Raymond York
Article by Chris Pitt
Article by Chris Pitt
Cobham, Surrey trainer Raymond York, who died on July 25, 2016 at the age of 80, rode as an amateur in the 1960s and 70s, achieving his first winner on Aemilianus, owned by his father and trained by Alec Kerr, in division one of the Tonbridge Handicap Hurdle at Wye on April 6, 1964.
Cobham, Surrey trainer Raymond York, who died on July 25, 2016 at the age of 80, rode as an amateur in the 1960s and 70s, achieving his first winner on Aemilianus, owned by his father and trained by Alec Kerr, in division one of the Tonbridge Handicap Hurdle at Wye on April 6, 1964.
The following season, Raymond won first time out on Aemilianus at Fontwell on 1, September 1964 and was placed several times on him in the early weeks of the season, including when going down by just a head to Bobby Beasley’s mount Pallard Court in the Torrington Handicap Hurdle at Wye in October. A photo of them jumping the last flight appeared on the front page of the following day’s Sporting Life.
The following season, Raymond won first time out on Aemilianus at Fontwell on 1, September 1964 and was placed several times on him in the early weeks of the season, including when going down by just a head to Bobby Beasley’s mount Pallard Court in the Torrington Handicap Hurdle at Wye in October. A photo of them jumping the last flight appeared on the front page of the following day’s Sporting Life.
Raymond’s next winner was Hazar Ho, owned and trained by himself, in the Old Year Juvenile Hurdle at Taunton on December 27, 1966.
Raymond’s next winner was Hazar Ho, owned and trained by himself, in the Old Year Juvenile Hurdle at Taunton on December 27, 1966.
He continued to train and ride his own horses throughout the 1970s, then later took out a full trainer’s licence. His son, Phil York, is a highly successful amateur rider, having ridden 300 winners in point-to-points as well as many in hunter chases. Phil also trained a lot of point-to-pointers and hunter chasers and duly took over his late father’s training operation.
He continued to train and ride his own horses throughout the 1970s, then later took out a full trainer’s licence. His son, Phil York, is a highly successful amateur rider, having ridden 300 winners in point-to-points as well as many in hunter chases. Phil also trained a lot of point-to-pointers and hunter chasers and duly took over his late father’s training operation.
