Edward C. Corrigan (May 24, 1843 - July 4, 1924) was a Canadian-born racetrack proprietor, racehorse owner/breeder and trainer in American

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whose ''

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'' obituary called him a "once powerful turf figure". It, ''

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'', the ''

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'' and other U.S. newspapers regularly referred to him as the "Master of Hawthorne" for founding

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, in 1891. Corrigan was the

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winner's owner and trainer and in a 1911 article on Derby history the ''

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'' 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."

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1843 births 1924 deaths Immigrants to the United States American horse racing industry executives American racehorse owners and breeders American racehorse trainers Owners of Kentucky Derby winners People from Lévis, Quebec {{Canada-horseracing-bio-stub