The Queen’s racehorses transferred to The King with first to run tomorrow

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Bred by The Queen, racehorse Educator is now owned by The King and will continue to run in the royal colours
Educator being ridden by Michael Hills and trained by William Haggas on Warren Heath in Newmarket, wearing the monarch’s colours during the Henry Cecil Open Weekend earlier in 2022.
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The King will have his first runner as Britain’s monarch tomorrow (29 September), following the death of his mother The Queen.

The William Haggas-trained Educator, a three-year-old colt bred by The Queen, will run in The Radcliffe and Co Handicap Stakes at Salisbury at 4.54pm.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.