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'''Joseph Osborne''' was the author of "The Horsebreeder's Handbook", journalist for "Bell's Life of London" under the pen name "Beacon". |
'''Joseph Osborne''' was the author of "The Horsebreeder's Handbook", journalist for "Bell's Life of London" under the pen name "Beacon". Osborne was born in County Meath, Ireland in 1810 and died in Brighton 1901. |
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Osborne was born in County Meath, Ireland in 1810 and died in Brighton 1901. Joseph was from the Osborne family of [[Dardistown Castle]]. |
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Educated in Belfast, raised in Ireland |
He was born into the Osborne family of [[Dardistown Castle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dardistowncastle.ie/Dardistown_Castle_&_Dardis_Design/Dardistown_Castle___The_History_Of_Dardistown_Castle.html|title=Dardistown Castle {{!}} The History Of Dardistown Castle|website=www.dardistowncastle.ie|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> Educated in Belfast, raised in Ireland he became involved in horse training and racing from an early age.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vucNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR15&lpg=PR15&dq=joseph+osborne+Dardistown+Castle.&source=bl&ots=a5K0SAveRy&sig=1ZM08GHBeWqRuzaCWNwFAIpm3SM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQw4v-iYveAhVbFMAKHTWSBVYQ6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=joseph%20osborne%20Dardistown%20Castle.&f=false|title=THE RACING CALENDAR, FOR THE YEAR 1835|last=HUNTER|first=ROBERT|date=1836|language=en}}</ref> Joseph moved to London in 1861 to continue his career as a journalist writing for [[Bell's Life in London|"Bell's Life in London"]], a sporting and racing paper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/bells-life-in-london-and-sporting-chronicle|title=Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle in British Newspaper Archive|last=Archive|first=The British Newspaper|website=www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> By this time he was prominent in the horse racing world and considered an authority of the breeding of thoroughbreds. |
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His first book " The Steeple Chase Calendar and Hurdle Race Epitome" was published in three volumes for seasons 1848-1851. |
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Osborne involvement with The [[Curragh Racecourse|Curragh racecourse]] resulted in a lodge at the Curragh being named after him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tracking-good-form-for-a-half-century-1.1148584|title=Tracking good form for a half century|work=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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His first book "The Steeple Chase Calendar and Hurdle Race Epitome" was published in three volumes for seasons 1848-1851.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-2801732/lot-9882410|title=Osborne (Joseph) The Steeple Chase Calendar and Hurdle Race Epitome, SCARCE: volumes one, two and|last=the-saleroom.com|website=www.the-saleroom.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> |
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He was the owner/trainer of Grand National winner Abd El Kader in 1850 and 1851.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://eclipsemagazine.co.uk/grand-national-irish-trained-winners-2/|title=Grand National Irish-trained winners - Eclipse Magazine|date=2015-03-04|work=Eclipse Magazine|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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*http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tracking-good-form-for-a-half-century-1.1148584 |
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* 'Craven' (John William Carleton), ed. (December 1839). The Sporting review. 2. London: Rudolf Ackermann. pp. 423–424. Retrieved 23 May 2015 – via Google Books. |
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Joseph Osborne was the author of "The Horsebreeder's Handbook", journalist for "Bell's Life of London" under the pen name "Beacon". Osborne was born in County Meath, Ireland in 1810 and died in Brighton 1901.
He was born into the Osborne family of Dardistown Castle.[1] Educated in Belfast, raised in Ireland he became involved in horse training and racing from an early age.[2] Joseph moved to London in 1861 to continue his career as a journalist writing for "Bell's Life in London", a sporting and racing paper.[3] By this time he was prominent in the horse racing world and considered an authority of the breeding of thoroughbreds.
Osborne involvement with The Curragh racecourse resulted in a lodge at the Curragh being named after him.[4]
His first book "The Steeple Chase Calendar and Hurdle Race Epitome" was published in three volumes for seasons 1848-1851.[5]
He was the owner/trainer of Grand National winner Abd El Kader in 1850 and 1851.[6]
References
- ^ "Dardistown Castle | The History Of Dardistown Castle". www.dardistowncastle.ie. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ HUNTER, ROBERT (1836). THE RACING CALENDAR, FOR THE YEAR 1835.
- ^ Archive, The British Newspaper. "Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle in British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Tracking good form for a half century". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ the-saleroom.com. "Osborne (Joseph) The Steeple Chase Calendar and Hurdle Race Epitome, SCARCE: volumes one, two and". www.the-saleroom.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Grand National Irish-trained winners - Eclipse Magazine". Eclipse Magazine. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2018-10-16.