Rodney Ollerton was born to be a race horse trainer.

His father Tom was a trainer in his own right and following in his father’s footsteps was all Rod ever wanted to do. He worked in the stables as a young boy helping his dad and once racing was in his blood it stayed there.

Rod is based at Broadmeadow Newcastle and has been training on his own for over 20 years. He has had great success with horses such as Spuruson and Royal Tudor and always has the knack of having a handy horse in his stable.

Rod is just a great horseman, he rides his own track work which he sees as crucial to his success as he is very close to all of his horses and by riding them himself he can be sure he is across all of their quirks and indicatrices.

He prides himself on his honesty and would rather tell an owner that their horse isn’t up to the level required than string them along and just keep taking their training fees. Honesty is what Rod’s owners really appreciate from him.