Maurice Zilber
| Maurice Zilber | |
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| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | 1920 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 21 December 2008 |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
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Prix du Cadran (1970) Prix de la Forêt (1971, 1979) United Nations Stakes (1972) Grand Critérium (1973, 1983, 1985) Irish Oaks (1973) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1973, 1974) Prix Marcel Boussac (1973, 1980) Washington, D.C. International Stakes (1973, 1975, 1976, 1980) Canadian International Championship Stakes (1974, 1976, 1977) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1974) International Stakes (1974, 1975) Man o' War Stakes (1974) Prix Royal-Oak (1974) Sussex Stakes (1974) E. P. Taylor Stakes (1975, 1978, 1982) Prix Ganay (1978, 1981) Prix Lupin (1976, 1984) Yellow Ribbon Stakes (1978) Prix de l'Opéra (1979) Prix d'Astarté (1990) British Classic Race wins: Epsom Derby (1976) French Classic Race wins: Prix du Jockey Club (1976) Grand Prix de Paris (1978) |
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| Significant horses | |
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Dahar, Dahlia, Empery, Estrapade, Exceller, Nobiliary, Trillion, Youth |
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Maurice Zilber (c. 1920 – 21 December 2008) was a thoroughbred horse trainer born and raised in Cairo, Egypt to a Turkish mother and a French-Hungarian father. He trained horses in Egypt from 1946 to 1962, and then moved to France where he worked for another 43 years.
Based at the Chantilly Racecourse in France, Maurice Zilber conditioned horses for some of the leading owners such as Serge Fradkoff, Daniel Wildenstein, Nelson Bunker Hunt and in later years, Prince Khalid Abdullah. His horses competed across Europe and in 1976 he accomplished the rare feat of training the winner of both the English Derby and the French Derby. Maurice Zilber also regularly brought horses to North America to compete in major grass races such as the Canadian International Championship Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada and the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse in the United States. Zilber won the Canadian International a record-tying three times and the Washington, D.C. International, on a record four occasions. An October 20, 1991 Washington Post article referred to him as "the illustrious French trainer whose work has become legend in Maryland."
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