Joseph Lawson (trainer)
| Joseph Lawson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | 1881 Marsden, County Durham, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1964 |
| Major racing wins | |
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British Classic Race wins as trainer: 2000 Guineas (4) 1000 Guineas (3) Epsom Derby (1) Epsom Oaks (3) St Leger (1) |
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| Racing awards | |
| British flat racing Champion Trainer (1931), (1936) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Orwell, Mannamead, Exhibitionnist, Galatea, Kingsway, Court Martial, Never Say Die | |
Joseph Lawson (1881–1964), commonly known as Joe Lawson was a British trainer of racehorses. Lawson rose from a position on the staff at Alec Taylor, Jr.'s stable to become one of the most successful British trainers of the mid 20th century. He trained the winners of twelve British Classic Races and was British flat racing Champion Trainer on two occasions.
Joseph Lawson was born in 1881 at Boldon Gint, near Marsden, County Durham. He worked as a farm labourer before beginning a career in horse racing.
Lawson began his career as an apprentice jockey to his local trainer Thomas Barrasford at Marsden Hall. He began riding in races in 1897, but his career as a jockey was brief one, as his rising weight made him uncompetitive. He moved to Wiltshire where he joined the staff at the stables of Alec Taylor, Jr. at Manton. Lawson eventually took on the role travelling head lad, meaning that he was responsible for the condition and welfare of horses at race meetings when Taylor himself could not be present. He was later designated assistant trainer and when Taylor retired in 1927, Lawson took over as the trainer at Manton.
Lawson inherited the patronage of several leading owners from Taylor and attracted several others. In his second full season of training he sent out Lord Astor's filly Pennycomequick to win the Epsom Oaks. Two years later, Lawson's stable won £93,899 in prize money, setting a record which stood for 26 years and giving him his first trainers' championship. His biggest winners that season were the Ascot Gold Cup winner Trimdon and the champion two-year-old Orwell. Lawson's success continued through the 1930s, with his other major winners including Pay Up (2000 Guineas), Rhodes Scholar (Eclipse Stakes), Exhibitionnist and Galatea. The successes of Pay Up and Rhodes Scholar in 1936 gave Lawson his second trainers' title.
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