About Towser Gosden
Lived 1904 – 1967 (aged 62–63). Towser Gosden was a horse trainer.
John Montague "Towser" Gosden (1904 – 20 October 1967 ) was a British racehorse trainer based near Lewes, East Sussex.
He won a number of important races, although his career was interrupted by the Second World War. He trained Epsom Derby winner Charlottown as a two-year-old, and won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes with Aggressor.
He is the father of British racehorse trainer John Gosden.
Personal life
He married Peggy Gosden (née Gearing), with whom he had two children, John and Sally.
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Who was Towser Gosden?
British horse trainer
When was Towser Gosden born?
Towser Gosden was born in 1904.
When did Towser Gosden die?
Towser Gosden died in 1967.
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Towser Gosden was a horse trainer.
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