Ted Dickson
| Ted Dickson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Greyhound Trainer |
| Born | March 2, 1923 Edinburgh |
| Died | May 22, 1996 Bracknell |
| Major racing wins | |
| Classic/Feature wins: St Leger (1985) Laurels (1977) Scurry Gold Cup (1978), (1980) Grand Prix (1979) Pall Mall Stakes (1977) Edinburgh Cup (1977) Golden Jacket (1978) | |
| Racing awards | |
| Greyhound Trainer of the Year (1977) Trainers Championship (1978, 1980) | |
Edward Brown 'Ted' Dickson (1923-1996) was a United Kingdom greyhound trainer. He was the UK champion trainer in 1977.[1]
Profile
[edit]Ted Dickson began his career working as a kennel boy for Norman Chambers at Powderhall Stadium in Edinburgh. In 1960 he took out a private trainers licence before joining Slough Stadium in 1970.[2]
Dickson came to prominence in 1973 with a classic finalist when Sunny Gold reached the Laurels final while he was a trainer at Slough. Four years later he won the Laurels, with Greenfield Fox and Linacre won the English Greyhound Derby Invitation.[2] This culminated with him becoming the Greyhound Trainer of the Year.[3]
In 1978 and 1980 he won the Scurry Gold Cup, the only occasions that Slough had won the event.[4] Further success came and he won the Trainers Championship twice in 1978 and 1980 respectively. He was based out of the Smoothfield Farm Kennels, off Winkfield Lane in Windsor.[5] He joined Wembley from Slough in 1985. This brought more success when Jet Circle won the 1985 St Leger.[6]
Ted's daughter Hazel Dickson became heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the kennels before Ted died in 1995 leaving the kennels to be run by Hazel. Hazel continued to impress for the next decade winning the Pall Mall Stakes and the Golden Jacket but retired in 2000.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
- ^ a b Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
- ^ "Remember When - April 1978". Greyhound Star.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Greyhound Racing. Page Brothers, Norwich Ltd. p. 307. ISBN 0-85020-0474.
- ^ Barnes, Julia (1991). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, Vol Two. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-61-9.
- ^ "Greyhounds: Dickson quits at Wimbledon. - 23 March 2000". Racing Post.