Lee Freedman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Freedman
Occupation	Horse Trainer
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1956(1956-08-12)
Age	68
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Leo

Lee Freedman Biography

Lee Freedman is one of the most popular and richest Horse Trainer who was born on August 12, 1956 in Australia.

David Lee Freedman (born 12 August 1956) is an Australian thoroughbred racehorse trainer. and Hall of Fame inductee. In partnership with brothers Anthony, Michael, and Richard, he has been a prolific winner of Australia’s major races in past 20 years, with four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, and five Melbourne Cups, including two of the three won by Makybe Diva. On 19 June 2007 he won the prestigious King’s Stand Stakes at the United Kingdom’s Royal Ascot racecourse with his champion mare, Miss Andretti.

Freedman’s step towards training stardom came in the 1989 Melbourne Cup, when he trained the first two runners home, winning the race with stayer Tawrrific, ridden by Shane Dye, who was followed home by Super Impose. ‘Super’, as he was affectionately known, won eight Group One races, including the Epsom Handicap and Doncaster Handicap twice. His most famous victory was in the 1992 Cox Plate as an eight-year-old. Super Impose’s form had been disappointing that spring, and was in the twilight of his career. The hot favourite for the race was another Freedman horse, the classy Naturalism. At around the 600m mark, Naturalism was involved in a fall. Super Impose charged home from last to win by a head, defeating 1991 Melbourne Cup heroine Let’s Elope.

Lee Freedman Net Worth

Lee Freedman is one of the richest Horse Trainer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Freedman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Freedman was born 12 August 1956, in Sydney to Anthony William and Estelle Dawn Freedman. His great-grandfather, David Freedman, was a Russian Jew who fled from Elizavetgrad (now Kirovohrad in Ukraine) to America, via Germany and London. His son Allan, Lee Freedman’s grandfather, was an electrical engineer who came to Australia in 1927, meeting his future wife Maudie McLachlan on board the ship. Maudie’s father was William H. McLachlan, a jockey who rode Melbourne Cup winners in 1909, 1910 and 1917.

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Who is Lee Freedman Dating?

According to our records, Lee Freedman married to Janelle Freedman. As of December 1, 2023, Lee Freedman’s is not dating anyone.

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Mummify was one Freedman’s favourite horses. Unfashionably bred, he managed to win a South Australian Derby as a three-year-old, but his effort to win the Caulfield Cup in 2003, leading all the way, was by far his greatest. Mummify’s other significant wins were in the 2004 Yalumba Stakes, and 2005 Singapore Airlines International Cup. Mummify was killed in the 2005 Caulfield Cup, when he broke a bone in his leg, and had to be euthanised.

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Nina Ranked on the list of most popular Horse Trainer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Lee Freedman celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.

Freedman took over the training of Makybe Diva in 2004, after David Hall left to take up a position in Hong Kong. Freedman took an already Melbourne Cup winner and emerging superstar, winning a BMW, an Australian Cup and a Cox Plate with her. Freedman’s greatest training achievement is winning the 2004 and 2005 Melbourne Cup’s with ‘The Diva’, taking her to a total of three wins in the Cup, which has never been done in more than 150 years of the race. Makybe Diva was retired after winning her third Melbourne Cup in November 2005.

Where is Lee Freedman now?

In mid-2017 Freedman moved to Singapore to train horses there, taking over the stables of New Zealand-born Laurie Laxon. Lee trained the winner of the 2018 Group 1 Singapore Guineas, Mr. Clint. Partly due to COVID-19 and its effects on Singapore racing, Freedman announced his plan to return to Australia in late 2020.

How many Melbourne Cups has Lee Freedman won?

Throughout his illustrious career, Lee has trained nearly 4000 Winners, 128 Group 1 Winners and more than 300 Group Winners. Five Melbourne Cups , four Caulfield Cups, four Golden Slippers and two Cox Plates, as well as 12 Derbies and 10 Oaks, both with his brothers and on his own.

Will Freedman racing scone?

William Freedman is a licensed trainer based in Scone, Australia and took out his license in 2020 after spending two years working for his father and uncle, Michael and Richard Freedman.

Is Lee Freedman still married?

Freedman, now divorced and admitting to bouts of depression and heavy drinking, writes in an exclusive column in today’s Melbourne Herald Sun that he is as happy as he has been for some years.

Where is Emma Freedman now?

She was appointed host of Sports Sunday in March 2017. In March 2018, Freedman joined the team of presenters on Foxtel’s Fox League Channel. In 2021, she hosted 7Mate’s morning coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In October 2021, she joined Seven’s horse racing coverage hosting Sydney racing.