John Wainwright

Racehorse Trainer

John Wainwright – racehorse trainer

John Wainwright is an experienced dual purpose racehorse trainer. He first started training at the age of 28 and has trained over 200 winners, His best horse was Vita Spericolata a group and 5 times listed winner. Other prolific winners include Beyond the Clouds, Tommy Smith, Catch the Cat and more recently Lock Jipp.

Along with wife and assistant trainer Fiona, John trains in Norton, Malton, North Yorkshire, working to provide a happy environment for the horses in their charge and a welcome for all owners when visiting the yard. Both John and Fiona are happy to talk racing and horses having kept their operation to a size that enables them to give personal attention to horses and owners alike. John has enjoyed success at a very high level in the sport counting several winners at group level amongst his achievements.

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News

Latest News

EeeTee makes his season return being declared at Ripon on Wednesday. 7.10pm 14 run and we are drawn 5. Gianluca Sanna will take off 5lbs

On Thursday Dandy’s Angel is declared at Hamilton for the 5.22pm race with Tom Kiely-Marshall taking the ride.

At Thirsk on Friday Startling has two entries and Ninety Nine is also entered

On Saturday Follow The Leader has two entries at Hexham.

Racing Update

The flat season is here and the summer jumpers are in full flow. There are two new jumping recruits who will take us to summer jumping tracks in 2026. Dramatic License and Assorda are here and are ready for a campaign. Flat horses among the new faces are Truly Special and Spartling, both coming from David O’Meara’s stable. Kalikapour has arrived from Seb Spencer and It will be interesting to get to know our new horses and enjoy their progress.

Among the old friends we have Eeetee, Dandy’s Angel, Elettaria, Ninety Nine and Crafty Spirit ready to do battle for us this year. Our old stable star Biplane is now retired. She was a wonderful horse and we will miss her greatly.

Last year Crafty Spirit was owned in partnership and at the end of the season the partnership was disolved and shares became available. It is now wholly owned by Caballo Racing and the syndicate would welcome interest from potential new members. If you are interested ring Philip Walker whose contact details are at the end of this site.

Yard update

We have been investing in the fabric of the yard over the winter with new roofs on stables along with maintenance of the walker. The lane to the yard has less potholes than the council’s road and we like to keep the yard in good shape to welcome visitors.

Caballo Racing members came for their spring visit to see their horses and enjoyed a nice social morning in the sun. It’s been cold in North Yorkshire this year and it was nice to be able to welcome guests when the yard was looking at it’s best in the sun.

For further details contact us below.

Caballo Racing is a syndicate that runs Ninety Nine, Elettaria and Crafty Spirit, The syndicate does not advertise membership but invite friends of the yard to join in the ownership experience. The syndicate is fully complete in two horses but has shares available in Crafty Spirit, a 4 year old gelding who we expect to have a very good 2026. Anyone interested should contact Philip Walker whose contact details are below..