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==Early Career== |
==Early Career== |
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After graduating from [[Cambridge University]], he began as assistant to champion trainer [[Noel Murless]]. After Noel retired, Gosden became assistant to [[Vincent O'Brien]] in [[Ireland]]. He then moved to [[California]], becoming assistant to [[A. Thomas Doyle|Tommy Doyle]], before attaining an American Horse Training license in 1979. |
After graduating from [[Cambridge University]], he began as assistant to champion trainer [[Noel Murless]]. After Noel retired, Gosden became assistant to [[Vincent O'Brien]] in [[Ireland]]. He then moved to [[California]], becoming assistant to [[A. Thomas Doyle|Tommy Doyle]], before attaining an American Horse Training license in 1979. retard!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Revision as of 17:34, 17 November 2011
John Gosden (born on 30 March 1951 in Sussex, England) is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of his generation. He trains at Clarehaven Stables in Newmarket, England.
Early Career
After graduating from Cambridge University, he began as assistant to champion trainer Noel Murless. After Noel retired, Gosden became assistant to Vincent O'Brien in Ireland. He then moved to California, becoming assistant to Tommy Doyle, before attaining an American Horse Training license in 1979. retard!!!!!!!!!!!!!
California
In 1983 he trained Bates Motel (horse), a Handicap race horse. Bates Motel (horse) won the prestigious Santa Anita Handicap, the San Antonio Handicap and Philip H. Iselin Handicap, and later won the Eclipse Award.
In 1984, he trained Royal Heroine, a turf mare, winning the Gamely Stakes and the inaugural Breeders' Cup Mile. Like Bates Motel (horse), Royal Heroine also won the Eclipse Award. Over the next few years, Gosden won the Hollywood Turf Cup three times, the Yellow Ribbon Stakes twice, the Ramona Handicap twice and the San Antonio Handicap again with Hatim.
He also won both the Matriarch Stakes and the Vanity Handicap twice, the San Luis Rey Handicap with Zoffany, the Carleton F. Burke Handicap with Bel Bolide, the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes with Allez Milord and the Gamely Stakes for a second time.
England
In 1989, Gosden moved to Newmarket, England, to train at Stanley House Stables. In 1991, he won the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp with Keen Hunter and the Sun Chariot Stakes with Ristna. In 1992, he won the Irish St. Leger, Grosser Preis von Baden and Gran Premio di Milano with Mashaallah, the Prix de la Forêt with Wolfhound, and more than 100 other races.
Throughout the mid-1990s, Gosden formed a successful partnership with Frankie Dettori, winning hundreds of races with the Italian jockey. In 1993, he won the Irish Champion Stakes with Muhtarram, the Cheveley Park Stakes with Prophecy, the Haydock Sprint Cup with Wolfhound and the Premio Roma with Knifebox, in addition to more than 100 other races.
In 1994, he won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Premio Presidente della Repubblica with Muhtarram, the Lockinge Stakes with Emperor Jones and the Pretty Polly Stakes with Del Deya.
He won the Prince of Wales's Stakes in 1995 at Royal Ascot for the second year with Muhtarram, the Prix Jean Prat with Torrential, the Prix Lupin with Flemensfirth and the Prix de la Salamandre with Lord of Men, among many others.
In 1996, he won the British Classic St. Leger and the Gran Premio del Jockey Club with Shantou. He also won the Prix Marcel Boussac with Ryafan, and the Premio Roma with Flemensfirth.
In 1997, Gosden won the Derby with Benny the Dip. He also won the Gran Premio di Milano with Shantou (horse), and won four major races with Ryafan, the Falmouth Stakes and the Nassau Stakes in England, and the Yellow Ribbon Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes in the United States of America. He later won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches in France with Valentine Waltz.
In May 2000, he won the 1,000 Guineas Stakes with Lahan. Later in the season, he won both Group One races held at Ascot with Observatory in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and Crystal Music in the Fillies' Mile. In 2001, he won the Prix de la Forêt with Mount Abu, and the Prix Marcel Boussac with Sulk.
In 2002, Gosden won the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot with Malhub, the Middle Park Stakes with Oasis Dream, the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches with Zenda and the Prix Maurice de Gheest with May Ball.
In 2003, he won the July Cup and the Nunthorpe Stakes with Oasis Dream.
In late 2005, he moved to Clarehaven Stables in Newmarket, where he trained Nannina, who won the 2005 Fillies' Mile and the 2006 Coronation Stakes. In September 2007, he won his second St. Leger with Lucarno.
In September 2008, Gosden won both Group 1 races held at Ascot for the second time in the decade with Raven's Pass winning the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and Rainbow View winning the Fillies' Mile. Then in October, Gosden won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf with Donativum and the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park with Raven's Pass.
In 2009, he won the Yorkshire Oaks and the Pretty Polly Stakes with Dar Re Mi, the Lockinge Stakes with Virtual and Matron Stakes with Rainbow View. Later in the season, he won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf again, with Pounced.
