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Terrance Millard

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Terrance Millard
OccupationTrainer
Born(1929-12-15)15 December 1929
Cape Town, South Africa
Died20 November 2019(2019-11-20) (aged 89)
NationalitySouth African
ChildrenTony Millard
Career wins2,500+
Significant horses
Empress Club, Ilustrador, Right Prerogative, Royal Chalice, Occult, Devon Air, Tecla Bluff

Terrance Millard (15 December 1929 – 20 November 2019) was a South African horse racing trainer.[1] He trained over 2,500 winners, including 117 Grade 1 victories, 44 Grade 2 races, and 37 Grade 3 races. He held the record for the most Grade 1 wins at 117, until that was surpassed by Mike de Kock in 2018.[2]

He trained six winners of the Durban July Handicap, including six winners of the Metropolitan Handicap and the Gold Cup.

Biography

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Terrance Millard was born on 15 December 1929 in Cape Town to an immigrant Welsh couple. He attended school at Rondebosch Boys High School, before attending Marist Brothers.[citation needed]

Millard became a professional horse racing trainer in 1954, and saddled his first winner on 27 November 1954.[3] He trained his horses at his 12.5 hectare establishment at Bloubergstrand, which hosted over 70 stables.[citation needed] He said the "galloping goldmine", Empress Club, was the greatest horse he ever trained. The Argentinean import won fifteen races, including nine Grade 1 races, which included the Queen's Plate and the Metropolitan Handicap (then known as the J&B Met) in 1993.[citation needed]

Millard and his wife Joyce had been married for 54 years when she died.[2] He retired in 1991, at the age of 61.[4] He died on 20 November 2019, just one month short of his 90th birthday.[2]

Competitive history

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Millard dominated the Durban July Handicap from 1983 to 1990 training six Durban July Handicap winners. On two occasions, his horses filled the top three places. His winners include:

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
1990 Ilustrador 4 Felix Coetzee Terence M. Millard
1989 Right Prerogative 4 M. A. Sutherland Terence M. Millard
1988 Royal Chalice 4 Felix Coetzee Terence M. Millard
1986 Occult 5 Bartie Leisher Terence M. Millard
1984 Devon Air 5 Felix Coetzee Terence M. Millard
1983 Tecla Bluff 5 M. A. Sutherland Terence M. Millard

References

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  1. ^ Lithgow, Jimmy (September 1986). "Winner's Circle - The Magical Mr Millard". Racing Museum.
  2. ^ a b c "The Millard Magic Will Endure Forever". Sporting Post. 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Terrance Millard". Sporting Post. 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ Clower, Michael. "Legendary SA trainer Millard dies". News24. Retrieved 9 July 2020.