Guy Harwood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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British horse trainer
Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1939
Place of Birth: Pulborough, England, United Kingdom
Profession: horse trainer
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Guy Harwood
- Guy Harwood (born 10 June 1939) is a retired British racehorse trainer.
- Harwood was born in Pulborough, West Sussex, in 1939.
- His father, Wally made the family fortune with his garage business, founded in 1931.
- Harwood began riding at the age of 18 and won 40 point-to-point races and 14 National Hunt races over the next few years.
- He began training horses in 1965 under permit, and took out a training licence in 1966, establishing the Coombelands racing stables.
- In the 1970s, Harwood developed his stable to become one of the most modern in Britain, introducing such innovations as artificial gallops, American-style barns and a computerised office system.
- He trained many winners there, including Dancing Brave, winner of the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and European Horse of the Year for 1986.
- In 1996 his daughter, Amanda Perrett, took over the reins at Coombelands.
- Harwood received the prestigious Goodwood Racecourse Media Dinner Award for 2007.
- Harwood remarried in 2010 and lives with his wife Jan in Coldwaltham.
- Major Wins As A Trainer Great Britain 2,000 Guineas – (2) - To-Agori-Mou (1981) , Dancing Brave (1986) Queen Anne Stakes – (2) – Rousillon (1985), Warning (1989) St.
- James's Palace Stakes - (1) - To-Agori-Mou (1981) Ascot Gold Cup - (2)- Sadeem (1988) & (1989) Diamond Jubilee Stakes – (2) – Indian King (1982), Polish Patriot (1991) (then called The Cork and Orrery Stakes) July Cup – (1) – Polish Patriot (1991) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (2) "Kalaglow (1982), Dancing Brave (1986)" Sussex Stakes - (2) - Rousillon (1985), Warning (1988) Nassau Stakes - (2) - Go Leasing (1981), Mamaluna (1989) Eclipse Stakes - (2) - Kalaglow (1982), Dancing Brave (1986) International Stakes - (1) - Ile de Chypre (1989) Diadem Stakes - (1) - Indian King (1982) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – (4) – Jan Ekels (1973), To-Agori-Mou (1981), Sackford (1983), Warning (1988) Racing Post Trophy – (2) Alphabatim (1983), Bakharoff (1985) France Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - Recitation (1981) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (1) - Dancing Brave (1986) Prix Jean Prat - (1) - Young Generation (1979) Prix Jacques Le Marois - (1) Lear Fan (1984) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - Rousillon (1985) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (1) - Recitation (1980) Prix de la Forêt – (1) – Brocade (1985) Ireland Tattersalls Gold Cup – Ile de Chypre (1989) United States Man o' War Stakes - (1) - Defensive Play (1990) Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes - (1) - Cacoethes (1990)
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