Willie Carson
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| 1000 Guineas (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | Red, yellow cross of lorraine and sleeves | Royal blue, silver striped sleeves, red and royal blue hooped cap |
| Salsabil | Heart Of Joy | Negligent |
| 1991 | ||
| Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | Red and green hoops | Dark blue, dark green cap |
| Shadayid | Kooyonga | Crystal Gazing |
| 2000 Guineas (4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ||
| Red, royal blue spots, striped cap | Fawn, brown sleeves, quartered cap, brown pompom | Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap |
| High Top | Roberto | Sun Prince |
| 1980 | ||
| Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Black, red sleeves, black cap, red spots |
| Nureyev | Known Fact | Posse |
| 1987 | ||
| Pink, black sash, black and pink striped cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Maroon, white epaulets, white cap, maroon star |
| Don't Forget Me | Bellotto | Midyan |
| 1989 | ||
| Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | Green, pink sash, white sleeves and cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves |
| Nashwan | Exbourne | Danehill |
| Derby (4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ||
| Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap | Dark green, black hooped sleeves, hooped cap | Mauve, white sleeves, black cap, gold tassel |
| Troy | Dickens Hill | Northern Baby |
| 1980 | ||
| Light blue, scarlet spots, light blue cap | Cherry, black sash, primrose and white quartered cap | Orange, black hoop, dark green cap |
| Henbit | Master Willie | Rankin |
| 1989 | ||
| Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap | Green, blue hooped sleeves, striped cap |
| Nashwan | Terimon | Cacoethes |
| 1994 | ||
| Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | Maroon, white sleeves, white cap | Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots |
| Erhaab | King's Theatre | Colonel Collins |
| Oaks (4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ||
| Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe | Brown, yellow hoop and spots on cap | Brown, yellow hoop and cap |
| Dunfermline | Freeze the Secret | Vaguely Deb |
| 1980 | ||
| Crimson, silver braid | Maroon, white striped sleeves, quartered cap | Light blue, pink sash |
| Bireme | Vielle | The Dancer |
| 1983 | ||
| Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap | Emerald green, white hooped sleeves, white cap | Black and royal blue (halved), gold sleeves, black cap |
| Sun Princess | Acclimatise | New Coins |
| 1990 | ||
| Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap | Emerald green and yellow (halved), reversed sleeves, yellow cap | Dark green |
| Salsabil | Game Plan | Knight's Baroness |
| St Leger (3) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ||
| Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe | Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots | White, scarlet chevron and cap |
| Dunfermline | Alleged | Classic Example |
| 1983 | ||
| Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap | Grey, lemon sleeves, orange cap | Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star |
| Sun Princess | Esprit du Nord | Carlingford Castle |
| 1988 | ||
| Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap | Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star | Sky blue, gold quartered cap |
| Minster Son | Diminuendo | Sheriff's Star |
William Fisher Hunter Carson (born 16 November 1942)[1] is a Scottish retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At only five feet tall and riding at an easily maintained weight of 7 stone 10 pounds (49 kg), Carson was much in demand as a jockey up to his retirement in 1996 at the age of 54.
Life and career
Willie Carson was born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1942. He was apprenticed to Captain Gerald Armstrong at his stables at Tupgill, North Yorkshire. His first winner in Britain was Pinker's Pond in a seven-furlong apprentice handicap at Catterick Bridge Racecourse on 19 July 1962.
He was British champion jockey five times (1972, 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1983), won 17 British Classic Races and passed 100 winners in a season 23 times. His total of 3,828 wins makes him the fourth most successful jockey in Great Britain.
Carson's best season as a jockey came in 1990 when he rode 187 winners. This included six victories at Newcastle Racecourse on 30 June, making him one of only four jockeys to ride six winners at one meeting during the twentieth century. However, he came second in the 1990 jockeys' championship to Pat Eddery.
Carson had a long association with trainer Major Dick Hern, for whom he rode his first three Derby winners.
In 1980, Carson took over the Minster House Stud at Ampney Crucis near Cirencester and he and his wife Elaine have developed it into a state-of-the-art stud complex. He is the only known jockey since 1900 to have ridden a horse that he bred, Minster Son, to victory in one of the Classic races, the St Leger 1988. He and his then wife Carol had three sons Anthony, Neil and Ross.
In the 1983 New Years Honours List, Carson was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Civil Division for his services to horse racing.[1] This entitled him to the Post Nominal Letters "OBE" for life.
From 1982 to 1983 Carson joined Bill Beaumont as one of the team captains for A Question of Sport. With Clare Balding, Carson co-presented BBC horse racing on BBC1 until the BBC ended their racing coverage at the end of the 2012 season.
He was chairman of Swindon Town FC from 2001 until August 2007.
