Harry Peacock was part of a great Yorkshire racing family. His father, brother and nephew all trained. See (Matthew) Dobson Peacock (qv) and Matthew (James) Peacock (qv). Yes, it is confusing.
Matthew Peacock senior’s second son was Henry Dobson (“Harry”) Peacock (1889-1975), who trained at Spigot Lodge in Middleham in the 1930s. His best known horse was the 1937 Lincoln winner Marmaduke Jinks, because it lives on as the name of a horse in the board game Totopoly.
Harry moved to Hurgill Lodge stables near Richmod to train for Lord Zetland. Later one of his principal owners was the American millionaire Robert Sterling Clark. He had the choice of Clark’s yearlings to train but passed over the future Derby winner Never Say Die as he didn’t like its breeding. Harry retired in 1961, though he briefly stood in for his successor Buster Fenningworth after the latter’s sudden death in 1967.
Newcastle instituted a race named after Harry on 31 July 1967. It was the big race at their late July meeting for a while. After his death it became the Harry Peacock Memorial Challenge Cup. 1996 was the last time the cup was given.
For more information about all the Peacocks visit the Middleham Stables History section of John Slusar’s greyhoundderby.com website. http://www.greyhoundderby.com/Middleham/Middleham%20Racing%20Stables.html