Joseph Plant

1882 - 1966

Joseph Plant was born at Skegness on November 8, 1882 and became apprenticed to R. Sherwood at Newmarket.

He rode his first winner on April 4, 1902, at Hurst Park.

He married the daughter of jumps jockey John Rollason on December 12, 1906.

During WW1 he went to live in Leamington Spa and became proprietor of the Cigarbox tobacconist shop situated near the Regent Hotel in the parade.

Joseph also went on munitions and helped build planes.

By 1921 he was penniless with a wife and three small children.

He died at 22, Radford Road, Leamington Spa, on May 14, 1966, aged 86. His funeral took place on May 17, 1966.

Joseph won the 1909 Cesarewitch on Submit, 1910 Lincoln on Cinderello, 1910 Victoria Cup on Senseless, 1908 Stewards' Cup on Elmstead and the Goodwood Stakes twice: Winwick in 1906 & Asticot in 1908. He also won the Newbury Spring Cup twice, on Succory in 1906 and Aldegonde in 1913.  

Article courtesy of Chas Hammond