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After a few months working for a surveyor, he fell in with Ralph Parkinson, just out of Ararat, working a chestnut gelding Alma (previously named Postboy) that won a lot of races for his owner. He next worked for George Read, of Strathmore , whose father kept the Ace of Clubs Hotel, and who trained Lord Harry, Whalebone, Black Harry and Sefton ...
Ascot Racecourse is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, about 25 miles west of London. Ascot is used for thoroughbred horse racing, and it hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and three Grade 1 Jumps races. The current racetrack's grandstand was completed in 2006.
Noel Murless commenced training in 1935, when his first winner was Rubin Wood in the Lee Plate at Lanark Racecourse. He first made his mark as a trainer after the Second World War in 1947 by winning two famous handicaps, the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot with Oros and the Steward's Cup at Glorious Goodwood with Closeburn. Oros was a "top ...
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The couple had one child, [2] David Pipe, who took over the training facilities on Pipe's retirement in 2006 due to health concerns involving a muscle-wasting disease that was causing him mobility issues. [9] [30] [31] Martin Pipe's father died in 2002. [13] Pipe was appointed a CBE in 2000 for services to racing. [11]
John Harry Martin Gosden [1] OBE (born 30 March 1951) is a British racehorse trainer.He has trained over 3,000 winners worldwide, including victories in the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the Arc, the King George and the Eclipse.
The event was first held in 1999 at Goodwood Racecourse, but has been held at Ascot since 2000 (except in 2005, when Ascot was closed so the grandstand could be redeveloped). Unusually, for a horse racing event, it is a team competition, with jockeys invited to join the teams (two teams from 1999 to 2004; four teams from 2006) divided by their ...
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