Karl Burke consistently achieves remarkable results for his owners, winning Stakes races for fun and training stacks of big race winners.
The master of Spigot Lodge has a fantastic overall training record, and a handy knack of unearthing quality horses for value prices at the yearling sales.
Karl is a great judge of a young horse and over the years has secured any number of quality bargains for his owners.
There are countless examples but Group 3 winner Half Sovereign, purchased for 12,000gns in 2024 and sold on to new owners for €2,400,000 just over a year later, highlights Karl’s incredible horseman skills as well as any.
In recent times Karl has firmly established himself as one of the very best trainers in the country, and easily the leading trainer in the North of England.
In 2025 Karl saddled an incredible 39 Stakes winners, winning races all around the world to further cement himself as one of Britain’s elite trainers.
Karl’s ability to source Group performing youngsters for handy money means he’s a man to have firmly on side at the yearling sales and our owners have regularly reaped the rewards.
In recent years yearling purchases Gentle Warrior and Strength Of Spirit have given our owners some great fun, winning plenty of races whilst operating at a good level, further enhancing our excellent record with Karl.
Over the years, we’ve enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Karl, who has trained numerous winners for our owners from his excellent facilities in Middleham.
With demand high for stable space at Spigot Lodge, we feel privileged to be able to offer the chance to our owners to own with Karl via this year’s Autumn Yearling Syndicate.
A twelfth share in Karl’s Autumn Yearling syndicate will cost £5,000 or less while the all-inclusive monthly costs are £325 per month from October. As past history shows, our budget gives one of the Britain’s elite trainers a real chance to source you a quality horse.
The initial cost of share estimate of £5,000 will be the maximum cost of a share and, as with previous purchases, there is a good chance the actual cost will be significantly less.
It is possible to reserve a share in the Autumn Yearling Syndicate for a deposit of £500.
