John Dunlop (racehorse trainer)

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John Leeper Dunlop
Personal information
Born(1939-07-10)10 July 1939
Tetbury, England
Died7 July 2018(2018-07-07) (aged 78)
Occupation Trainer
Horse racing career
SportHorse racing
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins:
1,000 Guineas (3)
Epsom Oaks (2)
Epsom Derby (2)
St. Leger Stakes (3)
Honours
Champion Trainer (1995)
Order of the British Empire
Significant horses
Awaasif, Beauchamp King, Circus Plume, Elnadim, Erhaab, Habibti, Invincible Spirit, Lavinia Fontana, Marju, Mehthaaf, Millenary, Mountain Lodge, North Stoke, Posse, Quick As Lightning, Ragstone, Salsabil, Scottish Rifle, Sea Chimes, Shadayid, Shirley Heights, Silver Patriarch, Wassl

John Leeper Dunlop OBE (10 July 1939 – 7 July 2018) was an English race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex. [1] He trained the winners of 74 Group One races, including 10 British Classics, [2] with over 3000 winners in total. [3] He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995.

Born in Tetbury, he first took out a training licence in 1966. After a two-year apprenticeship with Neville Dent and Gordon Smyth he took over Castle Stables in Arundel, on the Duke of Norfolk's estate.

He played a pivotal role in the establishment of Middle Eastern influences in British horseracing, training Hatta, Sheikh Mohammed's first winner as an owner at Brighton in 1977. [2] He was also associated with Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum over a period of three decades, training horses such as Salsabil, winner of the 1,000 Guineas, Oaks and Irish Derby. The main jockeys with which he was associated include the Australian Ron Hutchinson, Willie Carson, Pat Eddery [3] and Lester Piggott . In later years he was also associated with Richard Quinn and Ted Durcan. [4] The 2,000 Guineas was the only British Classic that eluded him. [2]

Dunlop was appointed OBE in the 1996 Birthday Honours. He was also a trustee of the British Racing School. [5]

In 2001, he suffered a ruptured aorta, but survived. [4] He retired at the end of the 2012 flat racing season. His sons, Ed and Harry, are also both trainers. Jeremy Noseda and Gerard Butler also learnt their trade with him. [3]

He died on 7 July 2018 at the age of 78. [6] [7]

Major wins

1000 Guineas
1980
Owner Ogden Mills Phipps.svg Owner Mr A Philipps.svg Owner Mr E N Kronfeld.svg
Quick As LightningOur HomeMrs Penny
1990
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner John C Mabee.svg Owner The Hon. Mrs J. M. Corbett.svg
SalsabilHeart of JoyNegligent
1991
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner M C Throsby.svg Owner Mrs A L Chapman.svg
ShadayidKooyongaCrystal Gazing
Derby
1978
Owner Lord Halifax.svg Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg Owner Mrs D J Jardine.svg
Shirley HeightsHawaiian SoundRemainder Man
1994
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed white cap.svg Owner Mr B V Sangster.svg
ErhaabKing's TheatreColonel Collins
Oaks
1984
Owner Sir Robin McAlpine.svg Owner Roldvale Limited.svg Owner R A N Bonnycastle.svg
Circus PlumeMedia LunaPoquito Queen
1990
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mrs Harold Phillips.svg Owner HRH Prince Fahd Salman.svg
SalsabilGame PlanKnight's Baroness
St Leger
1986
Owner Lavinia Duchess Of Norfolk.svg Owner Richard L Duchossois.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg
Moon MadnessCelestial StormUntold
1997
Owner Peter S Winfield.svg Owner Ecurie Wildenstein.svg Owner The Hon. Mrs J. M. Corbett.svg
Silver PatriarchVertical SpeedThe Fly
2000
Owner Neil Jones.svg Owner Ballymacoll Stud.svg Owner Luke Comer.svg
MillenaryAir MarshallChimes at Midnight
 

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of John Dunlop at Racenews Internet Services". Racenews Online. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Wood, Greg (13 September 2012). "John Dunlop to retire after 47 years of training classy racehorses". The Guardian . London . Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile: John Dunlop". BBC. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "QIPCO British Champions Series: John Dunlop". British Champions Series. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "British Racing School list of trustees". British Racing School.
  6. ↑ John Dunlop: Trainer of Derby winners Shirley Heights & Erhaab dies aged 78
  7. ↑ Powell, Jonathan (13 July 2018). "John Dunlop obituary". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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