Hilton Alexander Dabson (April 8, 1912 – June 16, 1984) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing

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and racehorse trainer. In 1933, he was the leading rider at Rockingham Park. On September 11, 1937, Dabson rode Calumet Dick to victory in the Narragansett Special. A horse that usually ran well on muddy tracks, he bested

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over a sloppy track at Narragansett Park to win the rich $28,200 race. He also won the 1937 Phoenix Handicap at

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. Eventually, weight gain forced him to become a trainer of racehorses. The best horse that he trained was seven-time stakes winner Nance's Lad. Dabson was the rare combination of breeder/owner/trainer, and Nance's Lad won the Fountain of Youth Stakes,

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and Peter Pan Stakes. On March 9, 1955, Nance's Lad won the Hutcheson Handicap at

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in track record time of 1:16 2/5 for 6 1/2 furlongs. On May 14, 1956, his winning time of 1:08 2/5 in the Toboggan Handicap set a new

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track record for six furlongs on dirt. Dabson also trained Nance's Ace who won the feature race at

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on December 27, 1944, in the fast time of 1:03 1/5. A native of Greensboro, Maryland, he moved to Florida in 1955 and later became a charter member of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association.Miami Herald - Jun 18, 1984 Hilton Dabson died at age 72 on June 16, 1984, at Memorial Hospital in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dabson, Hilton A. 1912 births 1984 deaths American jockeys American horse trainers People from Caroline County, Maryland