Tommy J. Smith MBE | |
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Full name | Thomas John Smith |
Other names | T. J. Smith |
Occupation | Thoroughbred horse trainer |
Born | Jembaicumbene, New South Wales, Australia | 3 September 1916
Died | 2 September 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 81)
Nationality | Australian |
Children | Gai Waterhouse |
Honours | |
Australian Racing Hall of Fame |
Thomas John Smith MBE (3 September 1916 – 2 September 1998)[1] was a leading trainer of thoroughbred racehorses based in Sydney, New South Wales.
Inducted into the Australian Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in 2001 and elevated to Legend status in 2012, Smith dominated Sydney racing for over three decades, winning the Sydney Trainers' Premiership every year between 1953 and 1985. His notable feats as a horse trainer included two Melbourne Cups, four Caulfield Cups, seven W. S. Cox Plates, six Golden Slippers and thirty five Australian derbies. Notable horses trained by Smith included Tulloch, Gunsynd, Kingston Town, Redcraze and Red Anchor.