In January 2010, it was announced that William Buick would ride for Gosden's stable. In March 2010, he won the Dubai Sheema Classic with Dar Re Mi. It was Buick's first major ride for Gosden. Gosden also won the Arlington Million with Debussy (horse) and in September, won his fifth British classic with Arctic Cosmos in the St. Leger, and more than 100 other races that season.
In May 2011, Gosden won the 2011 British Champions Series race the Yorkshire Cup with Duncan. In June, he won the King Edward VII Stakes with Nathaniel at Royal Ascot. In July, he won three races in a row on King George day at Ascot, including the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Nathaniel. In September, he won the St. Leger with Masked Marvel and the Irish St. Leger with Duncan on the same day.
Major wins
- Dubai Sheema Classic – (1) – Dar Re Mi (2010)
- 1,000 Guineas – (1) – Lahan (2000)
- Cheveley Park Stakes – (1) – Prophecy (1993)
- Coronation Stakes – (1) – Nannina (2006)
- Derby – (1) – Benny the Dip (1997)
- Falmouth Stakes – (1) – Ryafan (1997)
- Fillies' Mile – (4) – Crystal Music (2000), Playful Act (2004), Nannina (2005), Rainbow View (2008)
- Golden Jubilee Stakes – (1) – Malhub (2002)
- Haydock Sprint Cup – (1) – Wolfhound (1993)
- July Cup – (1) – Oasis Dream (2003)
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes – (1) – Nathaniel (2011)
- Lockinge Stakes – (2) – Emperor Jones (1994), Virtual (2009)
- Middle Park Stakes – (1) – Oasis Dream (2002)
- Nassau Stakes – (1) – Ryafan (1997)
- Nunthorpe Stakes – (1) – Oasis Dream (2003)
- Prince of Wales's Stakes – (2) – Muhtarram (1994, 1995)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – (2) – Observatory (2000), Raven's Pass (2008)
- St. Leger – (4) – Shantou (1996), Lucarno (2007), Arctic Cosmos (2010), Masked Marvel (2011)
- Sun Chariot Stakes – (1) – Ristna (1991)
- Yorkshire Oaks – (1) – Dar Re Mi (2009)
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches – (2) – Valentine Waltz (1999), Zenda (2002)
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp – (1) – Keen Hunter (1991)
- Prix de la Forêt – (2) – Wolfhound (1992), Mount Abu (2001)
- Prix d'Ispahan – (1) – Observatory (2001)
- Prix Jean Prat – (1) – Torrential (1995)
- Prix Lupin – (1) – Flemensfirth (1995)
- Prix Marcel Boussac – (3) – Ryafan (1996), Sulk (2001), Elusive Kate (2011)
- Prix Maurice de Gheest – (1) – May Ball (2002)
- Prix de la Salamandre – (1) – Lord of Men (1995)
- Grosser Preis von Baden – (1) – Mashaallah (1992)
- Irish Champion Stakes – (1) – Muhtarram (1993)
- Irish St. Leger – (2) – Mashaallah (1992), Duncan (2011)
- Matron Stakes – (1) – Rainbow View (2009)
- Pretty Polly Stakes – (2) – Del Deya (1994), Dar Re Mi (2009)
- Gran Premio del Jockey Club – (1) – Shantou (1996)
- Gran Premio di Milano – (2) – Mashaallah (1992), Shantou (1997)
- Premio Presidente della Repubblica – (1) – Muhtarram (1994)
- Premio Roma – (2) – Knifebox (1993), Flemensfirth (1996)
- Arlington Million – (1) – Debussy (2010)
- Breeders' Cup Classic – (1) – Raven's Pass (2008)
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf – (2) – Donativum (2008), Pounced (2009)
- Breeders' Cup Mile – (1) – Royal Heroine (1984)
- Carleton F. Burke Handicap – (1) – Bel Bolide
- Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes – (1) – Allez Milord (1987)
- Gamely Stakes – (2) – Royal Heroine
- Hollywood Turf Cup – (3) – Alphabatim (1984, 1986), Zoffany (1985),
- Matriarch Stakes – (2) – Royal Heroine (1984), Asteroid Field (1987)
- Philip H. Iselin Handicap – (1) – Bates Motel (1983)
- Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes – (1) – Ryafan (1997)
- Ramona Handicap – (1) – Annoconnor (1988)
- San Antonio Handicap – (2) – Bates Motel (1983), Hatim (1986)
- San Luis Rey Handicap – (1) – Zoffany
- Santa Anita Handicap – (1) – Bates Motel (1983)
- Yellow Ribbon Stakes – (3) – Ryafan (1997)
- Vanity Handicap – (1) – Annoconnor (1988)
Personal Life
Gosden is the son of racehorse trainer John "Towser" Gosden, who died in 1967. He studied economics at Cambridge University. He currently lives in Newmarket, England, and is married to Rachel Hood, a lawyer. He has four children: Sebastian, Serena, Thea and Thady.