George Hanlon (July 1917 – 28 January 2010) was an Australian race

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. Inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, Hanlon trained three

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winners;

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in 1972,

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in 1978 and

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in 1984.The George Hanlon File
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, Hanlon died in 2010, aged 92, at a nursing home in Geelong, Victoria where he had been living for the past year and a half.

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1917 births 2010 deaths Australian racehorse trainers Sportspeople from Geelong Australian Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees {{Australia-horseracing-bio-stub