Jack Horner (racehorse)
| Jack Horner | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Cyllius |
| Grandsire | Cyllene |
| Dam | Meltons Guide |
| Damsire | Melton |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1917 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | John Musker |
| Owner | Charles Schwartz |
| Trainer | Harvey Leader |
| Major wins | |
| Grand National (1926) | |
Jack Horner (foaled 1917 by Cyllius out of Meltons Guide) was a British Thoroughbred race horse who won the 1926 Grand National.
Background
[edit]A week before the Grand National Mr. A.C. Schwartz bought Jack Horner for 5,000 guineas.[1][2] He had previously finished seventh in the 1925 running of the race when ridden by the American amateur Morgan de Witt Blair.
Grand National
[edit]In 1926, ridden by the Tasmanian jockey William Watkinson, Jack Horner started at odds of 25/1 in a field of thirty runners. The gelding took the lead in the closing stages and won by three lengths from Old Tay Bridge.[3] Watkinson, who received £4,000 from the winning owner, was killed in a fall at Bogside Racecourse three weeks later.
Retirement
[edit]Jack Horner sustained a serious injury in training shortly afterwards and was retired without competing again.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Luck of the Lincolnshire". Melbourne, Vic: Argus. 8 May 1926. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Grand National". Time Magazine. April 9, 1928. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "THE GRAND NATIONAL". Auckland Star. 27 March 1926. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ Green, Reg (1993). The History of the Grand National: A Race Apart. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-58515-3.
External links
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