Recipient of the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Lifetime Award of Merit for 2007
Winner of Racing Post poll of the 100 greatest training feats in the last 100 years (for training first 5 finishers of 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup)
Elected to steeplechasing Hall of Fame
Champion steeplechase trainer by numbers and purse money won, 3 successive years
Trained first 5 finishers of the Cheltenham Gold Cup
In the Guinness Book of World Records four times, including holding the world record for most winners in one day – 12
Won the King George VI Steeplechase, 3 successive years
Pacemaker International National Hunt trainer of the year, twice
Timeform Personality of the year
The Piper Champagne Award for the most outstanding contribution to racing in the 1982-83 season
William Hill Golden Spurs award, twice
Champion amateur steeplechase jockey award - Britain
RBI Lifetime Achievement Award
Won the Breeders Cup Mile, 1996 and 1998 (purse $1 million)
Runner-up in Eclipse award balloting for trainer of the year in North America , 1998
Awarded C.V. Whitney award by New York Turf Writers Association, 1999
2 Maryland's Best awards
Maryland Governor's Citation
Maryland House of Delegates Citation
"The victory by Da Hoss was one
of the most remarkable training jobs of the modern
era. Trainer Michael Dickinson has been called a
genius. Now a lot of people understand why. The
indelible impression left from Breeders' Cup 1998
was the courage and unexpected triumph of Da Hoss.
It was truly one for the ages."
"It is the true meaning of
confidence when one knows he will excel at
something that has never before been
accomplished."
"This science has been slow to
reach the horseracing world. But, there are a few
pioneers among us, and Michael Dickinson of Tapeta
Farm in Maryland is one of them. His passion for
winning is matched only by his passion to create
the perfect training environment."
| WINS | STAKES WINS | GRADED STAKES WINS | |
| Steeplechase Jockey UK | 378 | 20 | - |
| Steeplechase Trainer UK | 378 | 46 | - |
| Flat Trainer UK | 6 | 0 | - |
| Flat Trainer US | 550 | 85 | 27 |
| TOTAL | 1312 | 151 | 27 |
