Roger Varian
Roger Varian | |
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Occupation | Trainer |
Born | [1] | 14 March 1979
Major racing wins | |
British Classic Race wins: St Leger Stakes (2014,2022) | |
Significant horses | |
Kingston Hill, Belardo |
Roger Varian is a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, based at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Riding career
Varian moved to the United States as a teenager and found employment as a work rider at Hollywood Park. On his return to the United Kingdom rode as a National Hunt jockey, mainly for the Josh Gifford stable, riding seven winners. He went back to the United States in 2001 for the Maryland-based Jack Fisher commenting that his riding career "needed a push forward".[2] Less than two months after relocating to the United States, Varian sustained a serious wrist injury in a fall, ending his career as a jockey.
Training career
Varian returned to the United Kingdom and became assistant trainer to Michael Jarvis at the Kremlin House stable in Newmarket. He remained at the stable for ten years, handling horses such as Rakti and Eswarah before taking over the yard when Jarvis retired due to poor health in February 2011.[3] Commenting on his succession, Varian described himself as "very grateful... very privileged and... very lucky".[4]
In his first season as a trainer Varian sent out the filly
In 2014 Kingston Hill finished second in the Epsom Derby before giving Varian his first
Varian moved from Kremlin House to Carlburg Stables in January 2017 after purchasing it from previous owner Clive Brittain.[6]
Major wins
- 1000 Guineas Stakes - (1) - Elmalka (2024)
- British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes – (1) – Eshaada (2021)
- Champion Stakes - (1) - King Of Steel (2023)
- Coronation Cup – (2) – Postponed (2016), Defoe (2019)
- Dewhurst Stakes – (1) – Belardo (2014)
- International Stakes – (1) – Postponed (2016)
- Lockinge Stakes – (1) – Belardo (2016)
- Nassau Stakes - (1) - Al Husn (2023)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Bayside Boy (2022)
- Racing Post Trophy – (1) – Kingston Hill(2013)
- St. Leger Stakes– (2) – Kingston Hill (2014), Eldar Eldarov (2022)
- E. P. Taylor Stakes – (1) – Sheikha Reika (2018)
- Critérium International – (1) – Vert De Grece (2014)
- Prix d'Ispahan – (1) – Zabeel Prince (2019)
- Prix de l'Opéra – (1) – Nahrain (2011)
- Prix Jean Romanet – (1) – Ajman Princess (2017)
- Prix Vermeille – (1) – Teona (2021)
- Irish St. Leger - (1) - Eldar Eldarov (2023)
- Moyglare Stud Stakes – (1) – Cursory Glance (2014)
- Pretty Polly Stakes – (2) – Ambivalent (2012), Nezwaah (2017)
- Dubai Sheema Classic – (1) – Postponed (2016)
- Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes– (1) – Nahrain (2012)
Family
Roger Varian is the son of Nigel and Sue Varian. His older brother Christopher was murdered in 2010 at Thame by a migrant worker with a history of mental illness.[7] Varian is married to Hanako Sonobe and has three children: Momoka, Eiji and Reika.[8]
References
- ^ "QIPCO British Champions Series – Roger Varian". britishchampionsseries.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Gifford conditional Varian joins US yard". Racing Post. 27 February 2001.
- ^ "Roger Varian". Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.
- ^ "Privileged Varian takes up the reins". SkySports.
- ^ a b "Trainer Roger Varian – Record By Race Type – Racing Post". Racing Post.
- ^ Collins, Tom (29 November 2016). "Varian to move yards after purchasing former Brittain base". Racing Post.
- ^ "Jonathan Limani jailed for life". BBC News.
- ^ "Roger Varian – Newmarket Racehorse Trainer". Varianstable.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.