Richard Small

Richard W. "Dickie" Small (December 2, 1945 – April 4, 2014) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Raised in the industry, his father was a successful trainer as was his uncle, Sidney Watters, Jr., a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee.

Ricard Small learned the business from his father but the Vietnam War temporarily interrupted his career when he served three years with the Green Berets. Following his discharge from military service, he returned to take over his father's stable in 1974. Small won 1,199 races over a 40-year career, including the 1994 Breeders' Cup Classic. He died at his Monkton, Maryland home at the age of 68 in 2014.