Alan Dufton
Alan Dufton
Successful American jump jockey Alan Dufton had a brief working holiday in England in 1962 and ended up with a mount in that year’s Grand National.
Successful American jump jockey Alan Dufton had a brief working holiday in England in 1962 and ended up with a mount in that year’s Grand National.
He came in for the ride on Eternal for Wrexham-based owner-trainer Lt.-Col. Roderick Fenwick-Palmer when the horse’s intended rider, Johnnie East, was injured in a fall at Sedgefield a week before the race.
He came in for the ride on Eternal for Wrexham-based owner-trainer Lt.-Col. Roderick Fenwick-Palmer when the horse’s intended rider, Johnnie East, was injured in a fall at Sedgefield a week before the race.
Eternal gave Alan a safe ride round on the soft ground, finishing in ninth place behind the twelve-year-old triumvirate of Kilmore (Fred Winter), Wyndburgh (Tommy Barnes) and Mr What (Johnny Lehane).
Eternal gave Alan a safe ride round on the soft ground, finishing in ninth place behind the twelve-year-old triumvirate of Kilmore (Fred Winter), Wyndburgh (Tommy Barnes) and Mr What (Johnny Lehane).
Alan then returned to America where he won several big races including:
Alan then returned to America where he won several big races including:
1961: Black House Hurdle – Rotal
1961: Black House Hurdle – Rotal
1961: Oxmoor Steeplechase – Hurst Park
1961: Oxmoor Steeplechase – Hurst Park
1962: Iroquois Steeplechase – Navy Fighter
1962: Iroquois Steeplechase – Navy Fighter
1965: Oxmoor Steeplechase – Candy Man Ed
1965: Oxmoor Steeplechase – Candy Man Ed
1967: Iroquois Steeplechase – Appallon
1967: Iroquois Steeplechase – Appallon