Richard C. Dawson

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 to work at Whatcombe Stables. 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

* [http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewDocument?id=922 Richard Dawson profile at the National Racing Museum, Newmarket]