John E. Hammond
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John E. Hammond (born June 27, 1960 in Bromley, Kent, England) is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in France.
Based in Chantilly, Oise, Hammond has trained numerous Group One winners including Montjeu and Suave Dancer both of whom won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, France's most prestigious horse race. Hammond's horses have also won important races in Ireland and Great Britain.
Hammond also trained useful European and latterly American based sprinter, Nuclear Debate.
[edit] Major wins
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Montjeu (2000)
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - (1) - Imperial Beauty (2001)
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (2) - Suave Dancer (1991), Montjeu (1999)
- Prix du Cadran - (1) - Sought Out (1992)
- Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Dolphin Street (1993)
- Prix Ganay - (1) - Execute (2004)
- Prix du Jockey Club - (2) - Suave Dancer (1991), Montjeu (1999)
- Prix Maurice de Gheest - (2) - Dolphin Street (1994), Cherokee Rose (1995)
- Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - Insight (1998)
- Prix Vermeille - (1) - Sweet Stream (2004)
- E. P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - Insight (1999)
- Haydock Sprint Cup - (3) - Polar Falcon (1991), Cherokee Rose (1995), Nuclear Debate (2001)
- King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (1) - Montjeu (2000)
- Lockinge Stakes - (1) - Polar Falcon (1991)
- Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Nuclear Debate (2000)
- Hong Kong Vase - (1) - Red Bishop (1994)
- Irish Champion Stakes - (1) - Suave Dancer (1991)
- Irish Derby - (1) - Montjeu (1999)
- Tattersalls Gold Cup - (1) - Montjeu (2000)
- Arlington Million - (1) - Dear Doctor (1992)
- Laurel Futurity - (1) - River Traffic (1990)