{{short description|Racehorse trainer}} {{Infobox horseracing personality |name = Simon Callaghan |image = ||caption = |occupation = [[Horse trainer]] |birth_place = [[Cambridge]], [[England]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|3|7}} |death_date = |career wins = 168+: 101+ North America<ref name=equibase>{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=People&searchType=T&eID=272182|title=Horse Racing - Horse Racing Entries - Horse Racing Results - Past Performances - Mobile - Statistics|work=equibase.com}}</ref> 67+ UK<ref name="racingpost">{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/profile/trainer/20006/simon-callaghan|title=Trainer Simon Callaghan &#124; Record By Race Type &#124; Racing Post|publisher=Racing Post|accessdate=2015-05-17}}</ref> (ongoing) <small>as of November 29, 2015</small> |race = '''USA Graded Stakes Wins:'''<br> [[Sunland Derby]] (2015)<br> [[Santa Anita Oaks]] (2014)<br> [[Las Virgenes Stakes]] (2014, 2019)<br> [[Vanity Handicap]] (2013)<br> [[Arroyo Seco Mile Stakes|City of Hope Mile Stakes]] (2013)<br> [[San Marcos Stakes]] (2012, 2013)<br> [[Gamely Stakes]] (2011, 2012) <br> [[Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes|John Henry Turf Championship Stakes]] (2012)<br> [[Robert J. Frankel Stakes]] (2012)<br> [[Yellow Ribbon Stakes]] (2011)<br> [[San Clemente Handicap]] (2011)<br> [[Autumn Miss Stakes|Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap]] (2011)<br> [[Wilshire Handicap]] (2011)<br> [[Beverly Hills Handicap]] (2010)<br> [[Thunder Road Stakes]] (2019)

'''UK Group Stakes Wins:'''<br>[[Henry II Stakes]] (2008) |awards = |honors = |horses =[[Firing Line (horse)|Firing Line]], Dubawi Heights, [[Abel Tasman (horse)|Abel Tasman]], Byrama, Belle Royale, Slim Shadey, Fashion Plate, Finalmente }}

'''Simon Anthony Callaghan''' (born March 7, 1983, in [[Cambridge]], [[England]]) is a [[horse trainer|trainer]] of [[Thoroughbred racing|Thoroughbred racehorse]] who moved to the United States in 2009, where he established a racing stable at [[Santa Anita Park]].<ref name=ABRbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.americasbestracing.net/en/leaderboard/trainers/c/simon-callaghan/|title=Simon Callaghan - America's Best Racing. The Jockey Club|publisher=americasbestracing.net|accessdate=2015-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.members.breederscup.com/doc%20repository/championships/bio/Turf.pdf |title=Breeders' Cup Turf Division |publisher=Breeders' Cup Limited, page 81 |date=2011-11-05 |accessdate=2019-05-06}}</ref>

Callaghan's father Neville, was a racehorse trainer at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]], where Callaghan got his start assisting his father in various aspects of training.<ref name=ABRbio/> Neville Callaghan trained for thirty-seven years before retiring in 2007, with his best horse probably being [[Danehill Dancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NOT+SO+NASTY%3B+The+big+interview+Neville+Callaghan+He+has+savaged+Sir...-a0171568254|title=The big interview Neville Callaghan|author=Peter Thomas|date=20 November 2007|work=[[Racing Post]]}}</ref>

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