| Honorific Prefix: | Cllr |
| Rachel Hood | |
| Office: | Suffolk County Councillor for Exning & Newmarket |
| Term Start: | 4 May 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Dave Hudson |
| Office1: | West Suffolk District Councillor for Newmarket East |
| Term Start1: | 2 May 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | New Seat |
| Office2: | Forest Heath District Councillor for Severals |
| Term Start2: | 5 May 2011 |
| Term End2: | 7 May 2015 |
| Predecessor2: | Ian Radford |
| Successor2: | Andrew Appleby |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Spouse: | John Gosden |
| Children: | 4 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Rachel Hood (born September 1953[1]) is an English classic-winning[2] thoroughbred racehorse owner and politician.
Hood has owned numerous race horses, including St. Leger Stakes winner Arctic Cosmos,[3] Cheshire Oaks winner[4] Gertrude Bell and Nichols Canyon.
She is an English and American-qualified attorney, and practiced in the State of California. She is currently Chairwoman of the Racehorse Owners Association.
She currently serves as a Conservative Party councillor in Newmarket.[5] [6]
She met her husband, racehorse trainer John Gosden, whilst they were both students at the University of Cambridge. She has four children, Sebastian, Serena, Theodora and Thaddeus.[7], and lives in Newmarket, Suffolk.