Mathew Dawson

Mathew Dawson
Caricature of Mathew Dawson, 1886
Occupation	Trainer
Born	9 January 1820 Gullane, Scotland, Great Britain
Died	18 August 1898 (aged 78)
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins: 2,000 Guineas (5) 1,000 Guineas (5) Epsom Oaks (5) Epsom Derby (6) St. Leger Stakes (7)
Significant horses
St. Simon, Melton, Ladas, Sir Visto, Minting, Atlantic.

Mathew Dawson (1820–1898) was a British racehorse trainer. In a career which lasted from 1840 until his death in 1898 he trained the winners of twenty-eight British Classic Races, a figure surpassed by only two other men.^[1] He was significant as one of the first trainers to run a public stable, rather than being the employee of a wealthy patron. He was based for most of his career at Newmarket, Suffolk. His first name is sometimes recorded as "Matthew", but "Mathew" is more usual.