Born in Worcester in 1937, racing was his life. The son of a head lad, Hills became an apprentice in 1952 at the age of 15 before weight was an issue and gave up the saddle seven years later to be ...

Barry Hills, one of the greatest trainers of his generation, has died at the age of 88. Hills took out his licence in 1969 and by the time he retired from the training ranks in 2011 had sent out over ...