George_Blackwell_(racehorse_trainer)

George Blackwell (horse racing)

George Blackwell (horse racing)

British racehorse trainer

George Blackwell (1861–1942) was a British racehorse trainer. He was Champion Trainer in 1903, and is one of the few trainers to have trained both an Epsom Derby winner (Rock Sand, 1903) and a Grand National winner (Sergeant Murphy, 1923).[1]

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Biography

George Blackwell was born in Cambridge in 1861.[2]

He died at his home in Newmarket, Suffolk on 16 September 1942.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopedia of Flat Racing. Robert Hale. p. 28. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.
  2. [2]
    Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 61. ISBN 0354085360. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. [3]
    "Trained Many Classic Winners". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 September 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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