Bill Dutton (trainer)
| Bill Dutton | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey, Trainer |
| Born | 1901 Cheshire, England |
| Died | 1958 (aged 56–57) |
| Significant horses | |
| Tipperary Tim, Pappa Fourway, Limber Hill, Right Boy. | |
William Parker Dutton (1901–1958) was a British jockey and Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Background
Born into a Cheshire farming family, Dutton graduated from
Cambridge University and studied to become a solicitor before opting to pursue a career in horse racing.[1]
Riding career
In the 1920s he rode as an amateur jockey in
100/1 outsider Tipperary Tim.[2]
Training career
Dutton began training racehorses in 1932, setting up a stable at Hednesford in Staffordshire. His training career was suspended during World War II, when he served in the Royal Army Service Corps.[1]
After the war he resumed training, basing his stable at Grove Cottage at
Cork and Orrery Stakes, July Cup and Nunthorpe Stakes. Amongst his other major winners were Childe Harold who won the Great Voltigeur Stakes in 1952 and the Yorkshire Cup in the following year and the 1957 Cesarewitch winner Sandiacre.[4] Dutton was also a very successful trainer of National Hunt horses, sending out the nine-year-old gelding Limber Hill to win the King George VI Chase in 1955 and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1956.[5]
Dutton was at the height of his success as a trainer when he died in 1958. His stable was taken over by his son-in-law Pat Rohan.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ "The most memorable Grand National moments". The Independent. London. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012.
- ISBN 9781901570151.
- ISBN 978-1-873626-15-3.
- ISBN 1-84018-381-0.
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