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John Gosden

John Gosden
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Occupation Trainer
Career wins over 3,000 (ongoing)
Major racing wins

British Classics:
The Derby (1997) (2015)
The Oaks (2014)
1,000 Guineas (2000)
St. Leger (1996) (2007) (2010) (2011)

International race wins:
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2015)
Breeders' Cup Classic (2008)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2008) (2009)
Breeders' Cup Mile (1984)
Dubai Sheema Classic (2010)
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (2002)
Prix de la Forêt (1992) (2001)
Prix d'Ispahan (2001)
Prix Jean Prat (1995)
Prix Lupin (1995)
Prix Marcel Boussac (1996) (2001) (2011)
Prix Maurice de Gheest (2002)
Prix de la Salamandre (1995)
Irish 2,000 Guineas (2014)
Irish Champion Stakes (1993), (2013), (2015)
Irish Derby (2015)
Irish Oaks (2012)
Matron Stakes (2009)
Pretty Polly Stakes (1994) (2009) (2012)
Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1996)
Gran Premio di Milano (1992) (1997)
Grosser Preis von Baden (1992)
Premio Presidente della Repubblica (1994)
Premio Roma (1993) (1996)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Trainer
(2012) (2015)
Significant horses
Golden Horn, Kingman, Jack Hobbs, Taghrooda, Ravens Pass, Nathaniel, Benny the Dip, Lahan, Shantou, Great Heavens, Fallen For You, Izzi Top, The Fugue, Elusive Kate, Lucarno, Flemensfirth, Arctic Cosmos, Masked Marvel, Maqaasid, Duncan, Dar Re Mi, Donativum, Pounced, Nannina, Rainbow View, Oasis Dream, Virtual, Observatory, Zenda, Ryafan, Crystal Music, Playful Act, Muhtarram, Mashaallah, Royal Heroine, Debussy, Royal Oath, Zoffany, Bates Motel
John Harry Martin Gosden
Born (1951-03-30) 30 March 1951 (age 65)
Lewes, Sussex, England
Residence Newmarket, Suffolk
Nationality British
Education University of Cambridge, Eastbourne College
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s) Rachel Hood
Children Sebastian Gosden-Hood
Serena Gosden-Hood
Theodora Gosden-Hood
Thaddeus Gosden-Hood
Parent(s) John "Towser" Gosden

British Classics:
The Derby (1997) (2015)
The Oaks (2014)
1,000 Guineas (2000)
St. Leger (1996) (2007) (2010) (2011)

John Harry Martin GosdenOBE (born 30 March 1951) is a British racehorse trainer. He has trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the Arc, the King George,the Eclipse, and over 600 winners in the United States.

Gosden has trained the winners of over 100 Group 1 races in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He is generally considered one of the finest and most successful racehorse trainers of his generation. His reputation for honesty and openness has led him to be called “one of the sport’s great communicators”.

He is the only trainer in history whose horses have won the Cartier Awards for Cartier Champion Three-year-old Colt, Cartier Champion Three-year-old Filly and Cartier Horse of the Year in the same year. He trains at Clarehaven Stables in Newmarket, England.

He was educated at Eastbourne College, and graduated from Cambridge University, where he studied Economics and met his future wife, Rachel Hood, a lawyer. At Cambridge, he was a successful sportsman and won blues for both discus and javelin.


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