Edward C. Corrigan

Edward C. Corrigan (May 24, 1843 - July 4, 1924) was a Canadian-born racetrack proprietor, racehorse owner/breeder and trainer in American Thoroughbred racing whose New York Times obituary called him a "once powerful turf figure".^[1] It, The San Francisco Examiner, the Chicago Examiner and other U.S. newspapers regularly referred to him as the "Master of Hawthorne" for founding Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero, Illinois, in 1891.

Edward Corrigan
Born	(1843-05-24)May 24, 1843 Saint-Jean-Crysostome, Canada East
Died	July 4, 1924(1924-07-04) (aged 81) Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Resting place	Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
Occupation(s)	Racetrack owner, racehorse owner, breeder, trainer
Known for	"Master of Hawthorne" 1884 American Derby 1890 Kentucky Derby

Corrigan was the 1890 Kentucky Derby winner's owner and trainer^[2] and in a 1911 article on Derby history the Daily Racing Form called him "the man who at one time controlled more racing property and owned a greater stable of horses than any other turfman of his time."^[3][4]

References

1. "Edward Corrigan Dies At Age 82". New York Times. 1924-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
2. "Kentucky Derby Winners". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
3. "Corrigan "Broke" Loses Racetrack". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-05-20. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
4. "Successful Trainers in Kentucky's Foremost Race". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1911-04-30. Retrieved 2020-03-06.