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	6f	C1	Fariha (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
14:25 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	6f	C1	Relief Rally (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:00 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	6f	C1	Lake Forest	Unknown Jockey
15:40 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m 1f	C2	Kathab (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:40 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m 1f	C2	Elnajmm	Unknown Jockey
15:40 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m 1f	C2	Lattam (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:40 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m 1f	C2	Lord Bertie (FR)	Unknown Jockey
15:40 30th Sep 23	Newmarket	1m 1f	C2	Millebosc (FR)	Unknown Jockey
14:05 7th Oct 23	Newmarket	6f	C2	Relief Rally (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
14:05 7th Oct 23	Newmarket	6f	C2	Art Historian	Unknown Jockey
14:05 7th Oct 23	Newmarket	6f	C2	Rosie Gold	Unknown Jockey
15:21 7th Oct 23	Redcar	5f 217y	C1	Treasure Time	Unknown Jockey
15:35 7th Oct 23	Ascot	7f	C2	Al Mubhir	Unknown Jockey
15:00 13th Oct 23	Newmarket	7f	C1	Al Mubhir	Unknown Jockey
15:35 13th Oct 23	Newmarket	1m 4f	C2	Laafi (FR)	Unknown Jockey
15:35 13th Oct 23	Newmarket	1m 4f	C2	Unlimited (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
14:00 21st Oct 23	Ascot	6f	C1	Sacred	Unknown Jockey
14:00 21st Oct 23	Ascot	6f	C1	Tiber Flow (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
14:00 21st Oct 23	Ascot	6f	C1	Sense Of Duty	Unknown Jockey
14:40 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	C1	Sea Theme (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
14:40 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	C1	Sea Silk Road (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
15:20 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m	C1	Al Mubhir	Unknown Jockey
15:20 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m	C1	Aldaary	Unknown Jockey
15:20 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m	C1	Maljoom (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
16:00 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	C1	Dubai Honour (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
16:00 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	C1	My Prospero (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
16:25 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m	C2	Lattam (IRE)	Unknown Jockey
16:25 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m	C2	Millebosc (FR)	Unknown Jockey
16:25 21st Oct 23	Ascot	1m	C2	Al Mubhir	Unknown Jockey

William Haggas Recent Form

Period	Runs	1st	2nd	3rd	Win%	£ level stake
Season (Combined )	497	110	76	65	22.13	-54.22

Key Stats

Name – William Haggas

Date of Birth – 23 August 1960

Birthplace – Skipton, North Yorkshire

Racing Yard – Somerville Lodge, Newmarket

Big Wins: Epsom Derby, Epsom Oaks, British Champions Fillies and Mares, Coral-Eclipse, Champion Stakes, Cheveley Park Stakes, Racing Post Trophy, Yorkshire Oaks, Prix de la Foret, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Irish Oaks, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ranvet Stakes and many more top international races.

Trainer Profile of William Haggas

Haggas is the son-in-law of legendary rider Lester Piggott.

A fine cricketer in his youth, he originally began working in his father’s textile factory but lasted only three months before relocating to Newmarket.

He gained valuable experience working for trainers John Winter and Sir Mark Prescott before setting up on his own and saddling his first winner in 1987.

In 2013 he received Royal approval and was sent horses by Her Majesty The Queen.

He is never afraid to send his horses abroad and has enjoyed remarkable success in Australia with stable star Addeybb.

William Haggas – Key Trainer Stats

Despite training Derby winner Shaamit back in 1996, it is been a slow but steady rise to the top for William Haggas.

He trained only 12 winners in 1997 and did not break 50 winners in a season until 2005.

He has built on those solid foundations, posting a career-best 158 winners in 2017 and topping a century in each of the last nine seasons.

Always a very astute judge of a handicap, Haggas regularly tops a 20% strike rate, peaking at an impressive 27% in 2017.

William Haggas’ Big Race Wins

Shaamit (1996 Derby) and Dancing Rain (2011 Oaks) are the obvious standout victories for Haggas but he has trained many other good winners along the way.

Rosdhu Queen won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes in 2012 with Mukhadram taking the Eclipse at Sandown in 2014.

Sea Of Class is certainly among the best horses he has trained, the winner of the 2018 Irish Oaks and an impressive winner of the Yorkshire Oaks. She will be best remembered for her unlucky second to Enable in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from an outside draw.

Addeybb has been the flagbearer for the stable in recent seasons, his victories including the Lincoln Handicap, the Champion Stakes and three Grade 1’s in Australia; twice taking the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and a victory in the Ranvet Stakes.

William Haggas’ – Most Famous Victories

Shaamit went straight to Epsom as a three-year-old where he defeated the favourite Dushyantor and subsequent St Leger winner Shantou. He was beaten on all three subsequent starts but his Epsom victory established Haggas as a trainer who could compete with the best. He had to wait until 2011 for his second Classic success when Dancing Rain won the Oaks under an inspired ride from Johnny Murtagh. The filly later won the British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes at Ascot.

Addeybb has recorded many notable successes but his Champion Stakes win at Ascot in 2020 will always be treasured by Haggas. It was his first Group 1 in the UK, revelling in his favoured soft ground to beat Skaletti and favourite Magical.