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Robin Trevor-Jones
Robin Trevor-Jones
Of horse racing’s Travelling Head Lads there are few more well-travelled than Robin Trevor-Jones. During his time with Newmarket trainer Ed Dunlop, a role he took up in 1997, he travelled with 30 Group 1 winners in seven different countries.
Of horse racing’s Travelling Head Lads there are few more well-travelled than Robin Trevor-Jones. During his time with Newmarket trainer Ed Dunlop, a role he took up in 1997, he travelled with 30 Group 1 winners in seven different countries.
Robin joined Dunlop having filled a similar role for seven years with David Morley, who trained horses for Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum. When Morley died, Angus Gold, the Sheikh’s racing manager, knew that Dunlop was looking for a new Travelling Head Lad at his La Grange stables and put Robin in for the job.
Robin joined Dunlop having filled a similar role for seven years with David Morley, who trained horses for Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum. When Morley died, Angus Gold, the Sheikh’s racing manager, knew that Dunlop was looking for a new Travelling Head Lad at his La Grange stables and put Robin in for the job.
Living out of a suitcase is not for everyone but Robin loved it and had no complaints. His travels have taken him all over the racing world, including Dubai, Hong Kong, Japan, France and New Zealand. He accompanied Ouija Board for three Breeders Cups, trips that resulted in her twice winning the Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf, at Lone Star Park and Churchill Downs, and finishing a brave second to Intercontinental in between at Belmont. Robin’s Achilles’ heel has been Australia, where, on five occasions from six attempts at an Australian Group 1, Dunlop’s horses occupied the runners-up spot.
Living out of a suitcase is not for everyone but Robin loved it and had no complaints. His travels have taken him all over the racing world, including Dubai, Hong Kong, Japan, France and New Zealand. He accompanied Ouija Board for three Breeders Cups, trips that resulted in her twice winning the Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf, at Lone Star Park and Churchill Downs, and finishing a brave second to Intercontinental in between at Belmont. Robin’s Achilles’ heel has been Australia, where, on five occasions from six attempts at an Australian Group 1, Dunlop’s horses occupied the runners-up spot.
It’s all a far cry from when he started out as a conditional jockey for Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire trainer Tom Bill in the mid-1980s.
It’s all a far cry from when he started out as a conditional jockey for Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire trainer Tom Bill in the mid-1980s.
He had his first mount at Sedgefield on November 1, 1983, when Spring Cracker was tailed off when falling two out in the Rushyford Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase.
He had his first mount at Sedgefield on November 1, 1983, when Spring Cracker was tailed off when falling two out in the Rushyford Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase.
It was not until the meeting at Nottingham on December 21, 1985 that he opened his account when Lady Tut, trained by Tom Bill, held off the challenge of High Barn to take the Clifton Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle by a short head.
It was not until the meeting at Nottingham on December 21, 1985 that he opened his account when Lady Tut, trained by Tom Bill, held off the challenge of High Barn to take the Clifton Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle by a short head.
By the time of his second winner he was riding for trainer Paul Blockley. It was on Blockley’s six-year-old Big White Chief that he took the lead at halfway and stayed on to land the Bran Tub Novices’ Hurdle (Division 1) at Sedgefield on April 14, 1987 by a length. They had not been placed in their only previous start together and the same fate befell them in two subsequent outings.
By the time of his second winner he was riding for trainer Paul Blockley. It was on Blockley’s six-year-old Big White Chief that he took the lead at halfway and stayed on to land the Bran Tub Novices’ Hurdle (Division 1) at Sedgefield on April 14, 1987 by a length. They had not been placed in their only previous start together and the same fate befell them in two subsequent outings.
Those were the only two wins of Robin’s brief riding career. His subsequent roles with David Morley and particularly Ed Dunlop have made him a well-respected figure in horse racing circles and an integral part in the travelling of La Grange horses both at home and abroad.
Those were the only two wins of Robin’s brief riding career. His subsequent roles with David Morley and particularly Ed Dunlop have made him a well-respected figure in horse racing circles and an integral part in the travelling of La Grange horses both at home and abroad.
He role entails ensuring that the horses get the right medication before they travel, which makes the preparation easier, both on the flight and when arriving on foreign soil. Different countries have slightly different regulations, part of Robin’s job being to ensure that the stable’s runners comply with the various jurisdictions’ rules.
He role entails ensuring that the horses get the right medication before they travel, which makes the preparation easier, both on the flight and when arriving on foreign soil. Different countries have slightly different regulations, part of Robin’s job being to ensure that the stable’s runners comply with the various jurisdictions’ rules.
In 2013 he won the High Achiever Award at The Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, a measure of the esteem in which he was held.
In 2013 he won the High Achiever Award at The Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, a measure of the esteem in which he was held.
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