John Wright (1899–1980) was born in Little
Saughall
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,
Cheshire, the son of
Tom Wright and Lizzie Davies. Following on from his fathers success as a trainer of greyhounds, John Wright initially trained for the racehorse breeder Mrs Clarissa Sofer Whitburn at
Amport House,
Andover, Hampshire
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. He acknowledged that his favourite dog that he had trained, of all time, was his first winner Mrs Sofer Whitburn's White Collar. In his capacity as a public trainer Wright moved his kennels to his father's house, The Caeau,
Hope,
Flintshire
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, before finally establishing his last kennels at Springfield,
Holt,
Flintshire
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. Of all the members of the
Wright Family of greyhound trainers, John Wright can be considered one of the most successful with a training career of Waterloo Cup winners spanning 32 years.
The following is a list of the
Waterloo Cup
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winning greyhounds that he trained:
[Blanning, Charles & Prescott, Sir Mark, ''The Waterloo Cup: The First 150 Years'' ]
*1928 White Collar
*1943 Countryman
*1947 Constable
*1960 Jonquil
References
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British greyhound racing trainers
1899 births
1980 deaths
Sportspeople from Wirral