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Lord Howard de Walden and Seaford

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Racehorse owner and breeder John Scott-Ellis became ninth Baron Howard de Walden and fifth Baron Seaford in 1946, having served as an instructor at the Canadian Staff College in Ontario during the second world war. After the death of his father, he built up his own bloodstock empire. He purchased the Plantation Stud in Newmarket, England, in 1958, and later purchased the Thornton Stud in Yorkshire, England. One of his first successful brood-mares was Sanlinea, a filly purchased for 8,000 guineas at Doncaster sales.

United Kingdom, Racehorse trainers, Scott-Ellis, John Osmael

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George Owen

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Jockey and racehorse trainer George Owen began riding competitively as an amateur at the age of 18. His greatest achievement as an amateur was winning the 1930 Cheltenham Foxhunters' Chase. He became a professional jockey in 1932, and soon gained a reputation as a leading National Hunt rider. He began training in 1945, and worked closely with jockey Dick Francis. He was also partly responsible for the success of champion amateur rider Steve Davenport.

Jockeys, Owen, George

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The Earl of Carnarvon

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Racing manager Henry Herbert was born in Highclere, England, in 1924. He was the seventh Earl of Carnarvon. He was racing manager for the Queen, as well as running his own breeding operation at Highclere Stud.

Officials and employees, Horse racing, Horse-racing, Herbert, Henry George Reginald Molyneux

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