Simon Callaghan | |
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Occupation | Horse trainer |
Career wins | 168+: 101+ North America 67+ UK (ongoing) as of November 29, 2015 |
Major racing wins | |
USA Graded Stakes Wins: Henry II Stakes (2008) |
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Significant horses | |
Firing Line, Dubawi Heights, Byrama, Belle Royale, Slim Shadey, Fashion Plate, Finalmente |
USA Graded Stakes Wins:
Sunland Derby (2015)
Santa Anita Oaks (2014)
Las Virgenes Stakes (2014)
Vanity Handicap (2013)
City of Hope Mile Stakes (2013)
San Marcos Stakes (2012, 2013)
Gamely Stakes (2011, 2012)
John Henry Turf Championship Stakes (2012)
Robert J. Frankel Stakes (2012)
Yellow Ribbon Stakes (2011)
San Clemente Handicap (2011)
Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap (2011)
Wilshire Handicap (2011)
Beverly Hills Handicap (2010)
Simon Callaghan is a racehorse trainer born in Great Britain and who moved to the United States in 2009, where he established a racing stable at Santa Anita Park.
Callaghan's father Neville, was a racehorse trainer at Newmarket, where Callaghan got his start assisting his father in various aspects of training. Neville Callaghan, who had a reputation for being abrupt and uncommunicative, trained for thirty-seven years before retiring in 2007, with his best horse probably being Danehill Dancer.