John Oxx
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John M. Oxx is a trainer
of Thoroughbred
racehorses
. His stables are located on "The Curragh" of Kildare, the stables are named Currabeg Stables. His father, John Oxx Sr., was also a very successful trainer who won eight Irish classics and it was the younger Oxx's ambition to follow in his father's footsteps. He qualified as a veterinarian
, graduating from University College Dublin
and has been training since 1979, when he received his training license.
He currently resides in County Kildare
, Ireland
and trains out of Currabeg Stables. His family includes his wife and three children.
He is best known for Sea The Stars
who he meticulously trained to land six Group 1 wins in six months in England, Ireland and France in the 2009 season.
Ireland
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Canada
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Great Britain
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France
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Germany
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United States
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Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes, Prix Du Moulin and Breeders Cup Mile Turf
Timarida 1995 & 1996
Matron Stakes, Prix De L’Opera, EP Taylor Stakes, Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Beverly D. Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes
Sinndar 1999 & 2000
National Stakes, Epsom Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Alamshar 2003
Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes
Azamour 2004 & 2005
St James Palace Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes, Prince of Wales Stakes and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes
Sea The Stars 2009
English 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Alandi 2009
Irish St Leger and Prix du Cadran
Horse trainer
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of Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorses
Horse racing
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. His stables are located on "The Curragh" of Kildare, the stables are named Currabeg Stables. His father, John Oxx Sr., was also a very successful trainer who won eight Irish classics and it was the younger Oxx's ambition to follow in his father's footsteps. He qualified as a veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
, graduating from University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
and has been training since 1979, when he received his training license.
He currently resides in County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and trains out of Currabeg Stables. His family includes his wife and three children.
He is best known for Sea The Stars
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
who he meticulously trained to land six Group 1 wins in six months in England, Ireland and France in the 2009 season.
External links
Major wins
IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
- Irish 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Ridgewood PearlRidgewood PearlRidgewood Pearl was an Irish-based Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1995 won four Group/Grade 1 races in four different countries including over male horses in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York....
(1995) - Irish Champion StakesIrish Champion StakesThe Irish Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.-History:The event was established in 1976, and...
- (3) - Timarida (1996), Azamour (2004), Sea the StarsSea the StarsSea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
(2009) - Irish Derby - (2) - SinndarSinndarSinndar, is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He is notable for his unique achievement in winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the same year.-Background:...
(2000), Alamshar (2003) - Irish OaksIrish OaksThe Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
- (2) - Ebadiyla (1997), Winona (1998) - Irish St LegerIrish St LegerThe Irish St. Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
- (4) - Eurobird (1987), Petite Ile (1989), Kastoria (2006), Alandi (2009) - Matron StakesMatron Stakes (Ireland)The Matron Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
- (2) - Chanzi (1993), Timarida (1995) - Moyglare Stud StakesMoyglare Stud StakesThe Moyglare Stud Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.The event is named after its long-term sponsor,...
- (2) - Flamenco Wave (1988), Edabiya (1998) - National StakesNational StakesThe National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
- (2) - Manntari (1993), Sinndar (1999) - Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - Takarouna (1993)
- Tattersalls Gold CupTattersalls Gold CupThe Tattersalls Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 110 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May....
-(1) - George Augustus (1995)
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CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- E.P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - Timarida (1995)
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Great BritainGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
- 2,000 Guineas - (1) - Sea the Stars (2009)
- Ascot Gold CupAscot Gold CupThe Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
- (1) - Enzeli (1999) - Coronation StakesCoronation StakesThe Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...
- (1) - Ridgewood Pearl (1995) - DerbyEpsom DerbyThe Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
- (2) - Sinndar (2000), Sea the Stars (2009) - Eclipse StakesEclipse StakesThe Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.-History:The event is named after Eclipse, a...
- (1) - Sea the Stars (2009) - International StakesInternational StakesThe International Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 88 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August....
- (1) - Sea the Stars (2009) - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (2) - Alamshar (2003), Azamour (2005)
- Prince of Wales's StakesPrince of Wales's StakesThe Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
- (1) - Azamour (2005) - St. James's Palace StakesSt. James's Palace StakesThe St. James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
- (1) - Azamour (2004)
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FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Prix de l'Arc de TriomphePrix de l'Arc de TriompheThe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October.Popularly referred to as the...
- (2) - Sinndar (2000), Sea the Stars (2009) - Prix du CadranPrix du CadranThe Prix du Cadran is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 4,000 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October....
- (1) - Alandi (2009) - Prix du Moulin de LongchampPrix du Moulin de LongchampThe Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older...
- (1) - Ridgewood Pearl (1995) - Prix de l'OpéraPrix de l'OpéraThe Prix de l'Opéra is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.The event was established in 1974, and it was...
- (1) - Timarida (1995)
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GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- Bayerisches ZuchtrennenBayerisches ZuchtrennenThe Bayerisches Zuchtrennen is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Munich over a distance of 2,000 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August....
- (1) - Timarida (1996)
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United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- Beverly D. StakesBeverly D. StakesThe Beverly D. Stakes is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upward.The Beverly D. Stakes is the fillies' counterpart of the Arlington Million and is raced on the same day and on the same turf course at Arlington Park, Arlington...
- (1) - Timarida (1996) - Breeders' Cup MileBreeders' Cup MileThe Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984...
- (1) - Ridgewood Pearl (1995)
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Multiple Group 1 winning horses
Ridgewood Pearl 1995Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes, Prix Du Moulin and Breeders Cup Mile Turf
- http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/racing_horse_form.sd?horse_id=97119
Timarida 1995 & 1996
Matron Stakes, Prix De L’Opera, EP Taylor Stakes, Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Beverly D. Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes
- http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/racing_horse_form.sd?horse_id=99186
Sinndar 1999 & 2000
National Stakes, Epsom Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/racing_horse_form.sd?horse_id=517440
Alamshar 2003
Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes
- http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=568725
Azamour 2004 & 2005
St James Palace Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes, Prince of Wales Stakes and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Stakes
- http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=584911
Sea The Stars 2009
English 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=695547
Alandi 2009
Irish St Leger and Prix du Cadran
- http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=669962