In November 2010, he was awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) by the University of Chester.[2]
In 2011, Carson came fifth in the eleventh series of ITV1's reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[citation needed]
Major wins
- 1,000 Guineas – (2) – Salsabil (1990), Shadayid (1993)
- 2,000 Guineas – (4) – High Top (1972), Known Fact (1980), Don't Forget Me (1987), Nashwan (1989)
- Ascot Gold Cup – (3) – Little Wolf (1983), Longboat (1986), Sadeem (1989)
- Champion Stakes – (1) – Rose Bowl (1975)
- Cork and Orrery Stakes (Diamond Jubilee Stakes) – (5) – Parsimony (1972), Swingtime (1975), Dafayna (1985), Danehill (1989), Atraf (1996)
- Derby – (4) – Troy (1979), Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989), Erhaab (1994)
- Dewhurst Stakes – (3) – Prince of Dance (1988, dead heat), Dr Devious (1991), Alhaarth (1995)
- Eclipse Stakes – (3) – Ela-Mana-Mou (1980), Nashwan (1989), Elmaamul (1990)
- Falmouth Stakes – (2) – Cistus (1978), Rose Above (1979)
- Fillies' Mile – (2) – Quick As Lightning (1979), Aqaarid (1994)
- Haydock Sprint Cup – (3) – Boldboy (1977), Habibti (1983), Dayjur (1990)
- International Stakes – (3) – Relkino (1977), Troy (1979), Shady Heights (1988)
- July Cup – (2) – Habibti (1983), Hamas (1993)
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes – (4) – Troy (1979), Ela-Mana-Mou (1980), Petoski (1985), Nashwan (1989)
- King's Stand Stakes – (3) – Habibti (1984), Chilibang (1988), Dayjur (1990)
- Lockinge Stakes – (2) – Relkino (1977), Wassl (1984, dead heat)
- Middle Park Stakes – (4) – Sharpen Up (1971), Known Fact (1979), Rodrigo de Triano (1991), Fard (1994)
- Nassau Stakes – (1) – Cistus (1978)
- Nunthorpe Stakes – (3) – Bay Express (1975), Habibti (1983), Dayjur (1990)
- Oaks – (4) – Dunfermline (1977), Bireme (1980), Sun Princess (1983), Salsabil (1990)
- Prince of Wales's Stakes – (4) – Ela-Mana-Mou (1980), Morcon (1984), Muhtarram (1994 & 1995)
- Queen Anne Stakes – (1) – Lahib (1992)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – (8) – Rose Bowl (1975 & 1976), Trusted (1977), Homing (1978), Known Fact (1980), Teleprompter (1984), Lahib (1992), Bahri (1995)
- Racing Post Trophy – (3) – High Top (1971), Emmson (1987), Al Hareb (1988)
- St. James's Palace Stakes – (2) – Marju (1991), Bahri (1995)
- St. Leger – (3) – Dunfermline (1977), Sun Princess (1983), Minster Son (1988)
- Sun Chariot Stakes – (4) – Duboff (1975), Dusty Dollar (1986), Ristna (1991), Talented (1993)
- Sussex Stakes – (1) – Distant Relative (1990)
- Yorkshire Oaks – (5) – Dibidale (1974), Sun Princess (1983), Circus Plume (1984), Roseate Tern (1989), Hellenic (1990)
France France
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches – (1) – Ta Rib (1996)
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp – (2) – Habibti (1983), Dayjur (1990)
- Prix de Diane – (1) – Rafha (1990)
- Prix de la Forêt – (2) – Roan Star (1975), Salse (1988)
- Prix du Jockey Club – (1) – Policeman (1980)
- Prix Marcel Boussac – (3) – Ashayer (1987), Salsabil (1989), Shadayid (1990)
- Prix Morny – (1) – Deep Roots (1982)
- Prix de l'Opéra – (2) – Cistus (1978), Dione (1982)
- Prix Royal-Oak – (1) – Niniski (1979)
- Prix de la Salamandre – (1) – Deep Roots (1982, dead heat)
- Prix Vermeille – (1) – Salsabil (1990)
Germany Germany
- Bayerisches Zuchtrennen – (2) – Highland Chieftain (1986), Shady Heights (1988)
- Grosser Preis von Baden – (1) – Sharper (1976)
- Grosser Preis von Berlin – (1) – First Lord (1978)
- Preis von Europa – (1) – Prince Ippi (1972)
Republic of Ireland Ireland
- Irish 1,000 Guineas – (2) – Mehthaaf (1994), Matiya (1996)
- Irish 2,000 Guineas – (1) – Don't Forget Me (1987)
- Irish Champion Stakes – (2) – Elmaamul (1990), Muhtarram (1993)
- Irish Derby – (2) – Troy (1979), Salsabil (1990)
- Irish Oaks – (4) – Dibidale (1974), Shoot A Line (1980), Swiftfoot (1982), Helen Street (1985)
- Irish St. Leger – (1) – Niniski (1979)
- Matron Stakes – (1) – Llyn Gwynant (1988)
- Tattersalls Gold Cup – (1) – Fair of the Furze (1986)
Italy Italy
- Derby Italiano – (2) – Red Arrow (1976), Tommy Way (1986)
- Gran Criterium – (1) – Sanam (1986)
- Gran Premio di Milano – (2) – Tommy Way (1986), Alwuhush (1989)
- Oaks d'Italia – (1) – Miss Gris (1985)
- Premio Lydia Tesio – (1) – Oumaldaaya (1992)
- Premio Parioli – (1) – Alhijaz (1992)
- Premio Presidente della Repubblica – (3) – Jalmood (1983), Alwuhush (1989), Muhtarram (1994)
- Premio Roma – (2) – High Hawk (1983), Highland Chieftain (1989)
- Premio Vittorio di Capua – (2) – Alhijaz (1992 & 1993)
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Willie Carson, top UK Jockey". Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2005.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Honorary Graduates 2010". University of Chester. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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