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Dickinson salutes O’Brien feat
- Updated: October 2, 2016
Michael Dickinson hailed Aidan O’Brien’s amazing achievement in training the first three in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Dickinson made history when responsible for the first five in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Thursday, March 17 in 1983.
His feat in monopolising the blue riband of jump racing with his contingent of Bregawn, Captain John, Wayward Lad, Silver Buck and Ashley House is seen as something that will never be repeated.
The ‘Famous Five’ was the pinnacle of an amazing campaign that saw Dickinson break Arthur Stephenson’s record of 114 winners in a season for his total of 120 made him the first jumps trainer to break the £300,000 barrier with £358,837 to ensure the second of his three trainers’ …
