| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1939-07-10)10 July 1939 Tetbury, England |
| Died | 7 July 2018(2018-07-07) (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Race wins: 1,000 Guineas (3) Epsom Oaks (2) Epsom Derby (2) St. Leger Stakes (3) | |
| Honours | |
| Champion Trainer (1995) Order of the British Empire | |
| Significant horses | |
| Awaasif,Beauchamp King,Circus Plume,Elnadim,Erhaab,Habibti,Invincible Spirit,Lavinia Fontana,Marju,Mehthaaf,Millenary,Mountain Lodge,North Stoke,Posse,Quick As Lightning,Ragstone,Salsabil,Scottish Rifle,Sea Chimes,Shadayid,Shirley Heights,Silver Patriarch,Wassl | |
John Leeper DunlopOBE (10 July 1939 – 7 July 2018) was an Englishrace horse trainer based inArundel,Sussex.[1] He trained the winners of 74Group One races, including 10British Classics,[2] with over 3000 winners in total.[3] He was theBritish flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995.
Born inTetbury, he first took out a training licence in 1966. After a two-year apprenticeship with Neville Dent and Gordon Smyth he took over Castle Stables in Arundel, on theDuke of Norfolk's estate.
He played a pivotal role in the establishment ofMiddle Eastern influences inBritish horseracing, training Hatta,Sheikh Mohammed's first winner as an owner atBrighton in 1977.[2] He was also associated withSheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum over a period of three decades, training horses such asSalsabil, winner of the1,000 Guineas,Oaks andIrish Derby. The main jockeys with which he was associated include the Australian Ron Hutchinson, Willie Carson,Pat Eddery[3] and Lester Piggott . In later years he was also associated with Richard Quinn andTed Durcan.[4] The2,000 Guineas was the only British Classic that eluded him.[2]
Dunlop was appointed OBE in the1996 Birthday Honours. He was also a trustee of theBritish Racing School.[5]
In 2001, he suffered a ruptured aorta, but survived.[4] He retired at the end of the 2012 flat racing season. His sons,Ed and Harry, are also both trainers.Jeremy Noseda and Gerard Butler also learnt their trade with him.[3]
He died on 7 July 2018 at the age of 78.[6][7]
| 1000 Guineas | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
 |  |  |
| Quick As Lightning | Our Home | Mrs Penny |
| 1990 | ||
 |  |  |
| Salsabil | Heart of Joy | Negligent |
| 1991 | ||
|  |  |
| Shadayid | Kooyonga | Crystal Gazing |
| Derby | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | ||
 |  |  |
| Shirley Heights | Hawaiian Sound | Remainder Man |
| 1994 | ||
|  | |
| Erhaab | King's Theatre | Colonel Collins |
| Oaks | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ||
 |  |  |
| Circus Plume | Media Luna | Poquito Queen |
| 1990 | ||
|  |  |
| Salsabil | Game Plan | Knight's Baroness |
| St Leger | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ||
 |  |  |
| Moon Madness | Celestial Storm | Untold |
| 1997 | ||
 |  | |
| Silver Patriarch | Vertical Speed | The Fly |
| 2000 | ||
 |  |  |
| Millenary | Air Marshall | Chimes at Midnight |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
