ALI & SAM
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ALI STRONGE, TRAINER
A former International Three Day Eventing rider, Ali’s first step towards becoming a trainer was taken here at Castle Piece Stables, initially running a pre-training yard together with husband Sam, with clients including Champion Trainers Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson.
The temptation to train proved too strong to resist and nearly 100 winners have followed since Ali took the plunge and took out her licence in the 2013/2014 season. With a burgeoning team of horses at the yard for 2021, there is a lot to look forward to!
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SAM STRONGE, ASSISTANT TRAINER
Sam was born into racing, being the son of a successful National Hunt jockey-turned trainer, and began his career with leading trainer David Nicholson. He began race-riding at the age of 16, rapidly establishing himself as one of the leading amateurs before turning professional. Quickly into his stride, he was the offered the position to join champion trainer Paul Nicholls, becoming stable conditional and having many successes together, riding out his claim by the age of 18.
A battle with the scales ensured it was a short-lived career though, and Sam retired from race-riding at the age of 23, having ridden 150 winners in that time. A very successful stint as a jockeys’ agent followed, but with things getting considerably busier at Castle Piece in recent seasons, Sam decided to relinquish his position as a jockeys’ agent in order to concentrate on assisting Ali on a full-time basis.
ALI STRONGE, TRAINER
A former International Three Day Eventing rider, Ali’s first step towards becoming a trainer was taken here at Castle Piece Stables, initially running a pre-training yard together with husband Sam, with clients including Champion Trainers Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson.
The temptation to train proved too strong to resist and nearly 100 winners have followed since Ali took the plunge and took out her licence in the 2013/2014 season. With a burgeoning team of horses at the yard for 2021, there is a lot to look forward to!
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SAM STRONGE, ASSISTANT TRAINER
Sam was born into racing, being the son of a successful National Hunt jockey-turned trainer, and began his career with leading trainer David Nicholson. He began race-riding at the age of 16, rapidly establishing himself as one of the leading amateurs before turning professional. Quickly into his stride, he was the offered the position to join champion trainer Paul Nicholls, becoming stable conditional and having many successes together, riding out his claim by the age of 18.
A battle with the scales ensured it was a short-lived career though, and Sam retired from race-riding at the age of 23, having ridden 150 winners in that time. A very successful stint as a jockeys’ agent followed, but with things getting considerably busier at Castle Piece in recent seasons, Sam decided to relinquish his position as a jockeys’ agent in order to concentrate on assisting Ali on a full-time basis.