Iconic horse trainer famous for ‘spectacular’ Derby winner announces pension
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Paul Cole, the man I like to call ‘generous’ and the trainer of the horse with that name who stormed in 1991 to Derby victory, will give up his permit.
“I looked at a horse this morning and just thought the time came to retire,” Cole told me.
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He said: “I share the license with my son Oliver since 2020, and I’m just very old now.
“Oliver knows what he is doing and is more than capable.”
With more than 1500 British winners to his name, Cole has been training from his garden in Whatcombe since 1987, because he has sent a whole series of big winners of big race over the past three decades, on the basis of Gulle, the spectacular 1991 Derby, Irish Derby and King George Hero.
Other remarkable triumphs for Cole, which was also crowned in Great -Britain in Great -Britain at the end of that Memorable 1991 campaign, were the classic victory of Snurge in the St. Army in 1990 and the success of Mr Dinos in the Gold Cup 2003 in Royal Ascot.
Other names that are known to a certain age group are Pass The Peace, Pouliches Heldin Culture Gier, Broken Hart, Ruby Tiger and Bint Pasha.
Cole was able to land a point in large handicaps such as the Lincoln and at a certain stage was ‘king’ of the two -year -olds.
He also embraced the international stage and took the Washington DC International from 1992 with Zoman, two Italian Derbys, an Irish oak with knights baroness and group 1’s in Germany with Ibn Bey.
Snurge hit an EP Taylor in a Canadian international and Rubyt Tiger.
At Royal Ascot, Cole had 21 victories and one in collaboration with OLI.
They include youth successes with Dilum, Magic Ring, Fair Cop and Sri Pekan.
Cole lays down his success on happiness and a strong determination, helped very much because of his deceased and very popular wife Vanessa, who unfortunately died in May last year.
He said, “Vanessa was a fantastic woman and the wife of a fantastic trainer. She brought calmness and understanding. I couldn’t have found anyone better.”
From how it all started, Cole revealed: “My father had farms, but he then sold in the war that was not a great idea.
“However, I was always with horses and started hunting. But we didn’t have a lot of money.
Runs in the family
By Sam Morgan
They say that blood is thicker than water and, boy, that is always true when it comes to racing horse trainers.
A thoroughbred of 500 kg get to walk on 40 mph over wavy, rotating, rotating, bending grass is difficult enough.
Doing the right tricks to let them win is something completely different.
That is probably the reason why those who manage it, want to keep their secrets safe and passed on by the generations instead of being around for everyone to see.
So, with the news, Paul Cole will give up his permit and lead the son Oli, let’s look at another father-son duos.
John & Thady Gosden
Top of the Pops. The Dream Duo was crowned top trainers during last week’s Royal ASCOT and their Clarehaven team looks great this year. Among their team of superstars is group 1 Monster Miler Field of Gold and Prince of Wales’s Stakes Hero Ombudsman … who could really be the next big thing of Racing.
Simon & Ed Crisford
Simon was the racing manager of Godolphin many years before he settled as a trainer in 2015. In 2020 he obtained a joint license with his son Ed. Together, their profit on the £ 1 million course surpassed in each of the last three seasons and one of their big names was two -time group 1 winner Vandek.
John & Sean Quinn
Son Sean joined Dad John in a joint training permit at the beginning of 2024. The couple had 16 winners this season and earned almost £ 300,000 in prize money. John, who explained their decision, John, who trained brilliant Sprinter Highfield Princess before she unfortunately died, said: “It is the way it fits with many families. Sean has worked with me for many years and young people deserve to continue.”
Mick & David Easterby
Northern Racing Legend Mick, 94, is still busy finding races for the 79 runners he trains alongside son David on their Sheriff Hutton basis. They have been training together since 2021 and at that time have almost £ 2 million income.
“My father knew someone who had a caravan park in Bournemouth and asked him if he would borrow the money to lease a garden.
“Somehow I got a few horses together and I went to the jockey club to get a license, but I immediately saw that there was a” no “by my name.
“You see, then you had to be in the right group of people to be accepted.
“It was just after the national service ended and the Jockey Club did not understand that it would suddenly be approached by younger people who wanted to come on stage.
“I had to apply again, but I didn’t give up. I wasn’t that academically clear and it was just a case of thinking:” What can I do? “
“I thought about becoming a stud manager when I was 21. But in the end I had no doubt what I really wanted to do.
“I always felt that I would end up with Whatcombe and I will continue to live here and Oli will train here.
“It was one of my ambitions to be here. I just had to facilitate how I would get here.
“When we arrived it was nothing as it is now. It was all creosot and nails. Not much different.”
The ‘generous’ year came about in unusual circumstances.
The famous trainer told me: “Anthony Penfold was a racing manager for Fahd Salman and we met at Heathrow before we went to Goffs.
“I told Anthony that there would be a number of large buyers in Ireland and we should go for a horse with an unusual color or pedigree. We both have.
“Generous was like the famous animal rider of Roy Rogers in the sense that he was a flashy chestnut and by Caerleon who was not that popular.
“We had to go above budget, to 200,000 Irish Guineas, but we have him.
“Generous was the best I trained. He had an incredible foot – he won the first time more than 5F.
“When he kicked, nothing would pass him.”
Cole is always trained with a mission.
He said: “I love training, but it was a way to earn some money, to get married and to be able to train the children.
“That is why we imposed the horses so much. So we could earn people money that the horses had.”
Cole continued: “I loved to buy a cheap horse and win a big race. I think we got Sarab for £ 1800 and he won the foret. That was special.
“Snurge went everywhere. A warrior and a traveler.”
Cole has used many Jockeys in his time, but Richard Quinn, Alan Munro and most recently, Jamie Spencer, a good friend of another Van Cole’s sons, Alexander, has been the most question.
Cole said: “Richard Quinn started with me. But Fahd Salman had many advisers and they didn’t always want him.
“That said, I never really had a fight with Jockeys.
“Quinn did the work that was needed. Alan Munro won the derby on Genereuze and Jamie Spencer did very well. He is a jockey for a certain type of horse.”
It is the end of an era with Paul Cole’s pension.
It follows the departure of the late Sir Henry Cecil, Sir Michael Stoute and Roger Charlton, huge names of the game.
They all loved this sport.
Cole ended by saying to me: “What a happy decision I made to race. I started very humble. And we won some of the biggest races.”
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