john, russell, horse, trainer, john, russell, 1936, february, 2004, american, trainer, thoroughbred, racehorses, freelance, sportswriter, author, 2002, novel, shadow, dark, horses, among, clients, trained, nationally, prominent, stables, ogden, phipps, fred, h. John W Russell May 19 1936 February 25 2004 was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses a freelance sportswriter and the author of the 2002 novel In the Shadow of Dark Horses 1 Among his clients he trained for the nationally prominent stables of Ogden Phipps Fred W Hooper and Bud Willmot s Kinghaven Farms He is best known for training Precisionist Track Robbery and three time Champion and U S Racing Hall of Fame inductee Susan s Girl 2 John W RussellOccupationHorse trainer sportswriter novelistBorn 1936 05 19 May 19 1936Lincolnshire EnglandDiedFebruary 25 2004 2004 02 25 aged 67 San Diego County CaliforniaCareer wins812Major racing winsDuchess Stakes 1967 Woodbine Oaks 1969 Signature Stakes 1971 1973 Villager Stakes 1971 Acorn Stakes 1972 Beldame Stakes 1972 Cotillion Handicap 1972 Gazelle Handicap 1972 Kentucky Oaks 1972 La Troienne Stakes 1972 Monrovia Stakes 1972 Pasadena Stakes 1972 Santa Susana Stakes 1972 Santa Ynez Stakes 1972 Arlington Washington Lassie Stakes 1973 Delaware Handicap 1973 Hollywood Lassie Stakes 1973 Santa Barbara Handicap 1973 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap 1973 Santa Maria Handicap 1973 Susquehanna Handicap 1973 Matron Stakes 1974 Bernard Baruch Handicap 1975 1976 1977 Gotham Stakes 1975 Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap 1975 Hollywood Derby 1975 Jersey Derby 1975 Peter Pan Stakes 1975 Secretariat Stakes 1975 Amory L Haskell Handicap 1976 Astoria Stakes 1976 Cavalcade Handicap 1976 Cinema Handicap 1976 Go For Wand Handicap 1976 New York Stakes 1976 Personal Ensign Stakes 1976 Round Table Handicap 1976 Sorority Stakes 1976 Swaps Stakes 1976 United Nations Stakes 1976 Arlington Handicap 1977 Boiling Springs Stakes 1977 Man o War Stakes 1977 Monmouth Handicap 1977 Sword Dancer Handicap 1977 Washington Park Handicap 1977 Manhattan Handicap 1978 Fall Highweight Handicap 1979 Frank E Kilroe Mile Handicap 1980 Del Mar Oaks 1981 La Brea Stakes 1981 Spinster Stakes 1982 San Gabriel Handicap 1983 1987 Cabrillo Handicap 1988 Del Mar Mile Handicap 1988 Significant horsesMajestic Light Susan s Girl Track Robbery Precisionist Tri Jet EffervescingReferences Edit Amazon com Retrieved August 27 2018 Los Angeles Times February 27 2004 obituary Retrieved August 27 2018 This American horse racing biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Russell horse trainer amp oldid 1073170285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
