Richard O'Connell (racehorse trainer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American horse trainer
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1949
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 28-Feb-2004
Profession: horse trainer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Richard O'Connell (racehorse trainer)
- Richard O'Connell (December 14, 1949 – February 28, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who was voted Trainer of the Year three times by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.
- (NYTB).A native of Brooklyn, New York, Richard O'Connell most notably trained the filly Capades plus the colt Thunder Rumble who in 1992 became the first New York-bred horse in one hundred and twenty-five years to win the prestigious Travers Stakes and for whom the New York Stallion Series Thunder Rumble Stakes is named.Following a lengthy illness, Richard O'Connell died at age 54 on February 28, 2004.
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