John Francis Meagher (born 17 September 1948 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
He is a Melbourne Cup winning trainer who relocated to Singapore from Melbourne in 1999. Meagher trained What A Nuisance to a win in the 1985 Melbourne Cup. Ridden by Pat Hyland and owned by Lloyd Williams the win was particularly memorable for the attendance of Prince Charles and Lady Diana who presented the winning connections with the famous trophy. It was also the first Melbourne Cup to offer $1,000,000 in prize money.
Meagher was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2019.
Group wins in Singapore
Group 1's
RaceHorseJockeySingapore Gold CupKim AngelMick DittmanRaffles CupMayo's MusicM. ZharaRaffles CupLim's ClassicI. SaifudinRaffles CupLim's ObjectiveK.B. SooKranji MileRecastO. ChavezLion City CupArentiS. KingPatrons BowlTaurusA. Spiteri
Group 2's
RaceHorseJockeyPattiti Gold TrophyKim AngelMick DittmanQueen Elizabeth II Cup, SingaporeExaggerateJ. SaimeeE.W. Barker TrophyExaggerateI. AzharKranji MileMayo's MusicJ. PattonE.W. Barker TrophyRecastM. PumpaThree Year Old ChallengeLim's ObjectiveK.B. Soo
Group 3's
RaceHorseJockeyJumbo Jet TrophyKim AngelMick DittmanJumbo Jet TrophyExaggerateJ. PattonJumbo Jet TrophyArentiK.B. SooPattiti Gold TrophyLim's GrandK.B. SooPattiti Gold TrophyLim's GrandK.B. SooThree Year Old Challenge (1st Leg)Lim's ObjectiveK.B. SooThree Year Old Challenge (1st Leg)RecastJ. TaylorSingapore GuineasRecastJ. TaylorCommittees PrizeExaggerateJ. SaimeeChairman's TrophyMayo's MusicM. ZharaTiger Beer Challenge (1st Leg)Always MineJ. SaimeeJuvenile ChampionshipLim's GrandT. OngStewards CupLim's ZerperbK.B. SooThree Year Old Challenge (2nd Leg)Lim's RansomK.B. SooThree Rings TrophyArentiK.B. SooKranji SprintLim's FighterD. Azis
References
Trainer profiles at STC- Statistics at STC-
External links Official site