Richard Dawson (racehorse trainer)
| Richard Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | |
| Racing awards | |
| British flat racing Champion Trainer 1916, 1924, 1929 | |
| Significant horses | |
| Drogheda, Silver Tag, Mumtaz Mahal, Fifinella, Diophon, Brownhylda, Salmon-Trout, Trigo, Blenheim | |
Richard Cecil Dawson (1865 – 1955) was an Irish owner and trainer of racehorses.
From his home and racing stable in
publisher Sir Edward Hulton (1869-1925) but contrary to popular myth he never trained for him privately or at Newmarket. At Whatcombe after the War his horses for ten years included those of HH Aga Khan III
.
Dick Dawson was
2,000 Guineas, and two Epsom Oaks
.
Dawson owned Blandford, the English champion sire in 1934, 1935 and 1938 who sired Bahram, the 1935 English Triple Crown champion. Blandford stood at both Whatcombe and Cloghran. The latter is a townland circa 5 miles from Dublin city centre and less than a mile from Dublin airport. In Dawson's time it would have been a rural agricultural area. His former yard is still there today at the end of Turnapin Lane, a former turnpike road.
References
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.