George Hanlon was one of the oldest active licensed trainers in Australia until his passing on 28 January 2010.
In a career spanning more than 50 years he built up a formidable reputation training the winners of most of the nation's feature events.
His wins included three Melbourne Cups (Piping Lane, Arwon and Black Knight), a Caulfield Cup, a Brisbane Cup, an Australian Cup, Cox Plate, an AJC Derby and a Doncaster as well as four Adelaide Cups.
At the age of 83 he trained Mr Prudent to win the Sydney Cup.
Hanlon was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.
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