Mark Tompkins (racehorse trainer)

Mark Tompkins is a British racehorse trainer. He is currently the chairman of the Newmarket Trainers Federation.[1] He worked as an assistant for the trainers Walter Wharton and Ryan Jarvis before working he began training independently. He has been a trainer at the Flint Cottage Stables for the past thirty years.[2]

Horses Trained

Mark Tompkins has trained the horses Smokey Oakey, Halkopous, and Staunch Friend[3] His only British Classic win race came in 1993 when Bob's Return won the St. Leger Stakes.

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References
  1. Comments on trainers plotting strike Retrieved on 2010-11-04
  2. About Mark Tompkins Retrieved on 2010-11-04
  3. November 1, 2010 Kempton Race Retrieved on 2010-11-04


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