British trainer Charlie Appleby has been named Britain's champion trainer for 2021 with more than three weeks left of the racing season, according to Thoroughbred Racing Commentary. Appleby received the award on Dec. 6 at the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association Derby Awards.
Earlier this week, Appleby was named international trainer of the year.
Appleby has sent out 113 winners with time to add more before the British race season concludes on Dec.31. Seventeen out of 113 wins have been Group 1 races, his stable had a fantastic year with wins around the world.
With Appleby's 2021 season quickly coming to an end he is already planning for 2022. Six out of seven of his stable's stars will be back in training for 2022. Breeders' Cup Turf winner Yibir is looking at the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic for his next start with plans for him to run in America later in the year. Modern Games, who won the much-disputed Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, is headed for either the English or French Guineas in May.
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