Frank Joseph Arthur Butters was a racehorse trainer specialising in flat racing who trained in Austria, Italy and England in the first half of the 20th century.
10 Facts About Frank Butters
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Frank Butters trained for two of the most successful owner-breeders in British racing at the time, Lord Derby and HH Aga Khan III, and was British flat racing Champion Trainer on eight occasions.
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Frank Butters was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1878 while his father Joseph Butters was training racehorses there.
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Frank Butters was educated in Britain but returned to Austria as an assistant to his father.
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Frank Butters was interned in Austria during World War I and trained in Italy after the war.
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Frank Butters trained a number of Classic winners for the Earl and trained for other owners, winning The Oaks in 1927 for the Earl of Durham.
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Frank Butters trained for the Aga Khan until forced to retire after a serious bicycle accident in 1949.
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Frank Butters trained The Oaks winner Steady Aim for Sir Alfred Butt, plus three winners of the Irish Derby for the Aga Khan and won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Migoli in 1948.
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Frank Butters trained 1,019 winners in Great Britain and was Champion Trainer in 1927,1928,1932,1934,1935,1944,1946 and 1949.
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Frank Butters's brother, Fred S Butters, was a trainer and won the 1937 Epsom Derby with Mid-day Sun.