Here is what John Whitaker, four-time winner of the Hickstead Derby in 1983 on Ryan’s Son, 1998 on Gammon, 2000 riding Welham and in 2004 on Buddy Bunn, had to say… First Hickstead Derby memory ...

“I also remember this one day when John Whitaker and Milton rode over to one of the back rings to watch us jump our 13.2hh ponies – none of us could concentrate!

Showjumper John Whitaker has revealed how an early morning job he did in his school days helped shape him into a five-time Olympian and some of the secrets of his enduring success.

Will Funnell and John Popely were among the Sussex riders in the thick of it as the Traxdata British Derby Meeting got underway at hickstead yesterday. But it was Yorkshireman John Whitaker's 17 ...

John Whitaker gave British hopes a boost ahead of the Olympics with a triumphant day at the Traxdata Royal International Show at Hickstead. Whitaker, who looks a certainty for the Sydney Games ...

Whitaker has ridden in five Olympics in a career spanning almost 30 years Michael Whitaker has apologised to his Great Britain team-mates after he withdrew from Hickstead following a late-night ...