Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone horse could race at Ascot

The former Top Gear host already owns Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire with the Chadlington location being his since 2008.

He also recently purchased The Windmill pub near Burford and renamed it The Farmer’s Dog, seeing thousands of tourists flock to the watering hole to try his Hawkstone alcohol.

Already owning a farm, pub and beer brand, Clarkson also recently invested in a horse for £37,000, now called The Hawkstonian.

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Jeremy Clarkson with The Hawkstonian and racing broadcaster Francesca Cumani. (Image: Prime Video)

Mr Clarkson teamed up with Old Gold Racing, as the horse is being trained by Ben Pauling in Gloucestershire.

The four-year-old horse who is the son of Jukebox Jury is now gearing up for its racing debut later this year with eyes set on Ascot and Newbury.

Ed Seyfried, chief executive of Old Gold Racing, told Sky: "Ben Pauling is very excited about him.

"There isn't a long-term target yet, but there are possible races coming up at the end of November.

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— Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) October 8, 2024"One at Ascot and one at Newbury so he's being aimed at those, but with a lot of these horses that haven't been on a racecourse before, it's very often five steps forward, a couple of steps back.

"Although we haven't had a setback, we think we'll see him on a racecourse somewhere at the end of November."

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