Ansell, Sir Michael Picton (1905–1994), army officer and showjumping administrator, was born at The Curragh, co. Kildare, Ireland, on 26 March 1905, the son of George Kirkpatrick Ansell (d. 1914), then a major (later lieutenant-colonel) in the 6th dragoons, and his wife, ...
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Ansell, Sir Michael Picton (1905–1994), army officer and showjumping administrator
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Archer, Frederick James [Fred] (1857–1886), jockey
Wray Vamplew
Archer, Frederick James [Fred] (1857–1886), jockey, born at St George's Cottage, Cheltenham, on 11 January 1857, was the second son in the family of three sons and two daughters of William Archer, a steeplechase jockey who won the 1858 Grand National and who later became landlord of the ...
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Archer, Frederick James (1857–1886)
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Becher, Martin William [known as Captain Becher] (1797–1864), jockey
Wray Vamplew
Becher, Martin William [known as Captain Becher] (1797–1864), jockey, born on 18 May 1797, possibly at Hillington, near King's Lynn, was the son of William Becher (d. 1816), an army man turned Norfolk farmer and horse-dealer. He secured a position in the ...
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Beckford, Peter (1739/40–1811)
Maker: Pompeo Batoni
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Beckford, Peter (1739/40–1811), dog breeder and writer on hunting
Adrian N. Harvey
Beckford, Peter (1739/40–1811), dog breeder and writer on hunting, was the son of Julines Beckford (1717?–1764) of Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset, and Elizabeth, daughter of Solomon Ashley or Ashby, of Northamptonshire. His grandfather was Peter Beckford (bap. 1643, d. 1710), sugar planter and lieutenant-governor of ...
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Blenkiron, William (1807?–1871)
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Blenkiron, William (bap. 1807, d. 1871), racehorse breeder
G. C. Boase
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Blenkiron, William (bap. 1807, d. 1871), racehorse breeder, was born at Marrick, near Richmond, Yorkshire, where he was baptized on 17 July 1807, the son of Bartholomew Blenkiron (bap. 1766, d. 1847), a Swaledale farmer, and his wife, Elizabeth Close (...
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Bradley, Caroline Frances (1946–1983), showjumper
Joyce Kay
Bradley, Caroline Frances (1946–1983), showjumper, was born on 4 April 1946 at North Oxford Nursing Home, 165 Banbury Road, Oxford, the younger daughter of John Thomas (Tom) Bradley, chartered surveyor and land agent, and (Frances) Doreen Good. She and her older sister, Judith...
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Bromley, (Lionel) Peter John Stuart (1929–2003), horse-racing commentator
Joyce Kay
Bromley, (Lionel) Peter John Stuart (1929–2003), horse-racing commentator, was born on 30 April 1929 at 29 Derwent Road, West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Leonard Bromley, dental surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen Muriel, née Gibbs, who were then living at 51 Rocky Lane, Liverpool...
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Brunton, Sir Gordon Charles (1921–2017), businessman
Martin Vander Weyer
Brunton, Sir Gordon Charles (1921–2017), businessman, was born in Hackney, London, on 27 December 1921, the son of Charles Arthur John Brunton (1892–1953) — a box-office manager and cinema inspector whose parents had been actor–comedians — and his wife, Hylda, née Pritchard (...
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Buckle, Francis [Frank] (c. 1770–1832), jockey
Dennis Brailsford
Buckle, Francis [Frank] (c. 1770–1832), jockey, was born at Newmarket, where his father was a saddler, and was apprenticed to Lord Grosvenor's horse-racing establishment, one of the most lavish at the sport's headquarters. Among his earliest major successes was victory in the 1792 Derby on a Scottish horse paradoxically named John Bull. In all he was to win twenty-seven classic races, including some notable doubles. His dual successes on Champion in the ...
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Bull, Phil (1910–1989), racehorse owner and punter
Wray Vamplew
Bull, Phil (1910–1989), racehorse owner and punter, was born on 9 April 1910 at 3 Cemetery Road, Hemsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, the only son and eldest of the three children of William Osborne Bull (c.1870–1954), a coalminer who later became a sanitary inspector, and his wife, ...
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Bullows [married name Wright], Marjorie Avis, Lady Wright (1889–1980), showjumper and riding instructor
Hannah Smith
Bullows [married name Wright], Marjorie Avis, Lady Wright (1889–1980), showjumper and riding instructor, was born at Ash Villas, Maney, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, on 26 September 1889, one of the four children of Ada Jane, née Shore (1860–1912), and her husband, ...
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Bunbury, Sir (Thomas) Charles, sixth baronet (1740–1821), horse-racing administrator and politician
John Randall
Bunbury, Sir (Thomas) Charles, sixth baronet (1740–1821), horse-racing administrator and politician, was born in Suffolk (probably at Mildenhall) in May 1740, the elder son of the Revd Sir William Bunbury, fifth baronet (c.1710–1764), and his wife, Eleanor Graham (d...
