Charlie Appleby (racehorse trainer)

Charles Appleby (born 5 July 1975)^[1] is a British thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is employed by Godolphin and trains horses at their Moulton Paddocks stable in Newmarket, Suffolk.^[2] He is the World Trainer of 2021 in the TRC Global Rankings and the British flat racing Champion Trainer in the 2021, 2022 season.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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Charlie Appleby
Appleby in 2022
Occupation	Racehorse trainer
Born	(1975-07-05)July 5, 1975 Southampton, Hampshire, England
Major racing wins
British Classic Races The Derby (2018, 2021) St Leger Stakes (2021) 2000 Guineas Stakes (2022, 2024) 1000 Guineas Stakes (2025) Breeders' Cup Races Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2017) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2013), (2018), (2021) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (2022) Breeders' Cup Mile (2021), (2022), (2023) Breeders' Cup Turf (2021), (2022)
Racing awards
TRC World Trainer (2021) British flat racing Champion Trainer (2021, 2022)

Great Britain

1000 Guineas - (1) - Desert Flower (2025)
2000 Guineas Stakes - (3) - Coroebus (2022), Notable Speech (2024), Ruling Court (2025)
British Champions Sprint Stakes - (1) - Creative Force (2021)
Coronation Cup - (1) - Ghaiyyath (2020)
Dewhurst Stakes - (3) - Pinatubo (2019), Native Trail (2021), Shadow of Light (2024)
Platinum Jubilee Stakes / Diamond Jubilee Stakes - (2) - Blue Point (2019), Naval Crown (2022)
Eclipse Stakes - (2) - Hawkbill (2016), Ghaiyyath (2020)
The Derby - (2) - Masar (2018), Adayar (2021)
Falmouth Stakes - (1) - Cinderella's Dream (2025)
Fillies' Mile - (1) - Desert Flower (2024)
Futurity Trophy - (1) - Ancient Wisdom (2023)
International Stakes - (1) - Ghaiyyath (2020)
King's Stand Stakes - (2) - Blue Point (2018, 2019)
Middle Park Stakes - (2) - Charming Thought (2014), Shadow of Light (2024)
Nassau Stakes - (1) - Wild Illusion (2018)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (1) - Adayar (2021)
Lockinge Stakes - (1) - Modern Games (2023)
St James's Palace Stakes - (1) - Coroebus (2022)
St Leger Stakes - (1) - Hurricane Lane (2021)
Sussex Stakes - (1) - Notable Speech (2024)

France

Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Hurricane Lane (2021)
Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - Modern Games (2022)
Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Space Blues (2021)
Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - Wild Illusion (2018)
Prix Jean Prat - (1) - Pinatubo (2020)
Prix Marcel Boussac - (2) - Wuheida (2016), Wild Illusion (2017)
Prix Maurice de Gheest- (1) - Space Blues (2020)
Prix Saint-Alary - (1) - Sobetsu (2017)

Germany

Ireland

Vincent O'Brien National Stakes - (3) - Quorto (2018), Pinatubo (2019), Native Trail (2021)
Irish Derby - (1) - Hurricane Lane (2021)
Irish 2,000 Guineas - (1) - Native Trail (2022)

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Sheema Classic – (3) – Hawkbill (2018), Old Persian (2019), Rebel's Romance (2024)
Al Quoz Sprint - (2) - Jungle Cat (2018), Blue Point (2019)

United States

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - (1) - Wuheida (2017)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf - (3) - Outstrip (2013), Line of Duty (2018), Modern Games (2021)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint - (1) - Mischief Magic (2022)
Breeders' Cup Mile-(3)- Space Blues (2021), Modern Games (2022), Master of The Seas (2023)
Breeders' Cup Turf-(3)- Yibir (2021), Rebel's Romance (2022, 2024)
Diana Stakes - (1) - Althiqa (2021)
Just A Game Stakes - (1) - Althiqa (2021)
Belmont Oaks - (1) - Cinderella's Dream
Manhattan Stakes - (1) - Measured Time (2024)
Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes - (1) - Nations Pride (2022)

Australia

Canada

Canadian International Stakes -(2) - Walton Street (2021), Nations Pride (2023)
Natalma Stakes - (2) - La Pelosa (2018), Wild Beauty (2021)
Northern Dancer Turf Stakes - (1) - Old Persian (2019)
Summer Stakes - (2)- Albahr (2021), Mysterious Night (2022)
Woodbine Mile - (2) - Modern Games (2022), Master of the Seas (2023)

Major wins