Stud Staff Award May 2007 - Christopher Hamilton
Christopher Hamilton
This month the Stud Staff Award has been given to Christopher Hamilton from Seymour House Stud near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. In 1966 Hamilton originally arrived to ride out for Trainer Mrs Pilkington and remained to manage the conversion of racing yard to stud. Currently containing 5 mares and 8 youngstock he now runs the house and stud farm singlehandedly and has been the only employee for decades. At 65 and having worked for Mrs Pilkington for 41 years he has become an indispensable member of both the business and the family.