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John Dunlop (racehorse trainer)

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John Leeper Dunlop
OccupationTrainer
Born(1939-07-10)10 July 1939
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
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
Circus Plume, Erhaab, Habibti, Invincible Spirit, Marju, Millenary, Quick As Lightning, Salsabil, Shadayid, Shirley Heights, Silver Patriarch

John Leeper Dunlop (born 10 July 1939 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England) was a successful 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.

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 iinfluences 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 Ted Durcan.[4] The 2,000 Guineas was the only British Classic that eluded him.[2]

Dunlop is also a trustee of the British Racing School.[5]

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

Major wins

United Kingdom Great Britain

France France

Germany Germany

Republic of Ireland Ireland

Italy Italy

References

  1. ^ "Profile of John Dunlop at Racenews Internet Services". Racenews Online. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Wood, Greg (13 September 2012). "John Dunlop to retire after 47 years of training classy racehorses". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Profile: John Dunlop". BBC. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "QIPCO British Champions Series: John Dunlop". British Champions Series. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "British Racing School list of trustees". British Racing School.

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