The county of Suffolk lies in the East of England and covers some 1500 square miles. Ipswich, the county town is home to The Ipswich Transport Museum which boasts the largest collection of transport items in England. Horse riding is a popular pastime and equestrian facilities are plentiful. http://directory.localriding.com/%cat_tags%/ en-us Situated in Newmarket, England – the ancestral home of horseracing – the stud extends to just under 1,000 acres. Cheveley Park Stud itself is home to six top class stallions, whilst the nearby Sandwich, Strawberry Hill, Ashley Heath and Warren Hill divisions accommodate the company's other bloodstock interests. Apart from the high quality of its stallions, Cheveley Park Stud has an excellent reputation for breeding top class racehorses. http://www.cheveleypark.co.uk/ 1.00 Darley is HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s global breeding operation which currently stands stallions in six countries around the world. Its headquarters are found at Dalham Hall Stud, located within the historic home of racing, Newmarket. When purchased by Sheikh Mohammed from the Philipps family in 1981, Dalham Hall stood just one stallion and employed fewer than ten people. Today, Darley employs more than 250 people in Newmarket, both at Dalham Hall and their extensive pre-training centre at Hamilton Hill; and nearly 600 people worldwide. Since the acquisition of Dalham Hall Stud, various surrounding farms have been added to Darley’s UK portfolio which now covers approximately 4,000 acres. http://www.darley.co.uk 1.00 Mark Tompkins runs two racing yards at Flint Cottage Stables and Exeter Ride in Newmarket. And, with his wife Angie, he runs Dullingham Park Stud a few miles outside of the town and Garrowby Stud in Yorkshire. He has also been Chairman of the Newmarket Trainers' Federation for nearly ten years. 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