death_date death_place birth_place birth_date horses honours article_title name occupation
11 june 2013 cambridge , england aberdeen , scotland 11 january 1943 wollow diesis , slip anchor , oh so sharp , reference , point , belmez , indian skimmer , michelozzo , commander kris in chief , king 's theatre , snow bride , , ramruma , bosra sham , reams of verse , oath le , midday , twice over , frankel moss , ardross , champion 1982 , 1984 , 1985 , 1987 , 1988 , trainer 1990 , 1993 -rrb- sir henry cecil stakes at newmarket -lrb- racecourse 1976 , 1978 , 1979 , henry cecil
 sir henry richard amherst cecil trainer
henry cecil

sir henry richard amherst cecil -lrb- 11 january 1943 -- 11 june 2013 -rrb- was a british flat racing horse trainer .
he was widely regarded as one of the greatest trainers in history .
cecil was champion trainer 10 times and , as of june 2012 , had trained 25 domestic classic winners , comprising four winners of the epsom derby , eight winners of the epsom oaks , six winners of the 1,000 guineas , three of the 2,000 guineas and four winners of the st. leger stakes .
his success in the epsom oaks and the 1,000 guineas made him particularly renowned for his success with fillies .
he was the master trainer at royal ascot , where he successfully trained 75 winners .
describing his approach to training , cecil told `` the daily telegraph '' : `` i do everything by instinct really , not by the book .
i like to think i 've got a feeling for and understand my horses , that they tell me what to do really . ''
cecil was knighted for services to horse racing in the queen 's 2011 birthday honours .
