George Lambton (23 November 1860 – 23 July 1945) was a British

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trainer. He was

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in the 1906, 1911 and 1912 seasons.

Early life

The Honourable George Lambton was born in London on 23 November 1860, the fifth son of

George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham (5 September 1828 – 27 November 1879), styled Viscount Lambton from 1833 to 1840, was a British peer. Early life Lambton was born on 5 September 1828 at Copse Hill, Wimbledon and was baptise ...

and his wife, Beatrix, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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and

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, and admitted to

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on 11 June 1879. His entry in ''

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'' states "At Eton he was rather too near

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, and at Cambridge rather too near Newmarket." He became a second lieutenant in the 2nd Derbyshire Militia in 1880, then a lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion

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Horse racing

As an amateur jockey he won the

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on ''Parasang'' in 1888. After a fall at

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in 1892 he decided to take up training and in 1893 he was appointed trainer to the 16th Earl of Derby at Bedford Lodge stables in Newmarket,

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. He trained ''Canterbury Pilgrim'' to win the 1896

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for Lord Derby and the 1906 Epsom Oaks with ''Keystone II''. Lord Derby died in 1908 and was succeeded by his son, the

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. George Lambton trained the winners of ten

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for the Earl including The Derby with '' Sansovino'' in 1924 and '' Hyperion'' in 1933. He also trained the

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winner ''

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'' for

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in 1917. In 1926 Lambton was replaced by

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as Lord Derby's trainer but remained as his racing manager and resumed training for the Earl in 1931. In 1933 however he was finally replaced by Colledge Leader. He became a public trainer and remained one until his retirement in 1945, dying a few days later on 23 July. Lambton was the author of ''Men and Horses I Have Known''. He lived at Mesnil Warren (a house extended for him by

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in 1925), Newmarket. George Lambton Avenue and George Lambton Playing Fields, both in the town, are named after him.

Family

Lambton married Cicely Margaret Horner (daughter of Sir John Horner and maternal granddaughter of Scottish politician William Graham) on 7 December 1908 in London. They had four children: *Flying Officer (Air Gunner) John Lambton (31 July 1909 – 11 August 1941), Royal Air Force officer, killed in action during

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. * Ann Katharine Swynford Lambton (8 February 1912 – 19 July 2008), historian of Persian studies. *Captain Edward "Teddy" George Lambton (29 April 1918 – 23 June 1983), British Army officer and racehorse trainer. *Sybil Frances Mary Diadem Lambton (7 October 1919 – 22 April 1961), married Major William Jessop. Died from a fall in a point-to-point. His two daughters' middle names of Swynford and Diadem, were taken from the names of the winners of the 1910

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and the 1917

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, respectively.

British Classic Race wins

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– (4) – ''Canyon (1916), Diadem (1917), Ferry (1918), Tranquil (1923)'' *

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– (1) – ''

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(1926)'' * Oaks – (2) – ''Canterbury Pilgrim (1896), Keystone II (1906)'' *

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– (2) – ''Sansovino (1924), Hyperion (1933)'' *

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– (4) – ''Swynford (1910), Keysoe (1919), Tranquil (1923), Hyperion (1933)''

References

*
George Lambton at the National Horseracing Museum website

External links

George Lambton
in the

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George Lambton George Lambton (23 November 1860 – 23 July 1945) was a British thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse horse trainer, trainer. He was British flat racing Champion Trainer in the 1906, 1911 and 1912 seasons. Early life The Honourable George Lamb ...

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