Sue Smith (born Sue Maslen on 23 February 1948) is a
British horse trainer.
Background
Smith was originally from
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an a ...
. Her father owned racehorses at the time and she would ride them out at Epsom.
She had the distinction of participating in Britain's initial ladies' race.
In her youth, she was an international show jumper.
Training
Smith trains at Craiglands Farm near
Bingley Moor
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley railwa ...
, in
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exis ...
. The farm consists of 150 acres and facilities for 55 horses. Her first winner came in 1990 when
African Safari won a three-runner chase at
Ascot. He had been purchased at the Ascot Sales for 4,300 guineas.
She received her full licence in 1990.
Grand National
In
2013
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Smith trained
Auroras Encore to win the
Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handica ...
. Ridden by Scottish Jockey
Ryan Mania, Auroras Encore won by nine lengths, to
Cappa Bleu in second and
Teaforthree in third. He was an outsider winning at the odds of 66–1. She became the third female trainer to win the race.
Personal life
She is married to Harvey Smith (equestrian), Harvey Smith, a former show jumper.
References
External links
Directory of the turf entry
Living people
1948 births
People from West Sussex
British racehorse trainers
British show jumping riders
British female equestrians
People from the City of Bradford
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