Article by Chas Hammond
William Beresford Bottom was born in Newmarket in 1843, the son of Charles Bottom,
landlord of the White Hart Inn. He was also a nephew of the trainer Tom Taylor.
As a jockey, he achieved his biggest success in the 1860 Royal Hunt Cup on Crater.
Having enjoyed a successful few years, Billy retired in 1864 due to increasing weight.
After studying agriculture in Norfolk, he went to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1866, where he took up sheep and cattle farming.
