Richard Dawson (racehorse trainer)

Richard Dawson
Occupation	Trainer
Born	1865 Ireland
Died	1955
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins as trainer: 2000 Guineas (1)) Epsom Derby (3) Epsom Oaks (2) St Leger (2)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Trainer 1916, 1924, 1929
Significant horses
Drogheda, Silver Tag, Mumtaz Mahal, Fifinella, Trigo, Blenheim

Richard Cecil "Dick" Dawson (1865 – 1955) was an Irish-born owner and trainer of racehorses.

From his home in Cloghran, Dawson went to Lambourn, England in 1897 and set up shop at Whatcombe Stables in Wantage, Oxfordshire. He brought with him the steeplechase horse Drogheda who won the 1898 Grand National. Dawson left Whatcombe Stables to train flat racing horses for newspaper publisher Sir Edward Hulton (1869-1925). He eventually returned to Whatcombe to take charge of the stables for HH Aga Khan III.

Dick Dawson was British Champion Trainer in 1916, 1924 and 1929, winning numerous important races including four Epsom Derbys, three St. Leger Stakes, one 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.

References

• Richard Dawson profile at the National Racing Museum, Newmarket