Richard O'Connell
Horse trainer, Deceased Person
1949 – 2004
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Who was Richard O'Connell?
Richard O'Connell was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who was voted Trainer of the Year three times by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc..
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Richard O'Connell most notably trained the filly Capades plus the colt Thunder Rumble who in 1992 became the first New York-bred horse in one hundred and twenty-five years to win the prestigious Travers Stakes and for whom the New York Stallion Series Thunder Rumble Stakes is named.
Following a lengthy illness, Richard O'Connell died at age 54 on February 28, 2004.
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- Born
- Dec 14, 1949
Brooklyn - Profession
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Feb 28, 2004
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on July 23, 2013
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