Richard W. "Dickie" Small (December 2, 1945 – April 4, 2014) was an American

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trainer. Raised in the industry, his father, Douglas Small Jr., was a successful trainer as was his uncle,

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, a

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inductee. Richard Small learned the business from his father but the

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temporarily interrupted his career when he served three years with the army

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. Following his discharge from military service, he returned to take over his father's stable in 1974. A highlight of Small's career was his 1994 win of the $3 million

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with Concern. Ridden by

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, the three-year-old colt was owned and bred by Robert Meyerhoff. Small won 1,199 races over a 40-year career, including the 1994

. He died at his

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