Simon Callaghan

Simon Callaghan
Occupation Horse trainer
Career wins 168+: 101+ North America[1] 67+ UK[2] (ongoing) as of November 29, 2015
Major racing wins

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)

UK Group Stakes Wins:
Henry II Stakes (2008)
Significant horses
Firing Line, Dubawi Heights, Byrama, Belle Royale, Slim Shadey, Fashion Plate, Finalmente

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.[3]

Callaghan's father Neville, was a racehorse trainer at Newmarket, where Callaghan got his start assisting his father in various aspects of training.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Horse Racing - Horse Racing Entries - Horse Racing Results - Past Performances - Mobile - Statistics". equibase.com.
  2. ↑ "Trainer Simon Callaghan | Record By Race Type | Racing Post". racingpost.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  3. 1 2 "Simon Callaghan - America's Best Racing. The Jockey Club". americasbestracing.net. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  4. ↑ Peter Thomas (20 November 2007). "The big interview Neville Callaghan". Racing Post.
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