Richard Marsh | |
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Occupation | Trainer |
Born | 31 December 1851 Kent, United Kingdom |
Died | May 1933 |
Major racing wins | |
British Classic Race wins as trainer: 2000 Guineas (3) 1000 Guineas (2) Epsom Derby (4) Epsom Oaks (1) St Leger (3)[1] | |
Racing awards | |
British flat racing Champion Trainer (1897), (1898), (1900) | |
Honours | |
Member of the Royal Victorian Order | |
Significant horses | |
Miss Jummy, La Fleche, Persimmon, Thais, Jeddah, Diamond Jubilee, Minoru |
Richard Marsh MVO (1851–1933) was a British trainer of racehorses. After his promising career as a jockey was ended by his rising weight, Marsh set up as a trainer in 1874. He trained from a number of stables before eventually making his base at Egerton House in Newmarket, Suffolk. In a training career of fifty years, Marsh trained the winners of twelve British Classic Race and many other major races. His greatest success sprang from his association with King Edward VII, for whom he trained three winners of The Derby. Two of Marsh's sons later became successful trainers.