It may yet turn out that the most significant development in racing this year was the sale of some 250 dairy cows. Back in 1995 Colin Tizzard, a dairy farmer on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, started training point-to-pointers for his son Joe to ride. Joe Tizzard, one-time stable jockey to Paul Nicholls, went on to become a leading rider.
Robin Oakley
The turf | 6 December 2018
Dairy farmer Colin Tizzard has made training his priority. Just how far can he go?

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