John F. Meagher

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John Meagher
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John Meagher & Danny Beasley
Occupation Trainer
Born (1948-09-17) 17 September 1948 (age 75)
Melbourne, Australia
Career winsnot found
Major racing wins
Melbourne Cup (1985)
Singapore Gold Cup (2000)
Kranji Mile (2004, 2006)
Raffles Cup (2004, 2006, 2007)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2019)
Significant horses
What A Nuisance, Mayo's Music

John Francis Meagher (born 17 September 1948 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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He is a Melbourne Cup winning trainer who relocated to Singapore from Melbourne in 1999. Meagher trained What A Nuisance to a win in the 1985 Melbourne Cup. Ridden by Pat Hyland and owned by Lloyd Williams the win was particularly memorable for the attendance of Prince Charles and Lady Diana who presented the winning connections with the famous trophy. It was also the first Melbourne Cup to offer $1,000,000 in prize money.

Meagher was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2019. [1]

Group wins in Singapore

Group 1's

RaceHorseJockey
Singapore Gold Cup Kim Angel Mick Dittman
Raffles Cup Mayo's MusicM. Zhara
Raffles CupLim's ClassicI. Saifudin
Raffles CupLim's ObjectiveK.B. Soo
Kranji Mile RecastO. Chavez
Lion City Cup ArentiS. King
Patrons Bowl TaurusA. Spiteri

Group 2's

RaceHorseJockey
Pattiti Gold TrophyKim Angel Mick Dittman
Queen Elizabeth II Cup, SingaporeExaggerateJ. Saimee
E.W. Barker TrophyExaggerateI. Azhar
Kranji Mile Mayo's MusicJ. Patton
E.W. Barker TrophyRecastM. Pumpa
Three Year Old ChallengeLim's ObjectiveK.B. Soo

Group 3's

RaceHorseJockey
Jumbo Jet TrophyKim Angel Mick Dittman
Jumbo Jet TrophyExaggerateJ. Patton
Jumbo Jet TrophyArentiK.B. Soo
Pattiti Gold TrophyLim's GrandK.B. Soo
Pattiti Gold TrophyLim's GrandK.B. Soo
Three Year Old Challenge (1st Leg)Lim's ObjectiveK.B. Soo
Three Year Old Challenge (1st Leg)RecastJ. Taylor
Singapore GuineasRecastJ. Taylor
Committees PrizeExaggerateJ. Saimee
Chairman's TrophyMayo's MusicM. Zhara
Tiger Beer Challenge (1st Leg)Always MineJ. Saimee
Juvenile ChampionshipLim's GrandT. Ong
Stewards CupLim's ZerperbK.B. Soo
Three Year Old Challenge (2nd Leg)Lim's RansomK.B. Soo
Three Rings TrophyArentiK.B. Soo
Kranji SprintLim's FighterD. Azis

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References

  1. Racing Victoria Staff (14 May 2019). "Bowman amongst 2019 Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductees". Racing Victoria.