In the 1960s, some 650 horses were trained in Epsom and among its 23 yards it housed the two biggest strings in the country. But the last of its 13 Grand National winners was Specify in 1971 and ...

Mr Freeman said: "We thought it was extremely important that our GPs made an informed decision about what services they want on the Epsom Hospital site and whether they supported the BSBV proposals.

Epsom Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve. Horton Country Park, another Local Nature Reserve, has a children’s farm, a riding school and a golf club.

How state-of-art training yard revamp is putting Epsom back on map For so long the forgotten land of training yards, revamped Downs House is turning Epsom as the go-to destination for London-based ...