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| Born | 1887 Middleton Park,County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Died | 18 March 1983 (aged 95–96) |
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Race wins: 2,000 Guineas (1) 1,000 Guineas (3) Epsom Oaks (2) Epsom Derby (1) St. Leger Stakes (6) | |
| Honours | |
| Champion Trainer (1937, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1958) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Flares,Precipitation,Sun Castle,Zarathustra,Aureole,Pall Mall,Premonition,Meld,Alcide,Red God,Parthia. | |
Sir Cecil Charles Boyd-RochfortKCVO (1887 – 18 March 1983) was an Irishthoroughbredracehorse trainer who wasBritish flat racing Champion Trainer five times.
Cecil was the son of Rochfort Hamilton Boyd-Rochfort and the grandson ofGeorge Augustus Boyd-Rochfort. He was educated atEton College and served with theScots Guards duringWorld War I, winning theCroix de Guerre and reached the rank of captain. His brother,George Boyd-Rochfort (1880–1940), also served with the Scots Guards during World War I and won theVictoria Cross.
He trained forKing George VI and thenQueen Elizabeth II from 1943 until he retired in 1968, the same year in which he was knighted.[1] His biggest royal wins werePall Mall in the 19582,000 Guineas,Hypericum in the 19561,000 Guineas,Aureole in the 1954King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes andCanisbay in the 1965Eclipse Stakes. He trained atNewmarket'sFreemason Lodge Stables from 1923 to 1968.Brown Betty's 1933Epsom Oaks win was his first classic, but his particular flair was for training stayers:Boswell's 1936St. Leger triumph was the first of six final classic wins (from 13 entries). Boyd-Rochfort's only success inThe Derby came in 1959 withParthia. He was champion trainer in 1937, 1938, 1954, 1955 and 1958, and other top successes for his stable were theAscot Gold Cup wins ofPrecipitation andZarathustra, and in the later stages of his career he won theGoodwood Cup four times between 1962 and 1966. He was the stepfather of racehorse trainerHenry Cecil.
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