Richard Marsh (horseman)

Richard Marsh
Marsh with Persimmon in 1897
OccupationTrainer
Born31 December 1851
Kent, United Kingdom
DiedMay 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.

  1. ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.