. ▁ ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁Sydney ▁training ▁dynast y , ▁Den ham ▁first ▁rode ▁as ▁a ▁j ockey ▁for ▁his ▁brother , ▁and ▁then ▁took ▁out ▁his ▁own ▁training ▁lic ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Den ham ' s ▁training ▁career ▁took ▁off ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁tra iner ▁for ▁Stan ▁Fox ▁at ▁Neb o ▁L odge , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁training ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁w inners . ▁For ▁six ▁success ive ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁train ers ’ ▁premi ership ▁table . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁premi ership ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 9 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁on wards ▁Den ham ▁was ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁own ers ▁Geoff ▁and ▁B ery l ▁White , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁Golden ▁S li pper ▁with ▁Mar sc ay , ▁an ▁E ps om ▁Hand ic ap , ▁Y al um ba ▁St akes ▁and ▁other ▁group ▁races ▁with ▁Fil ante , ▁and ▁an ▁Australian ▁Gu ine as ▁and ▁A J C ▁O aks ▁with ▁Tr isc ay . ▁His ▁greatest ▁triumph s ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Den ham ▁trained ▁M ight ▁and ▁Power ▁took ▁out ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cup