Poplar House, Harewood, Yorkshire, England

With his parents, Tony and Monica Dickinson, Michael bought Poplar House, Harewood, which up until then had only been a sheep and cattle farm. In less than 6 months, Michael had created a training facility which was the most successful training establishment in British Steeplechasing. Big races won include:

1983 Cheltenham Gold was voted the Best Training Performance in Great Britain in the last 100 years by Racing Post writers and readers.

Manton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Manton had been a very successful training establishment in the early part of the twentieth century. However, when the Sangster family bought Manton, the Derby Gallop had not been used since 1930. Twelve years previously the winter gallops had been lost and the main gallops had been let go. Under Michael’s planning, guidance and care, the gallops and training tracks were restored, reinvented and reinvigorated. Since that time, horses trained at Manton with only one trainer at any time have won the following 50 Grade 1 races:

Tapeta Farm, North East, Maryland, USA

Tapeta Farm had been exclusively used for growing crops before Michael converted it into a successful training facility.
Grade 1 winners include: