Stanley M. Hough (born February 20, 1948, in Palatine, Illinois is an American

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trainer. The son of

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-based Thoroughbred owner/trainer Joseph Hough, he embarked on a training career of his own in 1969. For the five years from 1976 through 1980, Stanley Hough was the leading trainer at

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. During that stretch, he won a track record five races on a single card on May 12, 1977, and went on to win a record 110 races for the full year. Among his top successes, in 1982 Stanley Hough won the prestigious

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when his Half Iced defeated such greats as April Run and U.S. Hall of Fame inductees John Henry and

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. Stanley Hough was inducted in the

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in 1996.Calder Hall of Fame

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hough, Stanley M. 1948 births Living people American horse trainers People from Palatine, Illinois