Leading racehorse owner Robert Sangster who died at the age of 67, after a long battle with cancer was one of the most well-known owners in Flat racing and won 27 European Classics in a glittering career. His famous blue, green and white silks won more than 100 Group One races, including two Derbies with The Minstrel (1977) and Golden Fleece (1982). The football pools magnate also counted the Breeders' Cup Mile, the Melbourne Cup and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe among his many big-race wins. Born in Liverpool, Sangster began owning racehorses in 1967 but it was his association with legendary Irish trainer Vincent O'Brien that propelled him into the limelight. He was one of the partners in the Coolmore Stud and travelled around the world buying well-bred yearlings to race and then breed from. Sadler's Wells, one of the most successful ever stallions, was bred at Sangster's Swettenham Stud. The Minstrel carried Sangster's famous silks to victoryIn 1984, Sangster bought the Manton estate in Wiltshire and over the years installed several trainers there, including Michael Dickinson, Barry Hills, Peter Chapple-Hyam and John Gosden. He was champion owner five times (1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1984). Sangster's association with Coolmore came to an end but he and O'Brien still hold the world record price for a yearling, having paid $13.1m (£7m) for Seattle Dancer in 1985. Sangster inherited the Vernons soccer pools company built by his father and sold it in 1988 for £90m. He had five sons from his three marriages and spent most of his latter years in Australia and Barbados.
Leading racehorse owner Robert Sangster who died at the age of 67, after a long battle with cancer was one of the most well-known owners in Flat racing and won 27 European Classics in a glittering career. His famous blue, green and white silks won more than 100 Group One races, including two Derbies with The Minstrel (1977) and Golden Fleece (1982). The football pools magnate also counted the Breeders' Cup Mile, the Melbourne Cup and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe among his many big-race wins. Born in Liverpool, Sangster began owning racehorses in 1967 but it was his association with legendary Irish trainer Vincent O'Brien that propelled him into the limelight. He was one of the partners in the Coolmore Stud and travelled around the world buying well-bred yearlings to race and then breed from. Sadler's Wells, one of the most successful ever stallions, was bred at Sangster's Swettenham Stud. The Minstrel carried Sangster's famous silks to victoryIn 1984, Sangster bought the Manton estate in Wiltshire and over the years installed several trainers there, including Michael Dickinson, Barry Hills, Peter Chapple-Hyam and John Gosden. He was champion owner five times (1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1984). Sangster's association with Coolmore came to an end but he and O'Brien still hold the world record price for a yearling, having paid $13.1m (£7m) for Seattle Dancer in 1985. Sangster inherited the Vernons soccer pools company built by his father and sold it in 1988 for £90m. He had five sons from his three marriages and spent most of his latter years in Australia and Barbados.
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