Paul Robson Racing

It is with real sadness I’m writing this as unfortunately at the end of this month I will be handing in my training licence and leaving Hazelrigg.

When we decided to move here from Spittal-on-Rule two years ago, it was the start of what I hoped would be an exciting new chapter for our operation.

Sadly, due to a number of factors, things just haven’t panned out the way I saw them going and over the last couple of months I’ve had to do a lot of soul-searching.

The result of that is deciding to walk away, since things have just become unsustainable the way they are right now in the current climate.

It has been a real privilege to train at such a facility and while things haven’t worked out for us there, the opportunity to take up the tenancy was too good to turn down.

Although I’ll be moving on, I think I would have regretted it more if I hadn’t given it a go.

Since starting out in 2019, we have had some wonderful owners who have backed us – hopefully we’ve given them some good days along the way.

Pat and Colin Thomas, Rhona Brewis, The Potassium Partnership, Carole and Sue, Caroline and Mark Hunter, Richard and Caroline Roberts, Helen Rae, Isabel and Richard Tebay have all stuck with me until the very end and for that I’m eternally grateful.

Thanks, too, to all those who had a horse with us over the years and everyone who supported our Racing Club.

We have had great staff so I have to thank everyone for their hard work and dedication over the years.

Steph, the kids and my parents too, my father drove down almost every single day to help us out and be part of the team.

Also to Rose Dobbin for giving us the opportunity to move here, we have had some lovely days so will miss the place. I hope that Hazelrigg is a success because it’s such a fantastic facility.

It’s going to be a real sad day walking out of this yard knowing the potential it has, but I’ve had to make this decision after a lot of thinking.

Once again, thanks to everyone who has backed me or even simply offered words of encouragement at the races over the years. It has all been much appreciated.

All the best,
Paul