The Independent - London, December 12th, 1995
Owner, breeder, rider and trainer: Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk, the first Lady of the Garter, was one of the most knowledgeable women in racing. Her association with the Castle Stables in Arundel, Sussex, is indelible, thanks partly to the St Leger win of her Moon Madness, trained there by John Dunlop.
She was born Lavinia Strutt, daughter of the third Baron Belper and his wife Eva, later Countess of Rosebery, in London in 1916, and had racing thrust upon her from an early age. Her first influences included her stepfather the sixth Earl of Rosebery, a very successful owner and sometime Stewar...
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