Charles Elsey

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Charles Elsey
Occupation
St. Leger Stakes (1)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Trainer (1956)
Significant horses
Musidora, Frieze, Nearula, Honeylight, Cantelo.

Captain Charles Frederick Elsey

CBE MC (10 December 1882 – 14 February 1966) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The son and father of successful trainers, Elsey was one of the dominant racing figures in the North of England, for more than thirty years in a career which lasted from 1911 until 1960. He trained the winners of six classics and numerous major handicaps and was the Champion Trainer
in 1956.

Background

Charles Elsey was born in 1882 in

First World War. He served in the Yorkshire Hussars and the Royal Berkshire Regiment, attaining the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross.[2]

After the end of the war, he did not return immediately to racing, spending two years farming in Lincolnshire.[3]

Training career

Elsey resumed his training career in 1921 at Clyde House Stable at

handicap races, including the Wokingham Stakes, Ebor Handicap, Northumberland Plate, Cesarewitch, Chester Cup and Cambridgeshire Handicap.[3]

After the Second World War, Elsey continued his success in handicaps, but began to also send out winners of major

St Leger.[7]

Later life

Elsey suffered from arthritis in his later years and his mobility was restricted, leading him to depend on walking sticks from 1958. He retired from training in 1960 at the age of 78, leaving the Highfield Stable to his son Charles William Carlton "Bill" Elsey who had acted as his assistant trainer for several years.[8] He continued to pursue an interest in field sports, and was an expert shot. Elsey's right leg was amputated in October 1965 and he died at Highfield on 14 February 1966.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Captain Charles Elsey". The Times. 15 February 1966. p. 12.
  2. ^ "No. 13453". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 June 1919. p. 1860.
  3. ^
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  4. ^ "BRITT AGAIN IN CLOSE FINISH LONDON". The Advocate (Burnie). 3 June 1949. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Nearula's Win in Guineas". The West Australian. 6 May 1953. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Star Colt Saved From Fire". The Mercury. 26 October 1953. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Classic winner hooted". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 September 1959. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  8. ^ Carr, David (3 January 2019). "Oaks and St Leger-winning trainer Bill Elsey dies at 97". Racing Post.
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