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H. GRAHAM MOTION

H. GRAHAM MOTION
Birthdate - May 22, 1964
Birthplace - Cambridge, England
Residence - Fair Hill, MD
Family - Wife Anita, daughter Jane, son Marcus
Website - herringswellstables.com

2016 RECORD

596 - 103, 95, 86 

$7,452,366

2016 NYRA RECORD

107 - 17, 18, 15 

$1,688,339

NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS

Animal Kingdom: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2011)

Main Sequence: Top Older Male (2014); Top Turf Male (2014)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Trained Miss Temple City to three Grade 1 wins in 2016

* Campaigned multiple Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence, who won four G1’s in four attempts in 2014, culminating with a win in the Breeders’ Cup Turf

* Won the 2013 Dubai World Cup with Animal Kingdom, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Derby

* In 2010, upset the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf with 46-1 Shared Account

* Won the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Turf with 27-1 long shot Better Talk Now

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Worked for Hall of Famer Jonathan Sheppard 1985-90

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* Father Michael was the representative for the British sales company Tattersalls

FIRST WINNER

* Bounding Daisy, Feb. 19, 1993, Laurel Park

NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES

Animal Kingdom: Dubai World Cup (2013); Kentucky Derby (2011)

Aruna: Sheepshead Bay (2012); Spinster (2011); Pebbles (2010)

Better Talk Now: Manhattan H. (2007); Man o’ War (2005); United Nations (2005); Fort Marcy H. (2005); Breeders’ Cup Turf (2004); Sword Dancer Inv. (2004); Knickerbocker H. (2003)

Bullsbay: Whitney (2009)

Cat Charmer: Pebbles (2007)

Caveat Competor: Lake George (1998)

Check the Label: Garden City (2010); Sands Point (2010)

Dancing Rags: Alcibiades (2016)

Daring Dancer: Lake George (2014)

Daveron: Ballston Spa (2011); Beaugay (2011)

Film Maker: QE II Challenge Cup (2003); Lake George (2003)

Funfair: Kelso (2005); Troy (2005)

Gypsy’s Warning: Matriarch (2010)

Humaita: Glens Falls (2004)

Icabad Crane: Evan Shipman (2011); Alex M. Robb (2010); Kings Point (2010)

Inimitable Romanee: Long Island H. (2013)

Joy: Perfect Sting (2014)

Main Sequence: Breeders’ Cup Turf (2014); Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2014); Sword Dancer Inv. (2014); United Nations (2014)

Messi: Knickerbocker (2015)

Miss Ella: Caress (2016); Christiecat (2015)

Miss Temple City: Turf Mile (2016); Matriarch (2016); Mile (2016)

Mythical Gem: Lexington (1999)

Olaya: Long Island (2005)

Photo Call: Rodeo Drive (2015)

Ring Weekend: Bernard Baruch H. (2016); Frank E. Kilroe Mile (2015); Hill Prince (2014); Saranac (2014)

Rosinka: Glens Falls (2007)

Sanagas: Hollywood Turf Cup (2011); John’s Call (2011)

Secret Firm: King’s Bishop (1998); Amsterdam (1998)

Shared Account: Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2010); Lake Placid (2009)

Silver Reunion: Riskaverse (2009)

State of Play: With Anticipation (2011)

Sweet Seventeen: Busher (2012)

Tacticus: Temperence Hill Inv. (2015); Birdstone (2015)

TD Vance: Troy (2007); Hall of Fame (2005)

Toby’s Corner: Wood Memorial (2011); Whirlaway (2011)

Ultra Brat: Christiecat (2016)

Unbridled Humor: Noble Damsel (2011)

Under Control: Lure (2015)


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