John W. Russell (May 19, 1936 - February 25, 2004) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, a

freelance ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

sportswriter and the author of the 2002 novel ''In the Shadow of Dark Horses''. Among his clients, he trained for the nationally prominent stables of Ogden Phipps,

Fred W. Hooper Fred William Hooper (October 6, 1897 – August 4, 2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an honorary director of the Breeders' Cup, and one of the founders of the Thoroughbred Owners ...

and Bud Willmot's

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. He is best known for training

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Track Robbery Track Robbery (foaled 1976 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Out of the mare Left at Home, she was sired by Wood Memorial Stakes winner No Robbery, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Swaps. Raced by Los Ange ...

and three-time Champion and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Susan's Girl.''Los Angeles Times'' February 27. 2004 obituary
Retrieved August 27, 2018

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