Paget, Dorothy (1905–1960)
Paget, Dorothy (1905–1960)
English racehorse owner. Born Dorothy Wyndham Paget, Feb 21, 1905, in England; died Feb 9, 1960; dau. of Sir Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st and last Lord Queensborough and Pauline Whitney (American dau. of William Whitney and Flora Payne, died 1916); never married; children: Anthony Paul Paget (b. 1942).
Famous racehorse owner, 1st registered her colors (1930) and became involved in Northolt Park; spent huge sums on horses and was the most successful owner of the late 1930s; her brilliant steeplechaser, Golden Miller, won 5 consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups (1932–36) and the Grand National at Aintree (1934).
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