1. David Lee Freedman was born on 12 August 1956 and is an Australian thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
16 Facts About Lee Freedman
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Lee Freedman's great-grandfather, David Freedman, was a Russian Jew who fled from Elizavetgrad to America, via Germany and London.
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Lee Freedman's son Allan, Lee Freedman's grandfather, was an electrical engineer who came to Australia in 1927, meeting his future wife Maudie McLachlan on board the ship.
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Lee Freedman gained an interest in racing at a young age when his father Tony took up horse breeding and training after retiring as a property developer.
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Lee Freedman purchased the stable and home vacated by outstanding trainer Bart Cummings who had moved to Sydney.
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Lee Freedman soon found success with classy filly Sauna, who was Group One placed and smart gelding Affected.
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Lee Freedman won an unprecedented four consecutive Golden Slippers, Australia's premier Two Year Old race between 1993 and 1996, with Bint Marscay, Danzero, Flying Spur, and Merlene.
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In 2003 Lee Freedman joined the ranks of Australia's all-time greats when he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
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Lee Freedman took over the training of Makybe Diva in 2004, after David Hall left to take up a position in Hong Kong.
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Lee Freedman took an already Melbourne Cup winner and emerging superstar, winning a BMW, an Australian Cup and a Cox Plate with her.
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Lee Freedman later admitted the strain of failure had impacted heavily on his personal life.
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In November 2014 Lee Freedman announced he was returning to training, in partnership with Anthony, with stables at Flemington and Pinecliff, on the Mornington Peninsula.
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In mid-2017 Lee Freedman moved to Singapore to train horses there, taking over the stables of New Zealand-born Laurie Laxon.
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Lee Freedman trained the winner of the 2018 Group 1 Singapore Guineas, Mr Clint.
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Partly due to COVID-19 and its effects on Singapore racing, Lee Freedman announced his plan to return to Australia in late 2020.
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Lee Freedman has two daughters, Emma and Georgia, with his ex-wife Janelle.