William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon

William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon, (born 30 January 1948), is an English hereditary peer and former racehorse trainer to Queen Elizabeth II.

He was a member of the House of Lords from 1990 to 1999.

Early life Hastings-Bass was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He is from an equestrian family: his father Peter Hastings-Bass and grandfather Aubrey Hastings were horse trainers; his mother, Priscilla Hastings, was also a racehorse owner and among the first women admitted as members of the Jockey Club.

He started in horse training as an assistant to Noel Murless and later worked in Australia with Bart Cummings and Colin Hayes.

After retiring as the Queen’s racehorse trainer, Huntingdon was appointed as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.).

Personal life Huntingdon was married to Susan Warner from 1989 to 2001 and is the maternal uncle of racehorse trainer Andrew Balding and TV personality Clare Balding.