"I am a developer of horses, and all my horses are for sale". These words, by Tom Tate, soon give you a balanced view of the Yorkshire trainer when you first meet him. Tate, who has 36 boxes at his two farms in Tadcaster, may come across as a very careful, conservative man. But he is also a gambler.

Geir Stabell (European Trainer - issue 16 - Winter 2006)