Richard Hannon Sr.
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Occupation | 2,000 Guineas (3)Toronado, Olympic Glory |
Richard Michael Hannon (born 1945), known as Richard Hannon Sr. to distinguish him from his son, is a former
History
Hannon's family had a tradition of horse training — his father Harry was also a trainer. In fact, Richard started out as his father's assistant and took over Harry's licence when he retired in 1970.[2] His first winner was Ampney Prince at Newbury on 17 April 1970.[3] At that time, there were only a dozen horses in the yard and in the intervening years Hannon's stable grew to 60 horses by 1977,[4] eventually becoming the largest in Britain in terms of number of horses - 270 in 2012.[2] By the time of his retirement he operated from two sites - Herridge and Everleigh.
His reputation was as a specialist with two-year-olds and twice in the 90s he trained the champion juvenile
When he first started out, most of Hannon's horses, including the Classic winning Mon Fils, were ridden by Frankie Durr, who had also ridden for his father.[4] After that initial Classic success though, it was to be another five years before Hannon landed another big race - the 1982 Ebor Handicap with Another Sam.[5]
Towards the end of his career, his son-in-law Richard Hughes was the stable jockey.
In later years, his son Richard was the assistant trainer, Hannon announced in November 2013 that he would retire at the end of the year, at which point Richard Jr. took over the trainer's licence.[6]
He was champion trainer in Britain for a fourth time in 2013 with 235 winners, a record total, and retired having saddled the winners of 4,193 races in Britain and overseas in a training career spanning forty-three years. His total of winners was a record for a British-based trainer[7] until overtaken by Mark Johnston in August 2018.[8]
Significant owners
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Hannon trained horses for the Queen.[citation needed]
His son Richard was instrumental in bringing in new owners including Sheikh Hamdan, Andrew Tinkler, Sir Robert Ogden, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sheikh Fahad Al Thani.[9]
Awards and honours
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Hannon was honoured as
Personal life
Hannon was briefly the
He is married to Josephine and has six children - Claire, Fanny, Julie and triplets Henry, Richard Jr. and Elizabeth (who is married to Richard Hughes).[10]
Major wins
- 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Sky Lantern(2013)
- (1990)
- Challow Novices' Hurdle - (1) - Lift and Load (1992)
- Cheveley Park Stakes – (1) – Indian Ink (2006)
- Christmas Hurdle - (1) - Gran Alba (1991)
- Cork and Orrery Stakes– (2) – Shalford (1992), Bold Edge (1999)
- Coronation Stakes – (2) – Indian Ink (2007), Sky Lantern (2013)
- Falmouth Stakes – (4) – Only Yours (1991), Niche (1993), Lemon Souffle (1994), Caramba (1995)
- July Cup – (1) – Mr Brooks (1992)
- Lockinge Stakes – (3) – Swing Low (1993), Paco Boy (2010), Canford Cliffs (2011)
- Nassau Stakes – (2) – Crespinall (1972), Caramba (1995)
- Nunthorpe Stakes – (1) – Lyric Fantasy (1992)
- Queen Anne Stakes – (2) – Paco Boy (2009), Canford Cliffs (2011)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Olympic Glory (2013)
- St. James's Palace Stakes– (1) – Canford Cliffs (2010)
- Toronado(2013)
- Tolworth Novices' Hurdle- (1) - Right Win (1996)
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp – (1) – Mr Brooks (1992)
- Prix du Cadran – (1) – Assessor (1993)
- Prix de la Forêt – (1) – Paco Boy (2008)
- Prix Jean Prat – (2) – Dick Turpin (2010), Havana Gold (2013)
- Prix Maurice de Gheest – (1) – Bold Edge (2000)
- Prix Royal-Oak – (1) – Assessor (1992)
- Irish 2,000 Guineas – (3) – Don't Forget Me (1987), Tirol (1990), Canford Cliffs (2010)
- Matron Stakes – (1) – Tadwiga (1998)
- Moyglare Stud Stakes – (2) – Lemon Souffle (1993), Sky Lantern (2012)
- Phoenix Stakes – (1) – Pips Pride (1992)
- National Stakes- (1) - Toormore (2013)
- Gran Criterium – (2) – Scintillo (2007), Law Enforcement (2012)
- Gran Premio d'Italia – (1) – Right Win (1993)
- Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - Dick Turpin (2011)
See also
References
- Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Hannon Sr. biography". Richard Hannon Racing. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Wright 1986, p. 116.
- ^ a b Mortimer, Onslow & Willett 1978, p. 261.
- ^ Wright 1986, p. 115.
- ^ "Champion trainer Richard Hannon to retire and son will take over". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Lysaght, Cornelius. "2,000 Guineas: Elarqam could give Mark Johnston another Classic success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Mark Johnston: Trainer breaks British record as Poet's Society wins at York". BBC Sport. 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Richard Hannon Junior biography". Richard Hannon Racing. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- Breeders Cup. Archived from the originalon 28 June 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
Bibliography
- Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.