{{short description|British businessman and racehorse owner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Louis Freedman''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (1917–1998) was a British businessman and racehorse owner and breeder. He was chairman of Land Securities from 1957 to 1977 and in horse racing he was the owner and breeder of a number of top-class racehorses, most notably the 1987 Epsom Derby and St Leger Stakes winner Reference Point.<ref name=Ind>{{cite news |last1=Richards |first1=Tim |title=Obituary:Louis Freedman |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-louis-freedman-1194274.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=1998-12-25 |accessdate=2025-06-30}}</ref>
== Biography == Louis Freedman was born on 5 February 1917.<ref name=Ind/>
He was a member of the Race Relations Board from 1968 to 1977 and was made a CBE for services to race relations.<ref name=Ind/> He was also a member of the Jockey Club and president of the Racehorse Owners Association in 1973-74.<ref name=Free>{{cite web|last1=Ennor|first1=George|title=Powerful force in industry|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Powerful+force+in+industry%3B+Louis+Freedman+was+one+of+Britain's...-a060658019|website=The Free Library|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref>
He died at Cliveden on 21 December 1998.<ref name=Ind/>
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