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Henry Seymour "Atty" Persse (1869–1960) was a British racehorse trainer. He was Champion Trainer in 1930. [1]
Persse was commissioned a second-lieutenant in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry on 28 June 1899, [2] but resigned his commission on 13 September 1902. [3]
He co-wrote the novel Trainer and Temptress which formed the basis for the 1925 silent film of the same name. [4] [5]
Steve Donoghue was a leading English flat-race jockey in the 1910s and 1920s. He was Champion Jockey 10 times between 1914 and 1923 and was one of the most celebrated horse racing sportsmen after Fred Archer, with only Sir Gordon Richards and Sir Tony McCoy eclipsing him.
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