Barry Hills
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Barry Hills (born April 2, 1937) is a British thoroughbred horse trainer. He lives in Lambourn, England.
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[edit] Biography
Barry Hills had three sons in his first marriage: John, Michael, and Richard. John is a horse trainer, and both Michael and Richard are jockeys. After his divorce, he married Penny Hills, and had two more sons, Charles and George. Charles is an assistant at Faringdon Place and George is at Walmac International in Kentucky, United States.
[edit] Career
In the mid-1950s, Barry was an apprentice jockey to Fred Rimell and to George Collin. In 1959 he was the head lad of John Oxley. In 1969, he acquired a horse training license and began training horses at South Bank Stables in Lambourn. In 1986, he moved to Robert Sangster's Manton Yard where he remained until 1990, when he moved back to South Bank. By the end of 2000, he had trained 2166 winning horses in Britain.
[edit] Major wins
- 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Enstone Spark (1978)
- 2,000 Guineas - (2) - Tap On Wood (1979), Haafhd (2004)
- Ascot Gold Cup - (2) - Gildoran (1984, 1985)
- Benson and Hedges Gold Cup - (2) - Hawaiian Sound (1978), Cormorant Wood (1984)
- Champion Stakes - (3) - Cormorant Wood (1983), Storming Home (2002), Haafhd (2004)
- Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Desirable (1983)
- Cork and Orrery Stakes - (1) - Royal Applause (1997)
- Coronation Stakes - (1) - Maids Causeway (2005)
- Dewhurst Stakes - (3) - Scenic (1988, dead-heat), In Command (1996), Distant Music (1999)
- Fillies' Mile - (1) - Silk Slippers (1989)
- Haydock Sprint Cup - (2) - Royal Applause (1997), Red Clubs (2007)
- Lockinge Stakes - (1) - Cormorant Wood (1984, dead-heat)
- Middle Park Stakes - (3) - Gallic League (1987), Royal Applause (1995), Dark Angel (2007)
- Nunthorpe Stakes - (2) - Handsome Sailor (1988), La Cucaracha (2005)
- Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - Kind of Hush (1982)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Sure Blade (1986)
- St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - Sure Blade (1986)
- St. Leger - (1) - Moonax (1994)
- Stayers' Hurdle - (1) - Nomadic Way (1992)
- Sun Chariot Stakes - (2) - Cormorant Wood (1983), Spinning Queen (2006)
- Sussex Stakes - (1) - Distant Relative (1990)
- Yorkshire Oaks - (1) - Dibidale (1974)
- Austrian Derby - (1) - Zimzalabim (1993)
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (2) - Rheingold (1972, 1973)
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - (1) - Handsome Sailor (1988)
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (1) - Rheingold (1973)
- Prix Ganay - (1) - Rheingold (1973)
- Prix Jean Prat - (1) - Golden Snake (1999)
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - Distant Relative (1990)
- Prix Royal-Oak - (1) - Moonax (1994)
- Prix de la Salamandre - (1) - Our Mirage (1971)
- Irish 1,000 Guineas - (2) - Nicer (1993), Hula Angel (1999)
- Irish Derby - (1) - Sir Harry Lewis (1987)
- Irish Oaks - (2) - Dibidale (1974), Bolas (1994)
- Matron Stakes - (1) - Pixie Erin (1987)
- National Stakes - (1) - Tap On Wood (1978)
- Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - Lady Upstage (2000)
- Oaks d'Italia - (1) - Atoll (1990)
- Premio Regina Elena - (1) - Atoll (1990)
- Slovakian Derby - (1) - Zimzalabim (1993)
