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GEORGE SCOTT is a racehorse trainer based in Newmarket at Eve Lodge Stables where he and his team have created an ever-evolving success story.

George’s impressive rise was underlined at the 2025 Horserace Writers and Photographers Association awards at which he was crowned ‘International Trainer of the Year’.

The accolade followed a series of superb overseas victories, including George’s first two triumphs at Group 1 level. Caballo De Mar scored in the Prix Du Cadran at Longchamp in October – and a month later fellow Eve Lodge star Bay City Roller powered to an emphatic success in the Grosser Aliianz Preis von Bayern in Munich.

In the same campaign, West Acre won a Group 2 in Dubai and Gaga Mate struck at Group 3 level in Italy.  Also, Caballo De Mar gave Eve Lodge a German St Leger victory, 12 months on from stablemate Pydwen prevailing in the same Group 3.  

Home and abroad there were further stakes wins for Phantom Flight, Command The Stars and Staya. Global prize money of £1.6million alongside a career best return of close to 60 winners confirm that 2025 was a special year for George and his dedicated team.

The season followed an impressive 2024 in which Isle of Jura stood tall as the Scott string’s admirable flagbearer, winning all of his five races – three in Bahrain (for the ‘Triple Crown’) and two in Britain. The second of his seasonal triumphs on home soil came at Royal Ascot where he delivered a superb performance to land the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes by almost four lengths.

What’s important to recognise is the sheer variety of distances at which George Scott-trained runners have been making their mark in elite company. As he says, ‘From the maximum trip to the minimum, we are proven at stakes level’. In a similar vein, Eve Lodge is just as adept at improving classy older horses as it is at producing talented juveniles.

And it’s not just stakes stars. George has also demonstrated an ability to keep finding progression with handicappers; Captain Kane was the joint winning-most Flat horse of 2022, posting seven victories in a season.

The foundation stones for Scott’s success are relatively easy to identify. He spent his formative years spent working in some of the best stables in the business, surrounded by excellent horsemen and industry expertise. From pupil-assistant at Paul Nicholls, Mark Tomkins and Michael Bell to assistant trainer to Lady Cecil at Warren Place, George learnt the skills that allowed him to start up in his own name at the end of 2015.

His hands-on, enthusiastic and personable style have all helped his business grow. And the strong belief within Eve Lodge is that the best is yet to come.

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