Steve Parkin is executive chairman of Clipper Logistics, a delivery business he founded in 1992. After growing up enjoying racing with his father and grandfather, he now owns over 50 racehorses in Ireland and Britan as well as a private stud farm on 300 acres in North Yorkshire, Branton Court. He owned champion sprinter, Captain Rio, named after Rio Ferdinand, who he sold to Joe Foley of Ballyhane Stud, who became his his racing and bloodstock adviser.

Parkin also raced Cheveley Park Stakes winner Rosdhu Queen, a daughter of Invincible Spirit, who was bought as a breezer for 65,000gns before being resold by Parkin for 2,100,000gns at the Tattersalls December Sale in 2013.