Trainer Roger Varian has purchased Clive Brittain's Carlburg Stables in Newmarket and will relocate there for 2017, according to Racing Post. Varian has been training at Kremlin House Stables since 2011 when his former mentor and boss, the late Michael Jarvis, retired.
“It's an honour and a privilege to purchase such a historic yard in Newmarket,” Varian told Racing Post. “I have great admiration for Clive Brittain as a person and a professional and I hope that myself and my family will enjoy Carlburg for as many years as Clive and Maureen have. An extended thank-you must go out to all of my owners whose continued support has made this possible.”
It is possible that Simon Crisford, who currently rents boxes from Brittain, could move into Kremlin House.
“I am hoping we can swap stables,” Crisford told Racing Post. “I have been talking to [Kremlin House owner] Gay Jarvis along those lines, but nothing is confirmed yet; it's all in the melting pot. It wouldn't mean an increase in numbers for me, as I will still have around 80 horses for next season, so it will just be a straightforward switch.”
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