Training Centers

Michael Dickinson has built three of the best and most successful training centers in the world.

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Poplar House, Harewood, Yorkshire, England

With his parents, Tony and Monica Dickinson, Michael bought Poplar House, Harewood, which up until then had only been a sheep and cattle farm. In less than 6 months, Michael had created a training facility which was the most successful training establishment in British Steeplechasing. Big races won include:

Cheltenham Gold Cup 2
King George VI 5
Queen Mother’s Champion Chase 4
Welsh Champion Chase 3
The Timeform Gold Cup 2
The Whitbread Gold Cup 1
The Hennessey Gold Cup 1
The Great Yorkshire Chase 1
The Welsh National 1
Christmas Hurdle 1
The Bula Hurdle 1
The Fighting Fifth Hurdle 1
The Sun Alliance Hurdle 1
The Waterford Crystal Hurdle 1

1983 Cheltenham Gold was voted the Best Training Performance in Great Britain in the last 100 years by Racing Post writers and readers.

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Manton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Manton had been a very successful training establishment in the early part of the twentieth century. However, when the Sangster family bought Manton, the Derby Gallop had not been used since 1930. Twelve years previously the winter gallops had been lost and the main gallops had been let go. Under Michael’s planning, guidance and care, the gallops and training tracks were restored, reinvented and reinvigorated. Since that time, horses trained at Manton with only one trainer at any time have won the following 50 Grade 1 races:

The Derby Italian Derby (2 times)
The Breeder’s Cup Turf Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes
Middle Park Stakes Gran Premio D’Italian
Dewhurst Criterium de Saint Cloud
Juddmonte International Stakes GP Jockey Club
Dubai Champion Stakes Prix de la Salamandre
Irish Champion Stakes Grand Criterium
Eclipse Prix de L’Abbaye
Sheema Classic Prix Du Cadran
Prix de la Foret Racing Post Trophy
Middle Park Dubai Poule D’Essai des Poulains
July Cup 1000 Guineas
Nunthorpe Meon Valley Stud Fillies Stakes
Ascot Fillies Mile (2 times) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Irish Derby Prix d’Ispahan
Middle Park Stakes Prix Marcel Boussac
The Matriarch-Hollywood Golden Jubiliee Stakes
William Hill Sprint 1000 Guineas
Ciga De L’Abbaye 2000 Guineas
Sussex Stakes Irish 2000 Guineas (3 times)
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp French 2000 Guineas
Man O' War Stakes Racing Post Trophy

Tapeta Farm, North East, Maryland, USA

Tapeta Farm had been exclusively used for growing crops before Michael converted it into a successful training facility.
Grade 1 winners include:

Breeder’s Cup Mile 2
The Sword Dancer 1
The Gulfstream Park Handicap 1
The Ashland 1
The Mother Goose 1
The Wood Memorial 1
The Frank J. deFrancis Dash 1
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