Brian Adrian Clemenson (born 1963) is a retired English

greyhound trainer A greyhound trainer is a person who trains greyhounds for racing. This involves exercising, feeding, and grooming them in addition to keeping the greyhound in race condition to enable the greyhound to race to the best of its ability. History Befo ...

. He is a three times United Kingdom champion Champion Trainer.

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Clemenson was a head man for

Kenny Linzell Kenneth W Linzell also known as Kenny or Ken, (born 1937), is a former British greyhound trainer. He was UK Champion trainer in 1985 and twice winner of the Trainers Championship. Profile Linzell started training on the independent circuit ...

before taking out a trainer's licence. He raced out of

Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in the Hove Park area of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. The stadium also has a restaurant and a number of bars and is owned by the Gala Coral Group and race meeti ...

which he joined after a spell at

Hackney Wick Stadium Hackney Wick Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium located at Waterden Road in the London Borough of Hackney. Origins The site chosen for the stadium was on land known as Hackney Marshes west of the River Lea and on the west sid ...

. He was initially based at Bersheda Kennels in

Wickford Wickford is a town and civil parish in the south of the English county of Essex, with a population of 33,486. Located approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of London, it is within the Borough of Basildon along with the original town of Basil ...

but a decade later moved to the Romford Greyhound Kennels in

Billingshurst Billingshurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A29 road (the Roman Stane Street) at its crossroads with the A272, south-west of Horsham and north-east of Pulborough. Th ...

. He came to prominence in the early 1990s and after reaching multiple finals finally won a feature competition in 1999 when he won the

Pall Mall Stakes The Pall Mall Stakes was a prestigious greyhound racing competition held at Oxford Stadium until it closed in 2012. It was run at Harringay Stadium from 1935 until 1987, before moving to Oxford Stadium in 1988. The race never received the stat ...

. He reached the final of the 1998 English Greyhound Derby with Tullerboy Cash before steering two runners into the

2002 English Greyhound Derby The 2002 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 1 June 2002 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner received £75,000. Competition report There were 173 entries for the 2002 Derby but one of the Britai ...

and finishing runner-up in the 2004 English Greyhound Derby. It was during the early part of the decade that Clemenson was the leading trainer in Britain. He trained the winners of many competitions including three

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's, an Oaks, a

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, four Champions Stakes, three

Golden Jacket The Golden Jacket is a greyhound racing competition held at Crayford Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1975 at Harringay Stadium but following the closure of the track switched to Hall Green Stadium and then Monmore Green Stadium before finding a h ...

s, eight

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, two

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s, two

, three

Sussex Cup The Sussex Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1972 and is a category 1 event on the annual racing calendar. Venues & Distances *1972–present (Hove 515m) Sponsors * ...

s and two

Trafalgar Cup The Trafalgar Cup is a greyhound competition held at Monmore Green Stadium for puppies under the age of two. It is the oldest puppy competition in the racing calendar. It was contested at Wembley Stadium from 1929 until 1998, but when the Wembley ...

s. He retired from training in 2012.

Awards

He has won the Trainers Championship three times in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clemenson, Brian 1963 births Living people British greyhound racing trainers People from Wickford People from Billingshurst