Brian Clemenson
{{Short description|British greyhound racing professional trainer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}
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|name = Brian Clemenson
|image = File:2004 greyhound trainer Brian Clemenson.png
|caption = Clemenson in 2004
|occupation = Greyhound Trainer
|birth_place = Essex
|birth_date = 1963
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Classic/Feature wins:
St Leger
(2005)
Cesarewitch
(2001, 2002, 2006)
TV Trophy
(2001)
Oaks
(2003)
Reading Masters
(2000)
Pall Mall Stakes
(1999, 2003)
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Brian Adrian Clemenson (born 1963) is a retired English greyhound trainer. He is a three times United Kingdom champion Champion Trainer.{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Jonathan|title=Greyhound Annual 2008|year=2008|publisher=Raceform|isbn=978-1-905153-534}}{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Jonathan|title=Greyhound Annual 2005|year=2004|publisher=Raceform|isbn=1-904317-58-8}}
Profile
Clemenson was a head man for Kenny Linzell before taking out a trainer's licence.{{cite web|url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-july-2-2/|title=Remember When July 1999|date=27 July 2016 |publisher=Greyhound Star}} He raced out of Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium which he joined after a spell at Hackney Wick Stadium.{{cite book|last=Barnes/Sellers|first=Julia/John|title=Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File|year=1992|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-22-8}}
He was initially based at Bersheda Kennels in Wickford{{cite book|last=Fry|first=Paul|title=The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook|year=1995|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=186054-010-4}} but a decade later moved to the Romford Greyhound Kennels in Billingshurst. He came to prominence in the early 1990s and after reaching multiple finals finally won a feature competition in 1999 when he won the Pall Mall Stakes.
He reached the final of the 1998 English Greyhound Derby with Tullerboy Cash{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2071|title=1998 Derby final|publisher=Greyhound Data}} before steering two runners into the 2002 English Greyhound Derby and finishing runner-up in the 2004 English Greyhound Derby.{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=1146489|title=2004 Derby final|publisher=Greyhound Data}}
It was during the early part of the decade that Clemenson was the leading trainer in Britain. He trained the winners of many competitions including three Cesarewitch's, an Oaks, a St Leger, four Champions Stakes, three Golden Jackets, eight Olympics, two Regencys, two Pall Mall Stakes, three Sussex Cups and two Trafalgar Cups.{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Jonathan|title=Greyhound Annual 2003|year=2002|publisher=Raceform|isbn=1-904317-07-3}}
He retired from training in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Clemenson+quits+Hove%2C+Mullins+ponders+future.-a0281850683|title=Clemenson quits Hove, Mullins ponders future|publisher=Racing Post}}
Awards
He has won the Trainers Championship three times in 2002, 2003 and 2004.