Charles "Charlie" Appleby (born 5 July 1975)[1] is a British thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is employed by Godolphin and trains horses at their Moulton Paddocks stable in Newmarket, Suffolk.[2] He is the World Trainer of 2021 in the TRC Global Rankings and the British flat racing Champion Trainer in the 2021, 2022 season.[3][4][5]
| Charlie Appleby | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Racehorse trainer |
| Born | July 5, 1975 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Races Epsom Derby (2018, 2021) St Leger Stakes (2021) 2000 Guineas Stakes (2022, 2024) Breeders' Cup Races Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2017) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2013), (2018), (2021) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (2022) Breeders' Cup Mile (2021), (2022), (2023) Breeders' Cup Turf (2021), (2022) | |
| Racing awards | |
| TRC World Trainer (2021) British flat racing Champion Trainer (2021, 2022) | |
Major wins
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Great Britain
- 2000 Guineas Stakes - (2) - Coroebus (2022), Notable Speech (2024)
- British Champions Sprint Stakes - (1) - Creative Force (2021)
- Coronation Cup - (1) - Ghaiyyath (2020)
- Dewhurst Stakes - (2) - Pinatubo (2019), Native Trail (2021)
- Platinum Jubilee Stakes / Diamond Jubilee Stakes - (2) - Blue Point (2019), Naval Crown (2022)
- Eclipse Stakes - (2) - Hawkbill (2016), Ghaiyyath (2020)
- Epsom Derby - (2) - Masar (2018), Adayar (2021)
- Futurity Trophy - (1) - Ancient Wisdom (2023)
- International Stakes - (1) - Ghaiyyath (2020)
- King's Stand Stakes - (2) - Blue Point (2018, 2019)
- Middle Park Stakes - (1) - Charming Thought (2014)
- Nassau Stakes - (1) - Wild Illusion (2018)
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (1) - Adayar (2021)
- Lockinge Stakes - (1) - Modern Games (2023)
- St James's Palace Stakes - (1) - Coroebus (2022)
- St Leger Stakes - (1) - Hurricane Lane (2021)
- Sussex Stakes - (1) - Notable Speech (2024)
France
- Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Hurricane Lane (2021)
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - Modern Games (2022)
- Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Space Blues (2021)
- Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - Wild Illusion (2018)
- Prix Jean Prat - (1) - Pinatubo (2020)
- Prix Marcel Boussac - (2) - Wuheida (2016), Wild Illusion (2017)
- Prix Maurice de Gheest- (1) - Space Blues (2020)
- Prix Saint-Alary - (1) - Sobetsu (2017)
Germany
- Grosser Preis von Baden - (2) - Ghaiyyath (2019), Barney Roy (2020)
- Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (2) - Barney Roy (2020), Nations Pride (2023)
- Grosser Preis von Berlin - (1) - Rebel's Romance (2022)
- Preis von Europa - (1) - Rebel's Romance (2022)
Ireland
- Vincent O'Brien National Stakes - (3) - Quorto (2018), Pinatubo (2019), Native Trail (2021)
- Irish Derby - (1) - Hurricane Lane (2021)
- Irish 2,000 Guineas - (1) - Native Trail (2022)
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Sheema Classic – (3) – Hawkbill (2018), Old Persian (2019), Rebel's Romance (2024)
- Al Quoz Sprint - (2) - Jungle Cat (2018), Blue Point (2019)
United States
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - (1) - Wuheida (2017)
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf - (3) - Outstrip (2013), Line of Duty (2018), Modern Games (2021)
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint - (1) - Mischief Magic (2022)
- Breeders' Cup Mile-(3)- Space Blues (2021), Modern Games (2022), Master of The Seas (2023)
- Breeders' Cup Turf-(2)- Yibir (2021), Rebel's Romance (2022)
- Diana Stakes - (1) - Althiqa (2021)
- Just A Game Stakes - (1) - Althiqa (2021)
- Manhattan Stakes - (1) - Measured Time (2024)
- Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes - (1) - Nations Pride (2022)
Australia
- Melbourne Cup - (1) - Cross Counter (2018)
- Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes - (1) - Jungle Cat (2018)
- Sydney Cup - (1) - Polarisation (2017)
Canada
- Canadian International Stakes -(2) - Walton Street (2021), Nations Pride (2023)
- Natalma Stakes - (2) - La Pelosa (2018), Wild Beauty (2021)
- Northern Dancer Turf Stakes - (1) - Old Persian (2019)
- Summer Stakes - (2)- Albahr (2021), Mysterious Night (2022)
- Woodbine Mile - (2) - Modern Games (2022), Master of the Seas (2023)
- Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup - (1) - Rebel's Romance (2024)
References
edit- ^ "Charlie Appleby Granted Licence To Train For Godolphin". Godolphin. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Greg Wood (10 October 2014). "Charlie Appleby and Godolphin seek a better future at Moulton Paddocks". The Guardian.
- ^ "World trainer of 2021: Charlie Appleby has been simply sensational". TRC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Burn, James (6 December 2021). "'King George win the most satisfying' - Charlie Appleby crowned champion trainer". Racing Post. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "'Charlie Appleby crowned Champion Flat Trainer'".
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