Simon Dow was born 13 June 1961. He is a first generation racehorse trainer and is based on the Epsom Downs

Epsom Downs

Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 in oder that racehorses can be trained without interference. It is open to users such as ramblers,...

. He has had several horses that have enjoyed fan club status. These include Dark Honey, Confronter, Young Ern and Chief's Song.

More recently horses such as Birkspiel (owned by Soccer AM's Helen Chamberlain

Helen Chamberlain

Helen Marie Chamberlain is an English television presenter.She previously worked as a holiday camp entertainer and Disc Jockey before working on a variety of radio and television programmes...

) Aurigny, Nagnagnag, Turtle Valley, Gallery God, Bettalatethannever and Quantum Leap have kept the winners flowing.