Frankel’s trainer Henry Cecil dies at 70
Legendary British horseracing trainer Sir Henry Cecil has died at the historic catamenia of lxx next a long battle amongst tummy cancer.
Cecil, who died on Tuesday morning, was champion trainer 10 times in addition to had 25 British Classic winners. He was the original of Warren Place inward Newmarket in addition to had a tape 75 successes at Royal Ascot.
He revealed 6 years agone that he had been having treatment for for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Knighted past times the Queen inward 2011, Cecil’s after years saw him acquire by cancer but were illuminated past times the great Frankel, officially the best Equus caballus inward the basis in addition to unbeaten inward xiv starts before retirement at the terminate of concluding season.
Frankel carried the colours of Cecil’s great patron Prince Khalid Abdullah, possessor of Juddmonte Farms.
Frankel was ridden inward all his races past times Tom Queally, who told Racing UK: “Every other trainer aspires to live similar him in addition to no other trainer volition come upward close. He actually excelled amongst Frankel. He made all the correct calls in addition to all the correct choices amongst him. He retired unbeaten in addition to that was his (Cecil’s) precious rock inward the crown. Racing has lost a existent gentleman.”
Sir Michael Stoute, also champion trainer 10 times, said: “I arrive at non believe this the world has ever produced a meliorate trainer than Henry. I know at that spot has never been 1 thus loved. And in addition to thus at that spot was his toughness in addition to courage, which had to live seen to live believed every bit he continued to supervise the preparation of his horses. Some man.”
Henry Richard Amherst Cecil was born on Jan 11, 1943, 10 minutes ahead of his twin brother, David. His father, Henry Cecil, younger blood brother of the 3rd Lord Amherst of Hackney, had been killed inward activity amongst the Parachute Regiment inward North Africa a fortnight earlier. His mother, Rohays Cecil, was the missy of Major-General Sir James Burnett of Leys, 13th Baronet, possessor of Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire.
When he was all the same a baby, Cecil’s woman nurture married Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, who was British apartment racing Champion Trainer 5 times in addition to who trained for, amid others, King George VI.
After school, the twins went to run at the Earl of Derby’s Woodland Stud inward Newmarket, Suffolk, in addition to at other studs overseas. They completed their teaching at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
From 1964 to 1968 Cecil worked every bit an assistant at his stepfather’s Freemason Lodge stable. He took out his ain licence to develop inward 1969 in addition to that twelvemonth had his showtime winner amongst Celestial Cloud at Ripon on 17 May, amongst Wolver Hollow winning the Eclipse Stakes inward July to give Cecil his showtime Group One success.
He had his showtime winner at Royal Ascot the next twelvemonth when Parthenon won the Queen Alexandra Stakes.
The languid, dandyish Cecil, noted for his flair inward clothing, went on to remarkable achievements. In 1973 he tasted his showtime Classic success inward Republic of Ireland when Cloonagh, bred past times Cecil’s half-brother Arthur Boyd-Rochfort, won the Irish Gaelic M Guineas in addition to inward 1975 he won his showtime English linguistic communication Classic amongst Bolkonski at the 2,000 Guineas. He won iii M Guineas in addition to a farther 2000 Guineas before winning his showtime Epsom Derby inward 1985 amongst Slip Anchor.
Cecil, amongst his dapper Hermes ties, Gucci loafers in addition to self-deprecating personality, amongst his caput characteristically to 1 side when fielding the attending of the media inward post-race interviews, attracted fervent back upward from the populace in addition to was a much-loved figure.
He had a unique charm – he tended his obscure varieties of peas in addition to roses inward his garden amongst every bit much attention every bit he did his horses, in addition to collected Pb soldiers.
In 1976 he had taken over the running of Warren Place inward Newmarket from Sir Noel Murless, the virile individual nurture of his showtime wife, Julie, in addition to he turned the stables into what has been called “the most glamorous yard inward Europe”.
In 1999 he won iii of the 5 Classic races in addition to finished 2nd inward the other two. Prince Ahmed bin Salman, the possessor of Oath, 1 of Cecil’s Derby winners, 1 time said: “Winning Classics is easy. Just purchase a Equus caballus in addition to transportation it to Henry Cecil”.
But after years of success, Cecil experienced a dramatic autumn from grace. In the infinite of a few years several owner-breeders amongst long-standing relationships amongst Cecil died, including Louis Freedman, Jim Joel in addition to Lord Howard de Walden. His showtime wife, Julie, in addition to his caput lad, Paddy Rudkin, left in addition to inward 1995 Cecil’s human relationship amongst Sheikh Mohammed broke down, amongst the possessor removing the xl horses he had inward preparation at Cecil’s stable. Sheikh Mohammed suggested at the fourth dimension that he had non been informed virtually an injury to 1 of his thoroughbreds, although Cecil maintained that they were all the same “great friends” in addition to had non fallen out.
Cecil in addition to his showtime wife, Julie, divorced inward 1990. Cecil had been conducting an matter amongst Natalie Payne, whom he married ii years later. When they met Cecil was 46 in addition to his time to come 2nd married adult woman was 22.
Cecil’s 2nd spousal human relationship broke downwards really publicly, in addition to they divorced inward 2002.
In 2008, Cecil married his 3rd wife, his one-time secretarial assistant Jane McKeown.
Lady Cecil has been granted a temporary preparation licence past times the British Horseracing Authority, amongst runners declared for Newbury, Nottingham in addition to Yarmouth on Thursday. There are currently to a greater extent than than 100 horses inward preparation at Warren Place.
American passenger Steve Cauthen, who enjoyed 6 highly successful years every bit a stable jockey at Warren Place, labelled Cecil “a genius”.
“He had a great feel of humour. He was a super intelligent guy in addition to actually knew how to house his horses,” the 53-year-old said.
“He tried to get got fun. The atmosphere during most of the fourth dimension I was upward at Warren Place was simply fantastic.”
A contention from Juddmonte Farm said: “It is amongst immense sadness that nosotros get got learnt that Sir Henry Cecil lost his long battle amongst cancer this morning. Henry has been both a longstanding friend of Prince Khalid’s in addition to a wonderful trainer for Juddmonte in addition to beyond. Our thoughts are amongst Jane in addition to all his family, in addition to his loyal staff at Warren Place.”
Amy Starkey, regional manager of The Jockey Club, said: “Everyone at Newmarket Racecourses is hugely saddened to listen the tidings that Sir Henry has passed away in addition to our thoughts are really much amongst Lady Cecil in addition to all of the family.
“He was a much-loved gentleman of our sport in addition to his winners were e'er hugely good received at both the Rowley Mile in addition to the July Course.
“Those of us at Newmarket Racecourses were lucky plenty to regularly come upward into contact amongst Sir Henry in addition to his kindness in addition to willingness to assist were greatly appreciated past times us all. Only before this spring, he attended a coming together to offering his thoughts in addition to advice regarding our race programme.
“We, similar thus many others, volition miss him really much in addition to volition never forget simply how much he contributed to the sport of racing, non to the lowest degree hither at Newmarket Racecourses.”
Racing remembered Cecil amongst a minute’s quiet before each of Tuesday’s 4 meetings, at Worcester, Fontwell, Lingfield in addition to Salisbury, in addition to jockeys at all 4 meetings wore black armbands every bit a score of respect.
Sir Henry Cecil is survived past times ii children, Katie in addition to Noel, from his showtime marriage, in addition to boy Jake from his 2nd marriage.
Cecil’s twin brother, David, died from cancer inward 2000.
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