Robert Sangster
| Robert Sangster | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Edmund Sangster 23 May 1936 Liverpool, England, UK |
| Died | 7 April 2004 (aged 67) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Repton School |
| Occupation |
Businessman Racehorse owner/breeder |
| Years active | 1975–2004 |
| Net worth |
 £110 million |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Street (m.1960-1978; divorced; 4 children) Susan Peacock (m. 1976-1978; annulled) (m. 1978-1985; divorced) Susan Lilley (m. 1985-2000; divorced; 2 children) |
| Parent(s) | Vernon Sangster Margaret Smith |
Robert Edmund Sangster (23 May 1936 – 7 April 2004) was a British businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. Sangster's horses won 27 European Classics and more than 100 Group One races, including two Epsom Derbys, four Irish Derbys, two French Derbys, three Prix de l'Arc de Triomphes, as well as the Breeders' Cup Mile and the Melbourne Cup. He was British flat racing Champion Owner five times.
From the mid-1970s, in partnership with John Magnier and Vincent O'Brien, Sangster transformed the sport of thoroughbred horseracing. Their dramatic buying of American-bred yearlings at the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky led to tremendous success and established the Coolmore Stud in Ireland as one of the principal powers in the bloodstock world.
Sangster was the son of Vernon Sangster, who founded the Vernons Pools business in 1926, and his wife Peggy (Margaret) Smith. He was born in Liverpool and educated at Repton School, where he played cricket and boxed. He did National service with the Cheshire Regiment, winning a brigade heavyweight boxing championship in Berlin.
After National Service, Sangster joined the Vernons organisation, becoming managing director and then serving as chairman from 1980 to 1988. In that year, aware of plans for the creation of the National Lottery, he sold the Vernons Pools business to Ladbrokes for £90 million. Ladbrokes subsequently valued their acquisition at £1.
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