Staff Profile - Matthew Carter (Foxy)

What is your position at Down Farm? Work Rider
How long have you worked here? 3 months
What made you start a career in racing? My grandad used to love racing and take me to Stratford and Worcester when I was young.
Favourite horse in the yard and why? Another Stowaway, he’s a character!
Favourite racecourse and why? Always been a big fan of Uttoxeter, good atmosphere.
Fondest racing memory? Leading in Fundamentalist after winning the 2004 Sun Alliance Hurdle
If you didn’t work in racing what would be your dream job? Footballer
If you were on a desert island with one other member of the TRG team who would it be and why? Milo has just left but I would have said him because we wouldn’t need a ladder to reach the coconuts!
Celebrity crush? Reece Witherspoon
Have you ever met anyone famous? No one exciting
What’s one sentence you’d like to hear from Tom? I’m retiring and I want you to take over
What’s keeping you busy during lockdown? My 6 month old baby William

Staff Profile – Matthew Carter (Foxy)