1941-2004
photo courtesy John Griffiths
Ernest Fenwick was born at Newark on July 17, 1941, and rode his first winner, My Luck, at Wetherby on April 23, 1962.Starting out as an amateur, he gained his best win on Red Sweeney in the 1971 Sundew Chase.
He rode a total of 132 but, to his regret, never rode in the National.
After retiring he became an Eventer.
Ernest died February 2004, aged 62.
Article by Chas Hammond