Richard W. "Dickie" Small (December 2, 1945 – April 4, 2014) was an American
Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Raised in the industry, his father, Douglas Small Jr., was a successful trainer as was his uncle,
Sidney Watters Jr.
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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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Richard Small learned the business from his father but the
Vietnam War temporarily interrupted his career when he served three years with the army
Green Berets
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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
Breeders' Cup Classic with
Concern. Ridden by
Jerry Bailey, 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
Breeders' Cup Classic. He died at his
Monkton, Maryland
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home at the age of 68 in 2014.
Blood Horse, Trainer Dickie Small dies at 68
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1945 births
2014 deaths
United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
American horse trainers
Sportspeople from Baltimore
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