{"id":53972,"date":"2025-06-25T14:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=53972"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:15:43","slug":"paul-cole-retiring-son-oliver-takes-over-the-reins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/paul-cole-retiring-son-oliver-takes-over-the-reins\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby-Winning Trainer Paul Cole To Retire, As Son Oliver Takes Over The Reins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1991 Derby-winning trainer Paul Cole is retiring – announcing on Wednesday 25th June 2025 that he’ll be handing over his horse racing training license fully to son Oliver.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horse Racing Trainer Paul Cole Retiring – Handing The Reins Over To Son Oliver\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aged 83, Paul Cole has decided to called time on a horse racing training career that has spanned over 37 years being based at Whatcombe Estate in Berkshire – which is about 14 miles from Newbury racecourse and 43 miles from Ascot, where Cole had many winners.<\/p>\n

At the recent Royal Ascot meeting<\/a>, over the years Cole fired in 21 winners that included the likes of Sri Pekan and Dilum winning Coventry Stakes.<\/p>\n

Dilum was owned by the late H R H Prince Fahd Salman and it was for this top owner that Paul Cole had one of his biggest successes as a trainer – when Generous won the 1991 Derby.<\/p>\n

Generous powered down the Epsom straight to see off the classy Marju by five lengths and went onto take the Irish Derby at the Curragh next time out.<\/p>\n

Which is something this year’s Derby hero Lambourn<\/a> will be trying to repeat for Aidan O’Brien in the Irish version this Sunday.<\/p>\n

In his career Generous also won the 1991 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and 1990 Dewhurst Stakes.<\/p>\n

The good-looking chestnut ended this career winning six of his 11 starts and winning \u00a31,119,943 in total prize money – which considering his career was 35 years ago was a staggering amount.<\/p>\n

He went onto be a successful stallion at stud and died in 2013 aged 25.<\/p>\n

Generous The Best I Trained, Said Cole<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Generous was like Roy Rogers\u2019 famous animal Trigger in that he was a flashy chestnut and by Caerleon who wasn\u2019t that popular.<\/em><\/p>\n

“We did have to go above budget, to 200,000 Irish guineas, but we got him.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Generous was the best I trained. He had an incredible turn of foot \u2013 he won over 5f first time out.<\/em><\/p>\n

“When he kicked, nothing was going to pass him.” <\/em>Paul Cole told the Sun Newspaper<\/p>\n

Cole had trained over 1,500 British winners and had shared the license with his son Oliver since 2020.<\/p>\n

Plus was also crowned British champion flat trainer in 1991 – the same season Generous won the Derby.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Generous Winning The 1991 Derby For Paul Cole<\/strong><\/h2>\n