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At first, he was a trainer of steeplechasers, and won the Grand National at Liverpool three times - Early Mist in 1953, Royal Tan in 1954, and Quare Times in 1955. Probably the greatest steeplechaser he trained was Cottage Rake, who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times in the fifties. He also won the Champion Hurdle three years in succession with Hatton's Grace.
今日、Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdleがあるから、何か関係しているのかと軽い気持ちで検索してみたら・・・これは知らなかった。おっそろしいお人だ。
