Childwickbury Stud is a

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...

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near

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. Originally built in 1888 by

Sir John Blundell Maple Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet (1 March 1845 – 24 November 1903) was an England, English business magnate who owned the furniture maker Maple & Co. Biography His father, John Maple (28 February 1815 – 4 March 1900), had a small furni ...

as part of his Childwickbury estate, he bred and raced Thoroughbreds and built Childwickbury Stud into a very successful

operation. Another prominent racehorse owner,

Jack Barnato Joel Isaac "Jack" Barnato Joel (29 September 1862 – 13 November 1940) was a British -South African mining magnate and a champion horse breeder. Early life Isaac Barnato Joel was born on 29 September 1862 into a Jewish family, being one of three ...

, bought the estate including the

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around 1906. On his death in 1940, his son Jim Joel took over the operation. He too became a successful racehorse owner and breeder and maintained the property until 1978 when the stud and the manor were sold separately. Childwickbury Stud was then bought by the Marquesa de Moratella.

In December 2011 the Childwickbury Stu

was sold and is currently owned by Mr Paul Flatt & Mrs Sally Flatt. The Stud Manager is John Hernon.

References

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The Marquesa de Moratella and Childwick Bury Stud at the NTRA

Childwick Bury Stud at ''HertsAd''
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