VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. In 1983, Sobell's filly Sun Princess won The Oaks and the St. Leger Stakes. Prince of Dance dead-heated for the 1988 Dewhurst Stakes. After Gordon Richards retired, Sobell's horses were principally trained by Dick Hern at West Ilsley stables in Berkshire, which Sobell owned. In 1982 he sold the stables to Queen Elizabeth II and thereafter his English-based horses were trained by Ian Balding at Kingsclere and also by Barry Hills. His racing colours were pale blue with a yellow and white checked cap. These colours were also carried by the horses owned by Arnold Weinstock after Sobell's death. Philanthropy The nature of Michael Sobell's business led him to become involved in educational and other institutions which advanced science and he served as chairman of the British Technion Committee. In addition, he used his great wealth to set up the Anne and Michael Sobell Trust in 1962 (renamed the Sobell Foundation in 1977) which provided financial support to a variety of benevolent causes including medical, educational, and fitness endeavours. Sobell's foundation supported and raised funds for facilities such as Sobell House Hospice, Michael Sobell Sinai School, Michael Sobell Hospice, the Brain Research Trust and the Michael Sobell Sports Centre at Finsbury Park, Islington. The Michael Sobell Leisure Centre in Aberdare, South Wales also carries his name. Michael Sobell was knighted in the 1972 New Year Honours becoming a Knight Bachelor. He died in 1993 aged 100. He bequeathed most of his fortune to his charitable foundation. References External links (a photo of Sobell) 1892 births 1993 deaths People from the London Borough of Hackney People educated at Central Foundation Boys' School 20th-century British businesspeople British racehorse owners and breeders Owners of Epsom Derby winners Knights Bachelor English Jews British centenarians Men centenarians Jewish British philanthropists 20th-century British philanthropists Burials at Willesden Jewish Cemetery People from Dalston