sandy thomson racing
His Grandfather Moffat bred MacMoffat, who was twice 2nd in the Grand National,
and successfully trained and rode many horses in point to points and on the
course. His father David also rode successfully in point to points and trained
many winners on the course including Half Awake who won the first running of the
Greenalls Whiteley Gold Cup at Haydock in 1969 and trained Border Rag who was
2nd at the Cheltenham festival.Before training horses Sandy had a successful
rugby career winning the Scottish Championship with Kelso, playing for the South
of Scotland on numerous occasions including games against the All Blacks and
Australia, and representing Scotland B. He rode in a few point to points but
rugby and racing did not mix. Sandy has always farmed at Lambden, but once his
rugby days came to an end horses became an even bigger part of his life. Having
successfully trained some homebred point to pointers and having had a few
winners under Permit, Sandy took out a full license in 2012. His first big win
was in 2013 when Netminder won the Wetherbys £60,000 Novice Chase at Ayr on
Scottish Grand National Day. With a 17% strike rate over the past three years,
Sandy boasts one of the best strike rates in Scotland. He puts his success down
to individual attention, hard work and the invaluable support from the Sandy
Thomson Racing team.
